Teddy Deroy trained as a chemical engineer (ESPCI Paris) and holds an MSc in Environmental Science (Imperial College London). He is now an expert in international standards and global issues (social, societal, land and ethical) in the African context. He is one of the founding directors of IBIS Consulting and manages the IBIS offices in East Africa (Kenya), North Africa (Morocco) and Europe (France). Before co-founding IBIS Consulting, Teddy Deroy was HSE Manager at Perenco in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a director at ERM France, where he managed the services for mergers and acquisitions and improving HSE performance.