Andy's early career encompassed insurance underwriting, and then 15 years in the packaging industry, where he ultimately became the Sales Director for the main supplier of own brand tapes into the UK retail sector. Andy’s packaging industry career included responsibility for accounts such as Coca-Cola, Hovis and Nestle, and restructuring and managing the UK operations of a Dutch multi-national company. Since 2011 (together with Edward Milbank) he has been the co-Founder & Director of Pennine Biomass Ltd, Pennine Enterprises Ltd & Pennine Forestry Ltd. This group of companies has led the way in transforming the implementation of commercial afforestation projects in England, and Andy has been directly involved in informing DEFRA and Government on the development of tree planting initiatives in England. CSX was born from the founders’ experience of seeing inefficiencies in the current carbon market, and identifying an opportunity to help accelerate the drive towards a greener economy. CSX provides the technical infrastructure that businesses and landowners need to measure carbon and other natural capital accurately from Earth Observation data. We help our partners make important ecological decisions with certainty and confidence by providing a verifiable audit trail. The data we can provide on carbon sequestration gives much needed reassurance to everyone involved. In short, CSX exists to help businesses and landowners take control over their climate action immediately and to provide integrity and structure to that process.

As trustee and the manager of the 7,000 acre Barningham Estate, Edward has extensive experience in the rural sector, including the management of peatlands and forestry. Since 2011, together with Andy Howard, he has been the co-Founder & Director of Pennine Biomass Ltd, Pennine Enterprises Ltd & Pennine Forestry Ltd. This group of companies has helped transform the implementation of commercial afforestation projects in England.

Since 2019 Edward has been engaged with DEFRA developing Environmental Land Management (ELM) through Test and Trials and with Natural England piloting Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). Edward is the chairman of the NE committee and sits on the Policy and Forestry & Woodland Committees of the Country Landowners Association (CLA).

Nick Maughan is a British businessman, investor and philanthropist.