Our trustees

The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust's patron is HM The King and its president is the Marquess of Salisbury. The Board of Trustees has overall responsibility for the Trust and provides us with a breadth of experience and expertise in the countryside and wildlife conservation.

Chairman

• The Rt. Hon. Sir Jim Paice DL, FRAgS

Vice-chairmen

• John Shields
• Jeremy Young

Trustees

• Bernard Taylor CBE
• Jules Gibbs
• Preben Prebensen
• The Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Goodwill
• Andrew Knott
• Zoe Henderson
• The Lord Bolton
• Dame Minette Batters
• Andrew Reed
• Alexandra Henton

Ex-officio trustees

• Stephen Morant (2018-)
• David Mayhew CBE (2015-)
• Stephen Catlin (2019-)
• Jeremy Finnis (2020-)
• Peter Misselbrook (2022-)
• John Shields (2021-)
• Owen Williams (2022-)
• James Corbett (2022-)

Trustees meet three times a year and delegate some issues to a number of committees, including finance, investment and risk management; membership and marketing; and research steering.

Trustees usually serve a four-year term.