Individual Professionals and Thought Leaders
Simon welcomes connections with established professionals, practitioners, academics and thought leaders committed to innovation, sustainability and positive global change.
Combining knowledge, perspectives and networks helps collaborators develop stronger ideas, uncover opportunities and expand their work’s reach and impact.
Collaboration may include:
- Developing joint projects and proposals
- Contributing specialist expertise
- Undertaking research and producing publications
- Speaking at conferences and events
- Delivering education and professional training
- Exploring approaches to complex challenges
- Forming international teams and consortia
Simon particularly welcomes people working in waste management, the circular economy, climate change, international development and related fields.
His aim is to build trusted, long-term relationships based on mutual respect, intellectual curiosity and shared value.
Professionals whose expertise, ideas or opportunities could benefit from collaboration are invited to begin a conversation.
Individual Associates
The professionals introduced below contribute distinct expertise, experience and enthusiasm to the wider Simon Penney Waste Consulting network.
Their inclusion on this page does not imply that every associate will participate in every assignment. Project teams are developed according to the specific needs of each client and remain subject to availability, due diligence and agreement upon roles and responsibilities.
Dr Akinyemi Olufemi Ogunkeyede
Dr Akinyemi Olufemi Ogunkeyede is a waste-management expert, environmental consultant and researcher specialising in integrated waste-management planning, circular-economy systems, pollution control, environmental assessment and sustainable resource recovery.
He holds a BSc in Chemistry, specialising in the industrial option, and an MSc in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He also holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom.
Dr Ogunkeyede is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management and Toxicology at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, and Technical Director of the Centre for Sustainable Development.
His work combines research, consultancy and capacity development to produce practical solutions for environmental protection and resource efficiency.
He serves as Lead Consultant for Beambox Project & Consulting Ltd on the Integrated Waste Management Project for Aba and Umuahia in Abia State, Nigeria. In this role, he provides technical leadership in planning, facility development, stakeholder engagement, institutional strengthening and public awareness.
His wider work includes converting waste plastics into construction materials, developing bioplastics from water hyacinth and supporting the remediation of oil-contaminated environments.
Dr Ogunkeyede combines analytical rigour with an understanding of local institutional and community needs, enabling him to develop solutions that are technically sound, socially responsive and environmentally sustainable.
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Pierre Colomb Twayigize
Pierre is a climate change, circular economy and waste management specialist with more than 15 years of experience supporting United Nations agencies, governments, humanitarian organisations and communities across Africa and the Caribbean. His expertise includes environmental policy, programme management, climate resilience, disaster risk reduction and institutional capacity building.
As an Environment, Waste Management and Circular Economy Specialist with UNDP Comoros, Pierre has led the preparation of the National Waste Management Strategy and regulatory framework, advised the National Waste Management Agency, coordinated government and international partners, and supported the redesign of the DÉCOR waste-to-energy initiative.
Pierre previously managed environmental and facilities services for United Nations missions in Mali and South Sudan, leading multidisciplinary teams, strengthening environmental and safety compliance, managing supply chains and training more than 120 personnel. He also led a five-district climate resilience and disaster risk reduction programme for the Rwanda Red Cross.
In Haiti, Pierre managed USAID-funded grants and helped establish emergency waste collection services for more than 100,000 displaced people. He holds a degree in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness and is completing an International Master’s in Sustainability and Circular Bioeconomy. Fluent in English and French, Pierre joins Simon Penney Waste Consulting as a formal associate.
Additional Associates
Further individual associates will be introduced as the network develops.
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