Kim Paykel

Kim is EY UK Sustainability Leader for the Consumer Products & Retail Sector and the UK Sustainability Innovation Leader. 

She works with consumer clients to decarbonise and transform their businesses to become sustainable. She helps to design innovation programmes to address complex sustainability challenges.

Previously, Kim led EY wavespace^TM  in the UK — a part of EY global network of innovation and growth centres — including the EY wavespace London Bridge Centre of Excellence for Sustainability.

Prior to this role, Kim led the EY UK&I Innovation Strategy team, helping clients navigate technology disruption, whilst also aiding the EY organisation to leverage emerging technologies.

She has also spent time in the start-up and tech industry, working with the UK Government to lead the design and launch of foreign direct investment programmes supporting UK technology scale-ups.

Kim had previously held roles within the EY international tax practice in London, New York and Auckland, with a particular focus on the technology sector.

Kim is also a Fellow of the royal society for the encouragement of arts, manufactures and commerce (the RSA).

She has a LLB (Bachelor of Laws) degree and a BA in English Literature from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

How Kim is building a better working world

"I help businesses reframe what it means to be successful in the 21st century. It is about questioning unsustainable pursuits of profit and demonstrating that it is entirely possible to make profit whilst looking after both people and the planet.

This involves reimagining business models to ensure that both production and consumption are more sustainable and applying the immense promise of emerging technologies in the service of building a sustainable future."