Esté Smith

Position: Managing Director
Organization: Rhinos & People (ERP) & General Legal Counsel, Group Elephant Companies
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Esté Smith is Managing Director of Elephants, Rhinos & People (ERP) and General Legal Counsel to the Group Elephant companies. ERP protects Southern Africa’s wild elephants and rhinos by securing critical habitat, investing in infrastructure, and creating sustainable income alternatives for adjacent communities. At the habitats under its control, ERP deploys state-of-the-art anti-poaching systems and up-skills local communities to participate in long-term conservation success. Funded through Group Elephant’s commitment to donate 1% of revenue, Esté leads ERP with commercial discipline; demonstrating how structurally funded, professionally governed models enable conservation impact that truly scales.

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Built to Last: Structuring Sustainability for Generational Impact

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Esté Smith is Managing Director of Elephants, Rhinos & People (ERP) and General Legal Counsel to the Group Elephant companies. ERP protects Southern Africa’s wild elephants and rhinos by securing critical habitat, investing in infrastructure, and creating sustainable income alternatives for adjacent communities. At the habitats under its control, ERP deploys state-of-the-art anti-poaching systems and up-skills local communities to participate in long-term conservation success. Funded through Group Elephant’s commitment to donate 1% of revenue, Esté leads ERP with commercial discipline; demonstrating how structurally funded, professionally governed models enable conservation impact that truly scales.