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Natural England organisation structure

Updated 23 January 2024

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Marian Spain - Chief Executive Officer

Alan Law - Chief Officer Strategy

  • Mike Burke - Director, Sustainable Development

  • Amanda Craig - Director, Connecting People with Nature

  • Caroline Cotterell - Director, Resilient Landscapes and Seas

  • John Holmes - Director, Strategy

  • Brad Tooze - Director, Greener Farming and Fisheries

  • vacancy - Director, Strategy - Marine

  • Matt Heard - Director, Strategy

Oliver Harmar - Chief Operating Officer

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

  • Steph Bird-Halton - Director, National Delivery

  • David Renwick - Regional Director, Operations North

  • Adam Tunningley - Regional Director, Operations Midlands

  • Edel McGurk - Regional Director, Operations South East

  • Dave Slater - Regional Director, Operations South West

Tim Hill - Chief Scientist

  • Pete Brotherton - Director of Science

  • Ruth Waters - Director of Evidence

  • Joe Hillier - Director of Analysis

Navroza Ladha - Chief Officer Legal, Governance and External Affairs

  • Sarah Zielika Edwards - Director, Legal

  • Adelle Rowe - Director, External Affairs

  • Sean Cornall - Director Governance

Kirsty Carter-Brown - Chief Officer Business Management Group

  • James Diamond - Director, People

  • David Lowe - Director, Change

  • David Drake - Director, Planning and Performance (temporary)

  • Ian Fugler - Director, Property and Sustainability

Corporate Services Business Partners

  • Jen Garrett - Director, HR

  • Abdul Razaq - Director, Finance

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

  • Ilana Conn - Director, Communications

  • Helen Johnston - Director, Property Strategy

  • Nick Jones - Director, Commercial

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