Trustees

Lantra's Board of Trustees plays a pivotal role by strategically steering Lantra's work for the benefit of the 17 industries in the sector. Chaired by Chief Executive of the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, Gordon McGlone, the Board is made up of employers and learning providers within the environmental and land-based sector. We have representation from all four UK nations. Trustees bring with them a multitude of experience from major PLCs, small business, local authorities and not-for-profit organisations.

As non-executive directors of Lantra, their responsibilities include:

Contribution to the strategic direction of the organisation to develop an effective Sector Skills Council for the land-based and environmental sector
Providing overall guidance in the achievement of the strategic direction
Helping to develop and implement policy
Assisting in the selction and recruitment of senior management
Ensuring that the organisation promotes equality of opportunity
Acting with due care in safeguarding the assets of the organisation
Attend four Board meetings each year

Lantra's Board of Trustees are also members of the Lantra Council.

Lantra's Trustees

Dr Gordon McGlone OBE (Chairman)
Appointed in April 2002, Gordon was previously Chair of both the Lantra Council (a post which he still holds) and the Environmental Conservation Industry Group.

Gordon is also Chief Executive of the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, MD of Gloucestershire Wildlife Management Ltd and Trustee of the South West Wildlife Trust. In his post as Chief Executive, he has been both the national spokesperson for the Wildlife Trusts on badgers and bovine TB and Chair of the Access and Accreditation Committee of the National Biodiversity Network.

Jonathan Swift (Vice Chairman)
Secretary General, International Federation of Hardware and Housewares Associations (IHA).

Alison Blackburn
Former senior civil servant; Vice Chairman of the Governing Body of Harper Adams University College: Director of NIAB.

Tim Brigstocke MBE
Farm livestock consultant; Policy Director for the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers; Executive Director, Cattle Health Certification Standards (CHeCS); Vice President, Science Policy, Institute of Biology.

Bob Fiddaman MBE
Farmer; National Farmers Union Employment Spokesperson; President of the European Agriculture Social Dialogue.

Frances Fleming
Employer/rural businesswoman.

Miles Hubbard
Trade Union representative on Lantra Board.

Professor Wynne Jones
Principal and Chief Executive, Harper Adams University College.

Brian Lymbery OBE
Environmentalist with interest in sustainable development issues; former Chair of a Primary Health Care Trust.

Jim Marshall
Consultant for Heritage Gardens and Malmaisons Carnation Grower.

Sue Nelson
Director/Marketing; Non-Executive member Audit and Risk Committee, Department of Communities and Local Government.

Georgia Stubington
Employer/Owner, Sweet Wall Stud.

Miles Williamson-Noble
Council Secretary, The Farriers Registration Council; Training Director, Farriery Training Agency.

Professor Marion Wooldridge

Veterinary Surgeon: Visiting Professor in Epidemiology, Royal Veterinary College, London University; Head of Centre for Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, Veterinary Laboratories Agency.