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Appointed 2016 Stephen was born and largely brought up and schooled in Bristol. He took a History degree at Aberystwyth University before completing teacher training at Bristol University. He taught for 34 years in a variety of schools including five years as Deputy Head teacher at Torquay Boys Grammar School, ten years as Head teacher […]

Appointed 2001 After an education at Millfield School, where a keen interest in sport was developed, Richard returned to Devon to help kick-start a family business venture in 1976. One of the food retail outlets grew to become the largest independent superstore in the UK and was taken over by Tesco in 2010. He is […]

Appointed 2013 Sarah was born near Oxford and educated in Leeds. She then went to Leicester University where she studied Combined Arts majoring in Italian and French with some Latin, Politics and Sociology added in for variety! After a post grad business and languages course back in Leeds she moved to London and spent the […]

Appointed 1997 Paul Chanin is an internationally known mammal ecologist who has been involved in conservation, locally and nationally, since the 1970s. He is best known for his work with otters and for the two books he has written about them. However, he has also carried out or supervised research on several British mammals including […]

Appointed 1997 Andrew Cooper is one of Britain’s most distinguished and influential television producers. As a writer, broadcaster and international award winning wildlife film-maker he is a familiar face on BBC television and responsible for some of the most popular Natural World wildlife documentaries. He is also the author of nine books on natural history. […]

Appointed 1997 Mrs Sylvia Greinig is the Principal of The Abbey School in Torquay. Having taught in classrooms for many years she became a school governor and an inspector of early-years provision for Her Majesty’s Inspectorate. Sylvia hopes that her expertise and experience in education supports one of the major elements of the work of […]

Appointed 2008 Rachael Hill was born in Uxbridge and moved to Torquay with her family in 1978. Rachael was educated in Torbay until going to Sheffield University for three years where she gained a BA Honours Degree in Accounting and Financial Management. After achieving her degree, Rachael returned to live in Torquay and while working […]

Appointed 2015 Beth is a marketing and PR specialist who relocated to the South West in 2015 and became a Wild Planet Trust Trustee in 2016. Beth has previously built up 17 years’ commercial experience, mainly in the Automotive Industry. She has specialised in Marketing and PR for the last 11 years and has significant […]

Appointed 2016 Alex was educated at Blundell’s School and the University of St. Andrew’s, graduating with a degree in Geography and International Relations in 1983. He then returned to his West Country roots and joined his family’s business, CLS Group – a leading regional supplier of textile rental products and laundry services to the South […]

Appointed 2017 Mark is particularly passionate about living and working in Torbay. He is a Director of Bays Brewery in Paignton and Managing Director of SSG Training and Consultancy based in Plymouth providing health, safety, environmental and employment law services both regionally and nationally. As well as being a trustee of the Whitley Wildlife Conservation […]

Appointed 2014 Peter Stevens spent six years in Zambia and Botswana in the 1960s serving in the Colonial Police, during which time he gained first hand experience of wildlife management in those countries. He returned to the UK to attend Exeter University to read zoology and, on graduating, took up the post of Conservation Officer […]