David Akers | Member, Sustainability Reference Group
IFRS Foundation

David is a strategic communications and sustainability expert with twenty years’ in-house and consulting experience in investor relations, corporate affairs, sustainability and corporate development. He is currently Managing Director of Wolf Ridge Advisory, and a Partner with Org Advisory. He has global investor, communications, sustainability, supply chain and operations experience in a range of sectors including consumer, food and beverage, agriculture, infrastructure and resources. David has previoulsy held Group Head of Investor Relations and Group Head of Sustainability roles for ASX and NZX listed companies - GrainCorp, Coca-Cola Amatil and The a2 Milk Company. In these roles he developed and implemented communications and sustainability strategies, advised boards and executive leadership teams on global industry dynamics, and provided leadership on several major corporate development projects. David is deeply engaged in the investor relations, sustainability and finance industries, currently holding leadership roles as Chair of the Australasian Investor Relations Association’s ESG & Sustainability Committee and is a global member of IFRS’s Sustainability Reference Group. 
He has presented on investor relations, sustainability and ESG at conferences for the Australasian Investor Relations Association, Responsible Investment Association of Australasia, Governance Institute of Australia and IR Magazine.