Maria Smith

Maria is Secretary-General of Axfoundation and has the overall responsibility for the business and the organization. Based on business as a positive force for change, she has about 25 years of experience form management positions within sustainability in companies within food retail, industry and service sector. She has been responsible for both strategic and operative development of solutions within areas as climate, resource inefficiency, plastic, health, human rights, antibiotic resistance etc.

Maria has a MSc in chemistry and an Executive MBA degree. Besides her role at Axfoundation, she is engaged in the boards of the Network for sustainable business and the company Ekoligens.