Gary Craul
Business Leader & Strategist
Gary is a seasoned and forward-thinking business leader with a strong strategic orientation and with extensive experience across multiple industry sectors. He firmly believes that a more creative and inclusive but rigorous and measured approach to dealing with Wildlife Hospitality and Future Earth Projects, could have a significant and positive impact on the outcomes of the initiatives that FutureWild is targeting.
Jeffrey van Staden
Conservation & Eco-Tourism Specialist
Jeff is an experienced eco-tourism and conservation professional having navigated various facets of the leisure industry including hotel auditing, designing captivating tours, and developing and managing game reserves. He has a fervent commitment to combatting climate change and preserving biodiversity whilst also fostering land preservation initiatives, supporting renewable energy projects and focusing on innovate revenue-generating channels and services. Jeff’s vision is to integrate financial capital and environmental stewardship to optimise impactful and transformative environmental solutions.
Brian Scallan
Commercial Specialist & Economist
Brian is a recognised commercial, investment and technical specialist with extensive experience in various roles and across multiple industries. He has held several prestigious positions in Southern African and international entities and is currently lecturing in Economics at a notable academic institution, whilst focusing on supporting environmental and wildlife hospitality development initiatives.
Rene Roos
Organisational Development & Corporate Services Specialist
Rene has a wide array of senior executive experience in the corporate services and operational management arena. She has specialist skills in specific industries and a strong focus on organisational development, as well as the design and execution of strategic operating models and strategy implementation management. René has a love for nature and the outdoors and is currently supporting various environmental and community-related ventures.
Our Associates & Networks
FutureWild is privileged to have some of the best, specialist skills and resources available in the Southern African Wildlife Hospitality and Conservation space.
We also, through our various business and professional networks, have access to a wide range of private investors, institutions and fund managers, who are all strongly focused on bringing capital to support well-structured, ambitious and superior initiatives and projects.
Engagement Pillars:
Eco-Tourism
Blending traditional eco-tourism models with a strong eco-tourism influence; and seeking new market channels through crafting tailor-made experiences for demanding and diverse travellers.
Conservation & Biodiversity Management
Focusing on Future Earth Projects that build a sustainable human, animal and environmental platform for a healthier world.
Community Engagement
Listening, understanding and responding more effectively to the full range of traditional, emerging and critical community challenges, across a broad spectrum of regions, stakeholders and cultures.