Meet The Team
Nico
NICHOLAS
Our CEO
Chief Eco Officer
Co Founder
A business entrepreneur, Nico has continuously strived to build the best companies in a multitude of sectors, which has been justly acknowledged through various nominations & awards received over the years. An influential leader & ideas guy with a can-do attitude who creates business with integrity & passion. A culture of ‘Business for Good’ is his new ambition.
Elkie
NICHOLAS
CTH
Chief Tree Hugger
Co Founder
A marketing & branding professional with a positive & tenacious entrepreneurial spirit. Elkie has worked in a variety of sectors all over the world including more recently in education, travel & technology . As a dynamic creator of numerous award-winning products, she is now channelling her extensive experience & knowledge to support her love of nature & travel.
Dale
NUFER
Forest
Branch Manager
Dale accrued a plethora of skills from resolving difficult situations under pressure, to organisation, problem solving & staff management during his 30 year career in the UK Metropolitan Police, Dale’s over-riding passion has always been for nature & the environment so sees this as an excellent opportunity to merge his skill set & passion into one ensuring the success of our projects.
Jack
THIRKELL
Bio Scientist &
Environmental Advisor
Jack is a published research scientist with an academic background in biology and wildlife conservation, Jack holds a MSc and is currently finishing his PhD. He has a love of sports, food and responsible travel. His passions are centered around promoting biodiversity conservation and environmental health.
Giannis
PARASKEVOPOULOS
CTO
Our Techie
A chief technology officer & professional software engineer who studied Computer Science at the TEI of Piraeus in Athens. He has a natural fascination & curiosity for software development, keeping up with new trends and technologies. His expertise & knowledge has come through working on a range of different projects in banking, entertainment press & travel.
Fiona
BARCLAY
Vice President
North America
Highly accomplished and respected Travel Industry professional with extensive knowledge and cross-functional expertise in strategic planning for start up and growth organizations that develop into industry leaders. Recognized as a strategic thinker with deep operational expertise, who builds and leads high performing teams. A leadership style that focuses on continuous improvement with comprehensive experience including: innovative product development
Toria
HOUSTON
Senior
Partner Hugger United Kingdom
After 8 years of retail management, Toria has now entered the travel industry with the hopes to make a positive difference to an industry the world so heavily relies on. Toria has used her years of management to showcase her passion for networking & building businesses, passions she now proudly shares with the Trees4Travel team. Toria has always had a desire to leave a positive (& green) mark on the world & sees Trees4Travel as a powerful, motivating, & educational way to do so.
Simon
TATTERSALL
CFO
Our Numbers Guy
Simon is a U.K. Chartered Accountant who has been MD & FD of several businesses across a range of sectors. Previous roles include being on the management team at Deloitte & MD of Egon Ronay's Hotel & Restaurant Guides in the UK. During the last 25 years, Simon has been involved in a number of start-up and young businesses in various roles including Founder, MD, FD & Advisor.