Dr Axel Kravatzky is the Managing Partner of Syntegra-ESG, advising and guiding leaders on how to develop, activate and amplify the power of their brand and people to positively impact society and the natural environment profitably. 

As the practice lead for Integrated Governance and Strategy, he has been working with Boards of Directors, Board Committees and Executives for over 20 years. His specialities are the financial, state-owned enterprise, utilities, and not-for-profit sectors.

Axel was the founding Chairman of the Caribbean Corporate Governance Institute (CCGI) and lead the development of the first and only accredited Corporate Governance training programme in the Caribbean region. 

Axel is the Vice Chair of ISO/TC309 Governance of Organizations. He also serves as the convener and technical editor for ISO/TC309/WG1 where he co-led with Dr Victoria Hurth the development of the global benchmark on good organizational governance: ISO 37000:2021 Governance of Organizations — Guidance. 

The committee consisted at the time of 77 countries and 24 liaison organizations and the standard was unanimously approved and published after a ballot of all 163 ISO member countries in September 2021.

Axel is currently also the project leader of ISO 37006 Indicators of effective organizational governance – Guidance.