UKEOF is governed by a Management Group (MG) comprising representatives of the UKEOF partners and the Secretariat. The MG meets four times a year, via online and hybrid meetings.

Chair: Ben Ditchburn, Defra
Secretary: Jo Savage, UKEOF Secretariat

Partner representatives

British Geological Survey Andy McKenzie
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) Martin McAleese
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Henry Chafor
Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs Mark Jacob
Ben Ditchburn (MG Chair)
Economic and Social Research Council Lizzie Hinchcliffe
Environment Agency Jennifer Taylor
James Finigan [A]
Rob Grew [A]
Forest Research Freddie Hunter
Joint Nature Conservation Committee Lucy Baker
Met Office Richard Bennett
Tom Butcher [A]
Natural England Katie Clark
Oliver Grafton [A]
Natural Environment Research Council Simon Kerley
Natural Resources Wales Sue Byrne
NatureScot Philippa Vigano
Colin McLeod [A]
Office for National Statistics Hazel Trenbirth
Scottish Environment Protection Agency Peter Singleton
Scottish Government Sandra Marks
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Victoria Barlow
UK Space Agency Erkan Said
Beth Greenaway [A]
Welsh Government Oliver Massey
UKEOF Secretariat (based at UKCEH)

Don Monteith is the Secretariat lead

Jo Savage is the MG meeting secretary

Other Secretariat members are invited to attend MG meetings. See the UKEOF Secretariat page for current Secretariat members

(Last revised 16 September 2024)

[A] Alternate or observer