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  • Chief Executive - Nick Halfhide
    • Chief of Staff - Sandy Middleton
    • Internal Audit - Helen McGeorge
    • External Affairs - Jason Ormiston
    • Communications - Cat Synnot

Nature and Climate Change Directorate

  • Director of Nature and Climate Change - Eileen Stuart
    • Deputy Director -  Stuart MacQuarrie
    • Head of Terrestrial Science - Clive Mitchell
    • Strategic Resource Manager - Sarah Hutcheon
    • Nature Restoration Manager - Brendan Turvey
    • People and Places - Pete Rawcliffe
    • Protected Areas, Innovation and Data - Ben Ross
    • Sustainable Coasts and Seas - Cathy Tilbrook
    • Marine Ecosystems - Katie Gillham
    • Marine Science - Ben James
    • Biodiversity and Geodiversity - Kath Leys
    • Marine Energy - Erica Knott

Green Economy Directorate

  • Director of Green Economy - Robbie Kernahan
    • Deputy Director - Claudia Rowse
    • Strategic Resource Manager - Marion Mulholland
    • Natural Resource Management - Ross Lilley
    • Wildlife Management - Donald Fraser
    • Supporting Good Development - Darren Hemsley
    • Nature Finance - Patrick Jean-Martel
    • Peatland Action - Pete Hutchinson
    • Peatland Operations - Barry Dunne
    • Head of Operations North - Graham Neville
    • Head of Operations Central Highlands - Chris Donald
    • Head of Operations West - David Maclennan
    • Head of Operations West Central - Kerry Wallace
    • Head of Operations South - Ian Bray

Business Services and Transformation Directorate

  • Director of Business Services and Transformation - Jane Macdonald
    • Deputy Director - Marie Hernandez
    • Strategic Resource Manager - Catriona Burns
    • People and Organisational Development - Vacant
    • Finance, Planning and Performance - John Donnelly
    • Workplace Facilities and Services - Carole Wells
    • Technology and Digital Services - Mark Robson
    • Information and Cyber Security - Kenny Maclean
    • Funding - Iain Sime

Published: 2024

Last updated:14/04/2025
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