Our Trustees

Heather Hancock LVO, DL
Chair, The Royal Countryside Fund
Master of St John’s College, Cambridge
Heather is the senior independent Board member for Defra.

David Fursdon
Vice Chair, The Royal Countryside Fund
Chairman, Dyson Farming
David was educated at St John’s College, Oxford and at the RAU Cirencester, where he is now an honorary Fellow.

Stephanie Brimacombe
Global Chief Growth Officer and European CEO, VCCP
Stephanie joined VCCP, the UK’s leading creative agency group, in 2011 after starting her career in corporate and consumer PR.

Lord Jamie Lindsay DL
Chairman, UKAS
Jamie Lindsay is currently Chairman of UKAS (the UK’s National Accreditation Body) and Berry UK Pension Trustees Ltd., and an advisor to Brockwell Energy Ltd.

Janet McCollum CBE
Janet currently serves as Non-Executive Director to several leading businesses within the agri-food industry – Tirlán, W & R Barnett and previously to Foyle Food Group.

Andrew Phillips LVO
Finance Director, Duchy of Cornwall
A chartered accountant by profession, Andrew is FD and Deputy Keeper of the Records at The Duchy of Cornwall, where he leads the Finance, Insight and Technology team.

Chris Sparrow
Founder, Recce Rural
Chris is a chartered surveyor and business owner with 27 years of experience covering predominantly rural interests.

Jonathan Warburton
Chairman, Warburtons
Jonathan is a fifth generation Warburton and has has held the position of Chairman of the family business since 2001.Â

Charlotte Weston
Sustainability, Clients and Markets Leader, Global Public Policy, EY
Charlotte is also a member of the Earthshot Prize’s ‘Protect & Restore Nature’ Expert Advisory Panel.
As well as quarterly meetings of the board of trustees, The Royal Countryside Fund benefits from the advice of our board through a number of subcommittees:
Development committee
Chair: Baroness Kate Rock
Grants committee
Chair: Janet McCollum
Finance & resources committee
Chair: Andrew Phillips LVO
Nominations committee
Chair: David Fursdon
