Our People
The National Forest Board
Lord Duncan of Springbank
Chair
John Everitt
Chief Executive
Mike Kapur
Chair of Audit and Risk Committee & Trustee
Paddy Harrop
Chair of Land & Forestry Working Group & Trustee
Alison Field
Trustee
Penny Coates
Trustee
Ruth Evans
Trustee
Matt Robinson
Trustee
Anne Jenkins
Chair of Tourism, Recreation and Communities Working Group & Trustee
The National Forest Team
John Everitt
Chief Executive
The Operations Team
Louise Driver
Director of Operations
Sam Lattaway
Head of Land Policy & Research
Heather Gilbert
Research & Evidence Manager
Patrick Irene
Spatial Analyst
Philip Metcalfe
Green Infrastructure and Planning Manager
Eilish Gardner
Green Infrastructure and Planning Officer
Sarah Brown
Grants Officer
Julie Attard
Charnwood Forest Development Manager
Susan Kilby
Charnwood Forest Heritage Education Officer
Alison Brand-Barker
Charnwood Community Engagement Officer
Jack Matthews
Charnwood Forest Geoheritage Conservation & Interpretation Officer
Helen Smith
Charnwood Forest Finance and Administration Officer
Gill Forrester
Community & Wellbeing Manager
Hollie Davison
Project Officer
Zoe Sewter
Volunteer & Wellbeing Officer
Richard Drakeley
Tourism Development Manager
Jo Maker
Arts Officer
Stuart Dainton
Head of Land Management & Estates
Rob Cleaver
Forest Creation Manager
Simon Greenhouse
Forest Estate Officer
Ed Hiorns
Lead Woodland Advisor
Rosanna Rapacchietta
Woodland Advisor
Thibaut Lambrey de Souza
Community Ranger
George Green
Apprentice Forest Operative
The Corporate Services Team
Amanda Fletcher
Director of Corporate Services
Katie Thornley
Head of Finance
Rebecca Donnan
Finance Officer
Louise Insley
Governance Officer
Lucy Warren
Systems & Administration Manager
Samantha Hadfield
Database Administration Officer
Kat James
Administration Officer - Operations
The Development Team
David Bourque
Director of Development
Chris Ward
Product Development Manager
Carla Robinson
Fundraising Officer
Vicki James
Marketing Manager
Evie Holmes
Marketing Officer
Carolyn Bointon
Press Officer
The Commercial Team
Iain Gordon
Commercial Director