Our people

The Soil Association's work is overseen by our Leadership teams for certification, the charity and the Land Trust. The leadership teams are comprised of the Chief Executive (CEO) and directors, who are responsible to our board of Trustees.

Meet the teams:

1. Soil Association Charity

   • Helen Browning OBE

     Chief Executive

     Read Helen's bio

   • Martin Dawson

     Chief Operating Officer

     

   • James Cashmore

     Deputy Chief Executive Officer

     Read James' Bio

   • Joanna Lewis

     Policy and Strategy Director

     Read Jo's Bio

   • Louisa Pharoah

     Director of Development

     

   • Ian Ayling

     Director of Marketing & Communications

   • Aoife Behan

     Impact & Insights Director

     Read Aoife's Bio

   Board of Trustees

   Martin Nye - Chair of Trustees and member of Audit & Risk Committee
   Graeme Matravers - Vice-Chair
   Thomas Bourne
   Andrew Burgess - Member of Audit & Risk Committee
   Sepi Golzari-Munro
   Isabel Oliver - Chair of Remuneration Committee and member of Trustee Recruitment & Succession Committee
   Rosemary Radcliffe - Chair of Audit & Risk Committee
   Jonathan Spencer MBE - Member of the Remuneration Committee
   Phil Fearnley
   Steven Lizars
   Caroline Missen

   Royal Patron

   HRH The Prince of Wales

   Honorary Vice-Presidents

   Charlotte Mitchell
   Trudie Styler
   Jonathan Dimbleby
   

2. Soil Association Certification

   • Martin Sawyer

     Chief Executive

     

   • Clare McDermott

     Business Development Director

     

   • Hannah Turner

     Business Strategy Director

     

   • Kevin Jones

     Head of Forestry

     

   • Janet Blikmans

     Operations Manager - Certification

     

   • Emma Yeats

     Operations Manager – Quality & Inspection

     

   • Maura Poole

     Financial Controller

     

   Soil Association Certification Limited Board

   Nick Buckland OBE (Chair)
   David Langlands
   Brian Mahony
   Sonny Masero
   Craig Sams
   Victoria Hurth
   Thomas Bourne (Soil Association Trustee)
   Martin Sawyer (Chief Executive, Soil Association Certification)
   Helen Browning (Chief Executive, Soil Association)
3. Soil Association Land Trust

   Board of Trustees
   
   Tom Curtis (Chair)
   Jane Barton
   Mehr Fardoonji
   Graham Harvey
   Joanna Herbert Stepney
   Iain McVicar
   Graeme Matravers
   David Riddle