Global environmental action NGO WRAP has appointed Catherine David as CEO to lead the organisation in its work around the world. Catherine, WRAP’s current Director for Behaviour Change & Business Programmes, will begin the new role on 1st June.

Catherine David said “I am absolutely delighted to be taking on the role of CEO of WRAP. At WRAP, we are on a mission to embed circular living in every board room and every home, and it is a huge privilege to take on the job of leading the wonderful team as CEO. I look forward to working with WRAP’s partners and stakeholders across the world to take action, at a crucial time for our planet and for all of us who call it home.”

Catherine David joined WRAP in October 2021 following senior roles at The Fairtrade Foundation and Co-op. A senior leader in the sustainability sector, Catherine is an expert in sustainability and in ethical trade – particularly developing sustainable value chains and improving food and materials systems.

Catherine’s work has developed and led complex, high value corporate partnerships and coalitions to achieve sustainability outcomes that deliver positive change for both people and planet. She currently directs WRAP’s business collaboration work across multiple voluntary agreements including The UK Plastics Pact, The Food and Drink Pact and The Textiles Pact as well as the organisation’s citizen behaviour change programmes Recycle Now and Love Food Hate Waste.

Sebastian Munden, Chair of Trustees, said “Catherine has the skills, determination, and expertise to lead WRAP at this important time, boosted by her experience of the last three and a half years of change. She will continue to drive our mission, which she helped co-create, to embed Circular Living in every boardroom and every home. Catherine has demonstrated her commitment to delivering against an ambitious strategy focused on system change in food & drink, materials like textiles and packaging, and the circular economy, while expanding our global reach and impact.”

Taking over from Harriet Lamb, Catherine will deliver WRAP’s ambitious 2030 Strategy across its four key programmes: Future Proof Food – Prevent Problem Plastics – Transform Textiles – Accelerate the Circular Economy, and expand the organisation’s global reach further following the recent opening of WRAP’s first office in the European Union, and offices in the USA and Australia servicing work across the Americas and Asia-Pacific.