Catherine Dugmore
Biography
Catherine is a qualified chartered accountant. From 1988 to 2002, Catherine worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers, latterly as an audit partner based in Johannesburg.
For over 20 years, Catherine has developed an extensive portfolio career, working across a range of complex public, charity and healthcare organisations. She has worked in the NHS since 2012 across acute and mental health providers and now holds non-executive roles at Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board and Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust. Catherine is also a board member of Housing 21, a leading not-for-profit provider of retirement living and extra care for older people of modest means.
She was formerly a trustee of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and WWF UK, vice chair and trustee of Action for Children and chair of Victim Support.
Non-executive board member
Non-executive board members of Natural England have collective responsibility for the strategic direction and overall performance of the organisation. They make sure that Natural England is properly and effectively managed and provide stewardship for the public funds entrusted to the organisation.