Nicko brings more than 38 years of experience working on cocoa and other small holder raw material value chains. He started his career in cocoa in Nigeria in the 1980’s, working directly with cocoa farmers.

Nicko was also the Chairman of the World Cocoa Foundation for 2013/2014.

Nicko worked for Barry Callebaut for 9 years as Head of Sustainability and Chairman of Cocoa Horizons Foundation establishing the Forever Chocolate strategy.

Nicko possesses unique expertise in developing and introducing pioneering traceable and sustainable systems in collaboration with companies, governments and civil society in origin countries in Africa, Asia and LATAM.

Nicko established Sustainability Solutions in 2021 to support companies and institutions with developing and operationalising their sustainability strategy