Management

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Patrick Makere

Managing Director

My name is Patrick Makere. I was born in 1988 in Arusha Tanzania. I got interested in Kilimanjaro at a young age. In 2006 I started taking part in Kilimanjaro expeditions as a porter. In 2009 I fully qualified as a mountain guide after training. I have since led expeditions up the mountain 200 times all with 100% success rate. I am a director of World Compass Adventures read more

Steven Lugard

Steven (1965) is non-executive board member for World Compass Adventures. His role is to support Patrick in policymaking and financial planning. Steven was the CEO of a consulting company with over 100 people and non-executive board member to a Swiss local tourism organization. During his twenties Steven was UIAA mountaineering instructor. He climbed Kilimanjaro for the first time in 2022.

Lisette Bakker

Lisette (1987) is non-executive board member for World Compass Adventures. Her role is support the management in policymaking, HR strategy and customer satisfaction. Lisette studied Human Movement Sciences and works full time in sport. Amongst other roles she is coach for the Dutch National Para Hockey team. She summited Kilimanjaro for the first time in 2022.