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: Semeena Shamsudheen, UKEOF Secretariat

Partner representatives

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland)Martin McAleese
Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroHenry Chafor
Department for Environment Food & Rural AffairsMark Jacob
Ben Ditchburn (MG Chair)
Economic and Social Research CouncilLizzie Hinchcliffe
Environment AgencyJennifer Taylor
James Finigan [A]
Rob Grew [A]
Forest ResearchFreddie Hunter
Joint Nature Conservation CommitteeLucy Baker
Met OfficeRichard Bennett
Tom Butcher [A]
Natural EnglandKatie Clark
Oliver Grafton [A]
Natural Environment Research CouncilSimon Kerley
Natural Resources WalesSue Byrne
NatureScotPhilippa Vigano
Colin McLeod [A]
Office for National StatisticsHazel Trenbirth
Scottish Environment Protection AgencyPeter Singleton
Scottish GovernmentSandra Marks
UK Centre for Ecology & HydrologyVictoria Barlow
UK Space AgencyErkan Said
Beth Greenaway [A]
Welsh GovernmentOliver Massey
UKEOF Secretariat (based at UKCEH)

Don Monteith is the Secretariat lead

Semeena Shamsudheen 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 03 July 2025)

[A] Alternate or observer