Ben Moody, co-founder of Seven Clear Seas (SCS), is stepping again after greater than 5 years with the Singapore-based coastal clean-up and plastic credit firm.
Moody joined SCS in 2019 on the age of 23, lower than a yr after the corporate was began by Tom Peacock-Nazil and Pamela Correia. He has helped to develop the corporate to greater than 100 workers, together with completely employed seashore cleaners working round Indonesia’s shoreline.
SCS’s operations are funded by company clients that pay for the clean-ups by means of plastic credit. The corporate, which operates in Indonesia and Thailand, has eliminated greater than 3.5 million kilogrammes of plastic from seashores and waterways since its founding.
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In an announcement, Peacock-Nazil stated that Moody’s “entrepreneurial spirit” performed an important position in the course of the firm’s early phases.
Moody is anticipated to maneuver into the investing house, with a deal with startups.
“Personally, this variation is important for me, as I’ve usually leant on Ben each personally and professionally,” Peacock-Nazil stated. “Nevertheless, I’m lucky to have a powerful staff round me to proceed driving our mission ahead.”
In a LinkedIn put up, Moody stated: “From pioneering plastic credit to mobilising company capital for waste administration, assembly unbelievable individuals and dealing with some insanely gifted people, to working with on the FIFA World Cup and with Microsoft, the journey has been spectacular.”