Steve McIvor
Chief Executive
Steve previously worked at Compassion in World Farming and The Body Shop, responsible for developing award winning campaigns on issues such as endangered species, domestic violence and human rights. Based: Milan
Our team
Our global team of experts inspire and mobilise organisations and individuals to create change for animals in need.
To find out more or schedule an interview, contact our media team.
Lena Aahlby
Global Director of Programmes
Lena previously worked for Greenpeace as Global Campaigns and Programme Director and now heads up World Animal Protection’s global programmes. Based: Sydney
Ben Pearson
Country Director
Ben has more than 24 years’ experience advocating for the environment and animals, working for NGOs and government both in Australia and overseas. Based: Sydney
Mark Dia
Global Director for Animals in Farming
Mark is taking more than 20 years of experience in campaign leadership on various issues like environment, human rights and labor and focusing this on improving the lives of farm animals globally. Based: Philippines
Kate Nustedt
Global Director for Wildlife
Kate has 20 years’ experience campaigning on wildlife, environmental, poverty and women’s rights issues with Greenpeace, ActionAid and Women for Women International. Based: London
Kelly Dent
Global Director of External Engagement
Kelly has 25 years’ experience lobbying and campaigning on climate change, poverty, corporate accountability, trade, labour and human rights around the world. She has previously worked in international aid development with Oxfam. She is Director of External Engagement with World Animal Protection. Based: Sydney
Nick Stewart
Global Head of Campaign: Wildlife
Nick leads the captive dolphins work within our broader wildlife tourism campaign which is transforming the global travel industry’s treatment of wild animals, and exposing the cruelties of wildlife entertainment. Based: London
Dr Neil D'Cruze
Global Head of Wildlife Research
Neil is a wildlife biologist with expertise in conservation, illegal wildlife trade and animal welfare. He has led research projects all over the world and has discovered six previously unknown species. Based: London
Dr Jan Schmidt-Burbach
Global Head of Wildlife Research and Animal Welfare
Jan is a qualified veterinarian with experience in wildlife medicine, bear baiting in Pakistan and leading research on wildlife in entertainment and the micro-chipping of bears in Asia Pacific. Based: Berlin
Learn more about our work
What we do
Working around the world to end the needless suffering of animals by inspiring people to change animals’ lives for the better.
Animals in farming
More than 80 billion animals suffer on factory farms each year, with the vast majority cruelly confined to low-welfare farming systems.
Animals in the wild
At least 1.6 trillion wild animals are exploited as commodities and suffer through people’s actions every year.