Wednesday, 22 August, 2012 - 09:44
The Lighter Note
Anti-slavery move
Nick Grono previously served as CEO of the Walk Free Foundation, the international anti-slavery organisation. During his tenure, the Walk Free Foundation built a global anti-slavery movement with over 5 million supporters, launched the first ever Global Slavery Index, and joined with Humanity United and the Legatum Foundation to establish the Freedom Fund. Prior to Walk Free, Nick was Deputy President and COO of the Brussels-based International Crisis Group.
AS careers go, the journey from corporate lawyer and political staffer to heading a new foundation focused on ending what is called ‘modern slavery’ is clearly an uncommon one.
Former Perth lawyer Nick Grono will return to Europe to run a new anti-slavery fund backed by his most recent boss, iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest, and other leading philanthropists.
Position | Company | Year | Company's current rank |
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CEO
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2012 - 2013 |