The Trustees

Julia became Chair in 2020. She has a portfolio of trustee and non-executive roles and is the Managing Partner at Collington Capital, an impact investment firm. She was previously CEO with Impetus PEF and Pro Bono Economics.

Pamela is a Forestry Commissioner with a background in nature conservation. She is the founding Chair of Citizen Zoo, a rewilding organisation restoring sites and species across London and the East of England. Previous roles include Chief Executive of Norfolk Wildlife Trust and Director of Programmes at the UN Environment Programme-World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Most recently, she was the Director of Natural Cambridgeshire where she co-chaired the production of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Local Nature Recovery Strategy.

Martin is a senior leader specialising in digital, data and technology. He has held senior roles at Houses of Parliament, Financial Conduct Authority and Ministry of Justice.

Hugh has been a senior leader in the real estate sector since joining Gerald Eve LLP in the 1980s and retiring as Chair in 2020. He has worked with major national and international commercial organisations and public sector bodies including Mayors of London and UK Government.

Mark studied Geography and Land Economy at Cambridge University and went on to become a qualified Chartered Surveyor. He worked as a commercial property valuer valuing buildings such as shopping centres and offices across the UK and Europe. He held various managerial positions including Chair of two work-based pension funds and latterly was Head of EMEA Valuation and Advisory Services for CBRE, an international property advisory company. Since retiring in 2017 He has been a Trustee and latterly the Chair of Trustees at Chailey Heritage Foundation in East Sussex. He has also been a Trustee of the Mark Education Trust which is a multi-academy trust comprising four schools all based in East Sussex.

Rosalind is an experienced heritage and conservation professional working within the not-for-profit sector. She has run a wide range of wonderful and stunning historic estates, coast, and countryside for leading organisations such as English Heritage and the National Trust, having also worked within the museum sector. She is now Director for the London & South East Region for the Canal & River Trust, the charity that preserves our 200-year-old waterways for people, communities and nature. Her work has encompassed a broad range of experience focusing on change management and business development, advocacy, fundraising and operational leadership of varied and diverse teams.

Adrià is a purpose-driven serial entrepreneur, having been involved in the beer industry, circular economy, and the built environment. He brings experience on marketing, funding, land use and biodiversity to the board.

Julian has had a career in financial services spanning three decades. Most of his professional life was spent at BNP Paribas structuring and distributing large debt capital market issuances. He is still active in financial services as an investor and developer in FinTech, he is also Chair of Governors at a local school.

John is a Forestry Commissioner and Chief Executive of Clinton Devon Estates, where he oversees 1,900 hectares of multi-purpose woodland delivering biodiversity, recreation and landscape benefits alongside commercial timber production. He previously held senior management roles at BT plc in its global and field operations divisions. He has served on the Environment Agency Board and the Natural England Board and contributed to the Lawton Review (Making Space for Nature) and the Independent Forestry Panel. He chaired the ‘Varley Review’ looking into how the UK’s railway can deliver for nature and people safely. John was a member of the Steering Group for the Royal Society Living Landscapes programme.