A scientist by training and German by birth, Dr Leipold was based in London for the past 10 years where he directed Greenpeace's Nuclear Disarmament Campaign. He then left the organisation to set up his own consultancy company specialising in advising Non Government Organisations (NGOs) on strategy and communications. He maintained his contact with Greenpeace during that time by conducting campaign training for various national offices as well as working with other organisations, such as the International Red Cross, Oxfam, ActionAid and Consumers International.

Dr Leipold's long involvement with Greenpeace has included being Executive Director of Greenpeace Germany, chair of the Board of Greenpeace Nordic and a board member of Greenpeace Germany and Greenpeace USSR. While in Germany he also directed the Nuclear Free Seas Campaign and took part in a number of high profile actions, including a spectacular crossing of the Berlin Wall into East Germany in a hot air balloon in an action to protest against nuclear testing.

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