WHO WE ARE

Water Unite is an ambitious non-profit organisation, still in start-up mode. We could not have got this far without the invaluable advice and support of the following people and organisations: 

LEADERSHIP

Mike Gorshe

North American Trustee

Mike Gorshe is a former Partner in Accenture’s Consumer Products and Services Practice having served the business for 29 years.

Mike has focused on client engagements throughout the world, supporting manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers and food agents in the effective management of business change to optimize consumer satisfaction, channel strategy and shareholder value. He is part of the World Wide Innovation & Value Creation Client Teams for global brand positioning & leads the new business development practice for the US.

Mike managed Accenture’s worldwide industry trade association initiatives focusing on Consumer Products and Services and Food Retail. He also serves as Executive Director of Accenture’s Consumer Innovation Network facilities located in Chicago, Dusseldorf, Milan and Shanghai.
 
Mike is a frequent industry speaker in addition to being an academic guest lecturer. He also serves as an executive member of industry advisory boards in food marketing at Michigan State University and Western Michigan University. 
 
Mike is a charter board member for the Network of Executive Women (NEW) and sits on NEW Executive Committee. Mike is also an active member with the GMA Associate Member Executive Advisory Committee, and FMI’s Joint Executive Advisory Board.
 
He is based in Chicago.

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Lord Malcolm Bruce

Christopher K. Sellers

North American Chair

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Martijn Proos

Marina Pannekeet

Satya Tripathi

Louis Goring-Morris

Partnerships Director

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CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION PARTNERS

Co-op UK

The One Foundation

The Vitol Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

The Stone Family Foundation

WITH ADVICE AND INPUT FROM

AAR Group 
African Development Bank
Ahold
Akvo
Amazon
Asia Society
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Australian Government
Bidvest Foodservice Group Ltd
Britvic Soft Drinks Ltd
Carrefour Group
Casino Group
CDC Group plc
charity:water
Coles Group Ltd 
Comic Relief
Compass Group
CVS Health
Danone
Danone Foundation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands
Department for International Development, UK
Diageo plc
Diageo plc
Earth Institute
Edeka
EFBW
Emory University
Ericsson Group
Federal Ministry of Water
Resources, Nigeria
futureau consulting limited 

Gates Foundation
Gerolsteiner Brunnen Gmbh & Co. Kg
Global Citizen
Global Development Professionals Network
Global Environment & Technology Foundation
Global Ethics Ltd
Global Health Investment Fund
Global Water Practice, World Bank Group
HEB
Hilton
ICA
IGD
International Finance Corporation
IRC
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
KROGER
Lien Aid
Lions Head Global Partners
Merlo Group
Minbuza
Ministry of agriculture, irrigation and water development, Malawi
Ministry of Public Works, Liberia
Musgrave Group
Nestle Waters
Newman’s Own Foundation
Niagara Water

Office of UN Secretary General
Oshun Partnership
Overseas Development Institute
Oxfam GB
Pepsico
PSI
Rabobank
Rewe Group
Rural Water Supply Network
Safe Water Network
Sainsbury’s
Sanitation and Water for All
SIDA
Simavi
Sobeys
Spadel
Sustainable Development Goals Fund
Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Swedish International Development Corporation Agency (SIDA)
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Tesco
The Coca-Cola Company
The Co-operative Group
The Global Poverty Project
The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA)

The Rockefeller Foundation
The Stone Foundation
The Partners
UN Global Compact
UN Water
UNICEF
United Nations
US Fund for Unicef
USAID
Vitol Group
WALGREENS
WalMart
Water & Sanitation for Urban Poor (WSUP)
Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), World Bank
Water for People
Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council
Water Witness International
Water.org
Wateraid
Wateraid America
Wesfarmers
World Health Organization (WHO)
Women for Water Partnership
Woolworths
World Bank Group
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Zenith International