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Natural England organisation structure

Updated 10 May 2024

Applies to England

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Marian Spain - Chief Executive Officer

Alan Law - Chief Officer Strategy

  • Amanda Craig - Director, Resilient Landscapes and Seas

  • David Drake - Director, Connecting People with Nature

  • Brad Tooze - Director, Greener Farming and Fisheries

  • Mike Burke - Director, Sustainable Development

  • John Holmes - Director, Strategy - Sites and Species

  • Matt Heard - Director, Strategy - Nature Recovery

  • Ruth Andreyeva - Director, Strategy - Land, Water and Seas​​​​​​​

Oliver Harmar - Chief Operating Officer

  • Claudia Chambers and Heather Rennie (job share) - Director, National Operations

  • Steph Bird-Halton - Director, National Delivery

  • Adam Tunningley - Regional Director, Operations Midlands

  • Dave Slater - Regional Director, Operations South West

  • David Renwick - Regional Director, Operations North

  • Edel McGurk - Regional Director, Operations South East

Tim Hill - Chief Scientist

  • Pete Brotherton - Director, Science

  • Ruth Waters - Director, Evidence

  • Joe Hillier - Director, Analysis

Kirsty Carter-Brown - Chief Officer Business Management

  • James Diamond - Director, People

  • David Lowe - Director, Change

  • Mike Cuthbert - Director, Planning and Performance

Navroza Ladha - Chief Officer Legal, Governance and External Affairs

  • Sarah Zielika Edwards - Director, Legal

  • Adelle Rowe - Director, Private Office and External Affairs

  • Sean Cornall - Director, Assurance and Corporate Governance

Corporate Services Business Partners

  • Jen Garrett - Director, Human Resources

  • Abdul Razaq - Director, Finance

  • David Painter - Director, Digital, Data and Technology Services

  • Ilana Conn - Director, Communications

  • Helen Johnston - Chief Operating Officer, Property

  • Nick Jones - Director, Commercial

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