Paul Lambert

Biography

Paul Lambert joined Natural England in April 2007 as Director of Finance. He has held a number of roles as Executive Director Corporate Services and more recently as Chief Officer Finance and Governance.

Paul is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Directors. He has spent over 20 years working in the private sector, firstly with Ernst and Young where he worked on banking and airlines and market deregulation in the UK and overseas. He went on to roles as a financial controller and finance director of many business units with Powergen.

Before joining Natural England, he was Chief Financial and Systems Officer at South Yorkshire Passenger Transport, which involved leading on significant infrastructure investment and commercial negotiations with bus and train operators.

Previous roles in government

  • Chief Transformation Officer