Our trustees

The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust's 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

• Hugh Oliver-Bellasis FRAgS
• Dr Anthony Hamilton
• John Shields

Trustees

• James Duckworth-Chad
• Rebecca Shelley
• Emma Weir
• Nick Williams OBE
• Lara Jukes
• Richard Compton DL
• Jeremy Finnis
• Andrew Salvesen OBE
• Bertie Hoskyns-Abrahall
• The Earl of Carnarvon
• Stephen Catlin

Ex-officio trustees

• Stephen Morant (2018-)
• Jeremy Finnis (2019-)
• The Marquess of Downshire (2016-)
• David Mayhew CBE (2015-)
• David Noble OBE DL (2018-)
• Nick Williams OBE (2018-)
• John Shields (2018-)

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.