Sir William Worsley appointed as the new Chair of Forestry Commission. Sir William will take up the role on 10 February and will be in post for three years.
He currently holds the posts of Chair of the National Forest Company as well as Chairman of the Howardian Hills AONB Joint Advisory Committee. He will be standing down from his role as National Forest Company Chair in May to allow for a new Chair to be reappointed.
Sir William will step down as the government’s Tree Champion, a position he has held since June 2018, when he takes on his new role.
The announcement comes as Sir Harry Studholme’s time as Forestry Commission Chair ends after seven years in post. Once Sir Harry’s term ends, he will be working on a range of projects in alternative energy, carbon capture and climate change mitigation as well as managing his own forestry and farming interests in Devon.
The Forestry Commission is the non-ministerial government department responsible for protecting, expanding and promoting the sustainable management of woodlands.
