Afforestation, Reforestation, Revegetation and Conservation Program
ATHYS RECOVERY SERVICES
Your Business Partner in Nature-Based Solutions
Board of Directors
Elodie BRUNSTEIN
Forestry and Operations Director - Cayenne
ATHYS co-founder and Director. Elodie is also CEO and founder of Solicaz an agritech company specialized in life of soils and soils restoration.
For the past 15 years, Elodie has worked on natural resources preservation programs and anthropic zones restoration in South America, West-Africa and Middle East for the mining, agricultural, energy and forestry activities.
Elodie holds an Agro-Environmental degree and an MBA from ESCP European Business School (Paris).
Elodie was awarded with several national prizes for innovation, entrepreneurship and bio-engineering. She was also recognized amongst the top 50 committed leaders under 40 by the Giverny ranking. Elodie received the Energy Globe Award for Sustainability Worldwide by UNIDO.
Elodie holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (School of Business in Paris) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Agro-environement.
Xavier RICHARD
Chief Executive Officer ATHYS Recovery Services - Paris
Xavier leads Athys Recovery Services. He co-founded and was managing director of the first agroforestry company in the Caribbean (Amazon Caribbean Guyana Ltd.).
Xavier received an award from the UNDP for the Millennium Development Goals for his contribution to indigenous communities.
He was also Honorary vice-Consul for France in Guyana and Ambassador for the UN Global Compact in the Caribbean.
Xavier is also a business partner with Bcomp Sa, pioneer in flax fibre development to substitute carbon fibre.
Previously Xavier was also partner at Idea Marketing in Lausanne, leader at the promotion of luxurious brands in sports and culture;
Xavier is graduated with a MBA from EDHEC Business School.
Paul SEBASTIEN
Business developer and carbon markets expert - Geneva, Switzerland
Paul Sébastien is an expert in carbon markets and co-founded the Carbon Offset Certification standard.
Paul also acted as an expert to the United Nations and advised energy programs for National Agencies in Africa.