Meryl is an excellent communicator and builds both strong internal and external relationships easily. Her passion for sustainability is infectious. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Meryl.

MARK PRICE

Principal, Senior Energy & Electrical Project Engineer at Stantec Perth, Australia

Meryl is a driven and energetic thought leader. Meryl is great at making key connections with people and influences at a high level. I really enjoyed working with Meryl and sharing ideas with her.

KYLIE WARD

Asia Pacific HR Director - Stantec Melbourne, Australia

I had the pleasure of working with Meryl as part of a global sustainability team. Besides her excellent subject matter expertise, I was consistently impressed with her proactive behaviors. Meryl understands human dynamics and what is necessary to implement sustainability change. She has great follow-through and an infectious positive attitude.

CARRIE SABIN

Director, Corporate Environment and Sustainability Stantec, North America

I’m happy to strongly recommend Meryl as a high-potential candidate for your business. Meryl worked with us to specifically develop a waste-to-energy strategic initiative, among other climate change based services.     Her business development acumen and passion for the job really helped us. During our time together, Meryl displayed great talents in communicating the services we offer to our clients. She demonstrated an ability to listen to clients, win clients over and grasp their needs, and she excelled in meetings with high-level potential clients.     Her leadership skills ensured we were always clear on the purpose of the work we were pursuing and why the field she worked in is important to all our clients. Meryl would be well suited to move into a more senior advisory role because of the business development and strategy experience she gained with us.     If you need more information or specific examples, please do not hesitate to contact me.  

DERMOT GREENE

Senior Delivery Manager at Stantec South Brisbane BC, Queensland, Australia

Meryl Sukumar, as an endorsement and support of her professional capability and aptitude as a technical business developer. I’ve worked with Meryl for several years at Stantec and have been her mentor and leader around various business development initiatives. Meryl has impressed me with her business acumen and ability to engage very confidently with clients and senior leaders.    We initially started working together when she joined the Energy Team at Stantec, and she was an eager supporter of the strategic growth of the team at the time. Her perseverance and passion has lead to the evolution of the team into what is now known as the Sustainability and Energy team, who are well-networked around the business, nationally and globally, and who are a source of leadership and inspiration for various others who recognise the importance of sustainability.     Meryl would be an excellent addition to any business. Furthermore, I believe she is ready for a leadership position. Her excellent engagement and management skills and ease in building rapport and inspiring her peers, is a key component to making her a great leader. I have experienced her work ethic first hand and would love to put forward this recommendation for her. 

Mike Rudge

Rudge Consulting NZ

I first met Meryl in February 2019 during a visit to our Melbourne Office. Since then, we have worked together on several business development initiatives centred on sustainability and carbon management, as well as environmental assessment and management for projects. Throughout this work, Meryl has consistently demonstrated a solid understanding of business constraints and opportunities combined with creative approaches to problem-solving and use of evolving technical innovation. I particularly appreciate her strong communication skills and her willingness to engage peers and leadership, in Australia and globally, in honing ideas, outlines, written submissions and proposals. Meryl is a positive thinker and collaborator with abundant energy and directed enthusiasm. She is a good team player and easy to work with.

jeffery green

Senior Vice President, Business Leader, Quality and Innovation, Global Environmental Services Stantec Canada

It’s rare that you come across standout talent like Meryl. She brings together a perfect combination of superb technical expertise with unmatched people skills and having the right business acumen. She has a strong entrepreneur mindset with a vision to align business and sustainability strategies for corporations looking to add value, manage risks and compliance, and provide robust disclosures to their stakeholders. Meryl would be an asset to any team.

Shailesh Kumar Tyagi

Founding Partner VIRIDI Global; Strategic Partner, Asia Pac Lead@GIST Advisory Switzerland