Our People

The National Forest Board

Lord Duncan of Springbank
Chair

John Everitt
Chief Executive

Tony Ballance
Chair of Remuneration Committee & Trustee

Mike Kapur
Chair of Audit and Risk Committee & Trustee

Paddy Harrop
Chair of Land & Forestry Working Group & Trustee

Jack Buckner
Chair of Development Working Group & Trustee

Alison Field
Trustee

Penny Coates
Trustee

Anne Jenkins
Chair of Tourism, Recreation and Communities Working Group & Trustee

John Everitt
Chief Executive

Louise Insley
Governance Officer

Louise Driver
Director of Operations

Sam Lattaway
Head of Landscape, Biodiversity & Research

Heather Gilbert
Research & Evidence Manager

Philip Metcalfe
Green Infrastructure and Planning Manager

Eilish Gardner
Green Infrastructure and Planning Officer

Ed Hiorns
Woodland Advisor

Julie Attard
Charnwood Forest Development Manager

Susan Kilby
Charnwood Forest Heritage Education Officer

Carolyn Holmes
Charnwood Forest Community Engagement Manager

Jack Matthews
Charnwood Forest Geoheritage Conservation & Interpretation Officer

Helen Smith
Charnwood Forest Finance and Administration Officer

Sue Anderson
Community Engagement Manager

Hollie Davison
Project Officer

Zoe Sewter
Access & Recreation Development Officer
Woodland Communities Advisor

Richard Drakeley
Tourism Development Manager

Jo Maker
Festival & Arts Officer

Stuart Dainton
Estate Development Manager

Simon Greenhouse
Forest Estate Officer

George Green
Apprentice Forest Operative

Angela Beech
Director of Corporate Services

Katie Thornley
Finance Manager

Lucy Warren
Systems & Administration Manager

Samantha Hadfield
Database Administration Officer

Carla Robinson
Administration Officer - Development

Kat James
Administration Officer - Operations

Debs Tiso
Administration Officer

David Bourque
Director of Development

Chris Ward
Product Development Manager

Leah Graham
Fundraising & Development Manager

Carol Rowntree Jones
Media Relations Officer

Vicki James
Marketing Manager

Evie Holmes
Marketing Officer