Microplastics Watch Initiative Members
Initiative Co-Chair, Trent Munday
Senior Vice President, Mandara Spa, Thailand
Trent Munday is a seasoned executive in the global wellness industry and currently serves as Senior Vice President of Mandara Spa, a division of OneSpaWorld (Nasdaq: OSW) a worldwide provider and innovator in the fields of wellness, beauty, rejuvenation and transformation across the globe. With over 30 years of experience across more than 30 countries, Trent’s background spans both wellness and hotel operations, including leadership roles with renowned hospitality brands such as Six Senses and COMO Hotels & Resorts, where he was the opening General Manager of Uma Ubud in Bali. Trent has written extensively for numerous hospitality, spa and wellness publications and is also the host of over 1,500 podcast episodes. https://www.linkedin.com/in/trentmunday/
Initiative Co-Chair, Professor Gerry Bodeker
Member at Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Malaysia
A Harvard-trained public health academic, Prof. Gerry Bodeker researches and advises on integrative medicine and wellness. Gerry has researched and taught in medical sciences at Oxford University for two decades and is a member of Oxford’s Green Templeton College. He is an adjunct professor at Columbia University and at the University of Western Sydney and has worked with several UN organizations, including the World Health Organization. He is a Fellow of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. Gerry has served as an advisor to National Geographic Magazine and as Senior Consultant to CNN’s series ‘Chasing Life’. He is Founding Chair of the Mental Wellness Initiative of the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) and the recipient of the GWI’s Deborah Simon Award for Advancing Mental Wellness.
Valentina Cereda
Founder, Health & Wellbeing Architect, United Arab Emirates
Valentina Cereda is a Health and Well-being architect, Building Biologist, EMF specialist, Feng Shui consultants, Land Energy Dowser, Sacred Geometrist, vice-chair of the Wellness Architecture and Design Initiative at the Global Wellness Institute, Professor at Marangoni University, teaching interior design for health. As she started her career as an architect, she realized that conventional design and construction practices are degenerative as they work against nature and health. This led her to travel the world to study different sciences and ancient practices that would support her healing design studio Energy & Space to become more conscious, healthy, respectful and connected to the Earth healing energies, to help her clients create spaces that are in harmony with the land’s energetic blueprint, where architecture becomes the first medicine.
Dr. Peter Tran
Officially Accredited by the European Parliament, European Transparency Registry, European Commission, European Medicines Agency, Managing Director of Brilitas Pharmaceuticals EU
Dr. Peter Tran is an official and accredited person to the European Parliament premises and an observer for the nanoplastics legislation project at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), actively engaged with TogetherEU and having legislative contributions at both the European Parliament and the European Commission. As General Manager of Brilitas Pharmaceuticals, a multinational regulatory affairs company operating across the EU, USA, and Southeast Asia, he specializes in EU and international compliance for pharmaceuticals, medical devices, IVDs, supplements, cosmetics and veterinary medicinal products, with a strong dedication to promoting regulatory integrity and global peace-building.
Mark Wuttke
Founder & Principal, Wuttke Group LLC, United States
Mark Wuttke is a globally recognized C-level executive and strategic advisor with three decades of leadership in beauty, wellness, and sustainability. He has scaled international brands, advised 100+ founders and CEOs, and served in C-suite roles at BABOR, Jurlique, Cosmetic Solutions, Amala Beauty, and Brauer Natural Medicines. A founding Chair of GWI’s Beauty Initiative and Alumni Board Member of the Global Wellness Summit, Mark brings proven expertise in commercial growth and values-based leadership. As a founding member of the GWI Microplastics Initiative, he is committed to driving awareness, prevention, and wellness responses to this urgent global health challenge.