Peter Dixon MBA FCMI, Chief Executive

A former Royal Air Force pilot, Peter Dixon has led Concordis International for nine years, establishing it as an independent conflict resolution charity and managing the development of its strategic peace-building, predominantly on Sudan and Kenya but with selective engagement on other conflict situations including Afghanistan and Israeli-Palestinian issues.  He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Bristol University and an MBA from the Open University.  Before joining Concordis, he managed training in international relations in London for high-level government officials from 40 nations and worked on regional arms control and confidence-building in the German Defence Ministry in Berlin.  He has held a variety of management and training roles in government and has worked on a voluntary basis on short-term development projects in Nepal, Peru and Nicaragua and managed multi-national conferences in Central and Eastern Europe.  His experience in not-for-profit management includes board membership (as Chairman and Treasurer respectively) of two British charities.  He completed an MSt degree in International Relations at Cambridge University in 2007 and is continuing his part-time study there, researching for a PhD on the relationship between official and unofficial third-party interventions in civil war.  He and his wife Ingrid have two adult children.  His book Peacemakers: Building stability in a complex world was published in October 2009.

Richard King is Concordis’ Director of Operations and Deputy Chief Executive.  He is an experienced mediator accredited by the UK Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution. Before taking up his post with Concordis he chaired many Concordis consultations throughout our programmes in Sudan.   In 2009 he completed with distinction a Masters in International Peace and Security at King’s College, London, in which he focussed on diplomacy, conflict prevention and peace building and completed a thesis related to the conflict in Darfur.  Before joining Concordis Richard worked as a lawyer for over 30 years and he combines his skills as a mediator with exceptional analytical ability.

Following a two year period working and travelling in Latin America, Rosie returned to the UK and qualified as a social worker, working for local authorities in London and Cambridgeshire. For the past 18 years Rosie has had a career as a professional fund raiser with several different charities, including raising funds to construct the first phase of a children’s school in the remote Indian region of Ladakh and working for three years as Executive Director of Action for Brazil’s Children Trust. In addition to her independent consultancy work on behalf of Concordis, Rosie also works part time supporting professionals with learning disabilities employed by Thera Trust.

Chief Executive of Relationships Global, an organisation which seeks to have the importance of relationships recognised and acted upon in public life in various parts of the world. He was Research Director of the initiatives in South Africa (1986-91) and Rwanda (1994-99) of the predecessor organizations of Concordis International. Economist with the World Bank and research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, 1979-86. Holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University.

Former partner of Ogilvy, a global advertising company. He advises us on marketing, media and communication issues.

Lucian Harriman became Sudan Country Director for Concordis International in April 2009.  He joined Concordis as Research Manager in 2007, having previously been involved in research, advocacy and communications for a number of UK-based NGOs working on conflict, development, and human rights.  Lucian holds a first-class BA Honours degree in International Relations from the University of Sussex, for which he also studied at the Freie Universitaet, Berlin. He also holds an MSc in Violence, Conflict and Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and a Post Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution Skills from the Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies at Coventry University.

Mona holds a BSc in Environmental Science and has worked with a variety of international and local NGOs since graduating from Umdurman Ahlia University in 1999.

Mohammed Musa Ali joined Concordis International as Programme Coordinator for North Sudan in February 2010. He holds a Masters degree in public and environmental health. Previously he has worked for different INGOs and UN agencies in Nuba Mountains and Darfur (Sudan) and acted as a consultant for the World Health Organization in Pakistan. 

During his long career in the humanitarian field, Mohammed has been involved in emergency response, rehabilitation, development and community peacebuilding programs and initiatives. In his private life, he is a husband and father of four.

George joined Concordis International in May 2011 as the Unity State Field Liaison Officer. He worked previously for World Relief International as Community Liaison Officer. George holds an Advance Diploma in Social Work Social and Asocial Administration (DSWSA) at Makererere Institute of Professionals in Kampala, Uganda and is currently pursuing a Bachelor degree in Social Work and Development at Cavendish University, Kampala. 

Expert on child health in developing countries, Professor at Centre for International Health and Development University College London.

Business strategy consultant. Former Head of Human Resources of SmithKlineBeecham. Leadership and Business Develpoment in former Soviet Countries.

Accountant with long experience in East Africa. Director of Windle Trust International, a Sudanese NGO, focused on education and sponsoring refugees.

Former partner PriceWaterhouse Cooper of 23 years. Member of Transformational Business Network which seeks to alleviate poverty through sustainable business development. 

Ryan’s wealth of experience in all aspects of domestic and international politics, from foreign diplomacy to parliamentary advocacy, gives him a rich understanding of the environment in which Concordis operates. He has worked with and advised international actors including the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, the United Nations, the US Congress and Chatham House, where he is currently a Council member.  His long-standing interest in and activity in international security and conflict issues adds to the Concordis team’s experience in that area, while being a finalist in The New Statesman’s ‘Top 50 In Public Life’ of 2008 is a clear recognition of the formidable assets he brings to Concordis as a Trustee.

Archbishop of Canterbury 1991-2002, member of the House of Lords, leader of the Alexandria Group.

Former Director General of the National Economic Development Council, elected MEP for Cambridgeshire 1979-1994, Vice President of the European Parliament 1989-1992, author of several books.

Chairman of South Asian Development Partnership, successful businessman and Leader of Christian People's Alliance.

Director of the Brunel Institute of Organisation and Social Studies, an adviser to the Archbishops’ Council, to the chair of the Social Care Institute for Excellence, to the National Defense University in Washington DC, and a member of the team of special advisers for the First Minister in Scotland.

A life Baron in the House of Lords since 1998 and Founder of British Muslim Councillors Forum in 1992.

Appointed Third Church Estates Commissioner of the Church Commissioners for England in 1999. A qualified accountant, and President of the Church Mission Society.

Former British Labour Member of Parliament for Swansea East, now in House of Lords. Opposition front-bench spokesman on Foreign Affairs, 1983-92. Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament, 1997-2005.

Expert on Sudan and Former Archbishop of Canterbury’s Secretary for Anglican Communion.