Our Team

Andrew Perolls is founder and CEO of Greengage. He is uniquely positioned as both a business travel & events expert and a keen advocate of environmental sustainability. He set up the company to provide independent advice and support to businesses wanting to embrace a greener approach.

Andrew’s previous experience includes UK and international company Board roles with Business Travel Direct / Reed & Mackay, BCD Meetings & Events and CTM. His specialism is accelerated business growth through organisational transformation, cultural change and strategic marketing & communications.

Favourite Sustainability Swap – Andrew has recently taken the plunge and swapped to a fully electric car. Using a home charger powered by a renewable energy provider, of course.

Louise has dedicated over 20 years to working within the travel and events industry.  Before joining Greengage as Commercial and Business Development Director she had operational and business development roles with Business Travel Direct and Planet Pursuits. She has a strong belief in working for businesses that can deliver honest value at the heart of all they do. Louise has a proactive interest in the environment and tries to lead a sustainable lifestyle.

Favourite Sustainability Swap – Louise has made a conscious decision since the schools reopened to walk her daughter to school. This is around 14,000 extra steps a day. Statistics show that walking or cycling can realistically replace 41% of short car trips. This has motivated Louise’s commitment to reduce her use of the car for short trips.

Mark Bevan, has 30 years’ experience in the travel industry. Mark has held a number of senior positions in major travel management organisations such as Reed & Mackay, Capita, Business Travel Direct and Expotel with the main objectives of achieving sales growth and improving all aspects of business commercial performance.  Mark always looks at the best mix of innovative ideas to help his customers and partners embrace transformation.  He has also recognised the vital importance of environmental sustainability in business, as well as personally.

Favourite Sustainability Swap – Mark recently relocated to the New Forest area in Hampshire. As a regular walker on the local beaches Mark has been making a huge effort to beach clean and pick up litter – not just from beach visitors but also debris that gets swept onshore by the wind and tides.

Over 30 year’s experience of working in the hotel and travel industry. Held Senior Sales positions with Intercontinental Hotels, Four Seasons and Leading Hotels of the World and Hotel supplier management positions with Giles Travel and Gray Dawes. Have a strong belief that progress is made with honest business partnerships.

Leads and increasingly sustainable lifestyle with the mantra of “refill rather than recycle” which has lead to saving over 100 plastic bottles in 2021 alone.

Passionate gardener and can often be found hiding in my polytunnel or feeding my chickens to reduce food miles. Dream of becoming self-sufficient.

Favourite Sustainability Swap – In 2020 Sue subscribed to a “refill” company for most cleaning and hygiene products and use a local green grocers for all fruit and veg. By doing this her plastic usage has gone down considerably.

With a strong background in fashion, product and graphic design, Charis combines a blend of artistic expertise with her passion for guiding companies in expressing their identity authentically and creatively. Within her marketing role at Greengage, Charis not only crafts and shapes the brand aesthetics but also serves as guardian of brand integrity, and is a trusted advisor in the realm of brand best practices.

An alumnus of the University of Nottingham, Anish holds a degree in Geography with Business, which laid the foundation for his passion for sustainability. With over 2 years of experience in the field, Anish joins us as a Business Development Manager, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and dedication to helping organisations embark on their sustainable journeys.

Anish’s commitment to sustainability began during his internship at MyCarbon, where he developed a keen understanding of the intricacies of carbon calculation, reductions, and offsetting. Building on this experience, he has since cultivated a proven track record in sustainable business development and omni-channel marketing, particularly within the realms of green infrastructure and food waste management.

The eco-business focus has also influenced his day-today life. Whether it’s advocating for the use of local green grocers to source fresh produce or minimising plastic consumption, Anish practices what he preaches. He actively promotes alternative modes of transportation such as walking and public transportation over driving, embodying our company’s commitment to environmental stewardship.

Rebecca has over 20 years experience within the travel and events industry. Before joining Greengage as Business Solutions Manager she had technical operational and business development roles with ABC Connection and Venue Directory. Rebecca has a keen interest in the environment promoting a sustainable lifestyle.

Favourite Sustainability Swap – With remote working Rebecca has moved to a single vehicle household promoting walking over using the car for short trips.

Mike has had a 25 year career in the transport/leisure sector focusing mainly around service & sales in London and various locations across the UK. Since joining Greengage as a Business Development Manager Mike has spent his time talking to hotels and meeting venues about the benefits of taking the sustainability journey, helped by Greengage ECOsmart.

The eco-business focus has also had an effect on his day to day life –  doing the little things that make a big impact on our planet like reduced plastic use and cycling or walking on short trips to shops. He is a keen golfer  (albeit a fairweather one ), but says there is nothing more satisfying than walking around for 3-4 hours with just trees and greenery everywhere you look.

Mike has 2 dogs and likes to take them on long walks along the lovely south coast shoreline and the New Forest.

Elaine has worked in the meeting and events industry for over 7 years at venuedirectory.com. Prior to this, she enjoyed a 30 year career with BT Plc in a variety of roles across multiple departments until taking early retirement as a Senior Manager.

Initially joining venuedirectory.com as a team manager, Elaine moved into project roles and was asked to take the lead in promoting sustainability within the company itself, reducing the company’s carbon footprint and promoting like-minded venues and groups who shared the same passion for the environment and sustainability.

Elaine originally started working in partnership with Greengage to achieve ECOsmart Certification and to share data for venues who also achieved this coveted certification. She also worked hard to improve the venue data held by venuedirectory.com, implementing system changes to better promote sustainable, green certified venues across the data platforms and GRATIS. This ignited a passion and interest which Elaine wanted to pursue and so it seemed a natural next step for Elaine to pursue these interests by working directly for Greengage.

Favourite Sustainability Swap

Since moving to Brampton in Cumbria, Elaine ensures that she always buys local produce from within a 20-mile radius if she can. Living in a very small town, she has the benefits of a weekly farmers market, green grocers, butchers and other local shops including a refill/reuse shop for pasta, rice, coffee, tea, cleaning products, oils and more – a win win for her and the planet as she leaves the car at home and always walks into town. Now working on her garden, she has created bee friendly areas and is looking to branch out into growing her own veggies.

Kat has over twenty years’ experience in operations, project and estate management, compliance management and sustainability in both independent and branded restaurants of varying sizes. During the last four years she has focussed primarily on sustainability strategy planning and delivery. She specialises in energy reduction, waste management, packaging and behavioural change.

Most recently working for Bill’s, with 82 restaurants and over 3000 team members, Kat brought in measures which achieved over £50,000 of efficiency savings each year in waste management alone as well as saving 12% on their energy and gas usage in a year, almost entirely through behavioural change.

Since then she has worked with holiday resorts, leisure centres, restaurants, bars and hotels on assessing, devising and actioning their sustainability plans.