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
Anne Jenkins
Chair of Tourism, Recreation and Communities Working Group & Trustee
The National Forest Team
John Everitt
Chief Executive
Louise Insley
Governance Officer
The Operations Team
Louise Driver
Director of Operations
Sam Lattaway
Head of Landscape, Biodiversity & Research
Philip Metcalfe
Green Infrastructure and Planning Manager
Zoe Sewter
Access & Recreation Development Officer
Woodland Communities Advisor
Julie Attard
Charnwood Forest Development Manager
Helen Smith
Charnwood Forest Finance and Administration Officer
Sue Anderson
Community Engagement Manager
Caroline Scothern
Creating a Forest for Learning Project Officer
Richard Drakeley
Tourism Development Manager
Jo Maker
Festival Co-ordinator
Laura Charles
Land and Strategy Manager
Simon Greenhouse
Woodland Officer
Daniel Small
Woodland Management & Economy Officer
David Garner
Woodland Business Advisor
The Corporate Services Team
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
Beverly Fairbrother
Administration Officer - Operations
The Development Team
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