Our People

The National Forest Board

Sir William Worsley
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

Chris Holmes
Chair of Development Working Group & Trustee

Jack Buckner
Chair of Tourism, Recreation and Communities Working Group &Trustee

Alison Field
Trustee

John Everitt
Chief Executive

Louise Insley
Governance Officer

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

Angela Beech
Director of Corporate Services

Katie Thornley
Finance Manager

Lucy Warren
Office Manager

Carla Robinson
Administration Officer - Development

Beverly Fairbrother
Administration Officer - Operations

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