Meet the Team

Alan McClay
Chief Executive Officer
Geneva, Switzerland

I lead the organisation, providing strategic oversight to ensure that our work aligns with the direction that the Better Cotton Council provides and gets us closer to our long-term goals.

Lena Staafgard
Chief Operating Officer
Stockholm, Sweden

I lead Better Cotton’s operations and ensure our day-to-day work delivers the change and impact we want to see across the broad spectrum of activities we undertake.

Alia Malik
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
London, UK

I lead Better Cotton’s work at the farm level. I ensure our farm programmes and partnerships, fundraising and development, and our new impact workstream are all driving and supporting change in sustainable practices at the farm level.

Eva Benavidez Clayton
SENIOR Director of Membership and Supply Chain
Geneva, Switzerland

I oversee the organisation’s member engagement and operations, claims, and traceability efforts. For nearly the past decade, I have been focused on addressing key sustainability questions within the textile and apparel space.

Graham Sutherland
Senior Director of Finance and Services
London, UK

The most important element of my role is to ensure that Better Cotton uses its resources and assets in the most effective way possible to achieve a world where all cotton farming is sustainable.

Paula Lum Young Batil
Director of Membership and Supply Chain
Geneva, Switzerland

I lead the Membership and Supply Chain function globally to achieve our 2030 goals, ensuring membership development, and the implementation of the Better Cotton Standard System’s Claims Framework and Chain of Custody.

Rebecca Owen
Director of Fundraising
London, UK

I am responsible for mobilising resources to support Better Cotton Farmers from a variety of sources including bi-lateral donors, trusts & foundations, and impact investors.

Corin Wood-Jones
Director of Special Projects
Geneva, Switzerland

I focus on priority areas linked to supporting our long-term objectives and strategic direction.