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About the RHS

RHS Council & Directors

Patron: HM The Queen

Presidents Emeritus: Robin Herbert, CBE, VMH; Sir Simon Hornby, VMH; Sir Richard Carew Pole Bt, OBE, DL, VMH

President: Peter Buckley

Vice-Presidents

Lawrence Banks, CBE, VMH Roy Lancaster, OBE, VMH
Christopher Brickell, CBE, VMH The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury
Robin Compton, VMH John Sales VMH
Ambrose Congreve, CBE Martin Slocock, VMH
Raymond Evison, OBE, VMH
Philippe de Spoelberch
Carolyn Hardy, OBE, VMH Princess Sturdza
Prof Brian Huntley Prof Harold Tukey
The Count de Kerchove de Denterghem Fred Whitsey, VMH

Council

The Council is the governing body of the RHS.
Find out more about the RHS Council

Chairman: Peter Buckley

Vice-Chairman: Nigel Colborn

Treasurer: Giles Coode-Adams, OBE, DL

Council members

George Anderson Prof John MacLeod
Sir Nicholas Bacon Bt
Jekka McVicar
Michael Balston David Morrison
Elizabeth Banks DL Alastair Muirhead
Christopher Beard Dougal Philip
Nigel Colborn Prunella Scarlett, LVO
Raymond Evison OBE VMH Andrew Sells
Robert Hillier, OBE Richard Webb

Directors

Director General: Inga Grimsey

Shows Director: Stephen Bennett

Director of Finance: Sarah Buxton

Director of Gardens & Estates: Jill Cherry

Commercial Director: Gordon Seabright

Director of Science & Learning: Dr Simon Thornton-Wood

Director of Marketing, Membership & External Communications: Dan Wolfe

Secretary: Andrew Smith

Auditors: PKF LLP