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
• The Marquess of Downshire

Trustees

• Bertie Hoskyns-Abrahall
• The Earl of Carnarvon
• Claire Zambuni
• Jeremy Young
• Anthony Daniell
• JPG Finnis, DL
• Bernard Taylor CBE, DL FRSC
• Jules Gibbs
• Preben Prebensen
• The Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Goodwill MP
• P Misselbrook
• Andrew Salvesen OBE, DL
• BJ Taylor CBE, DL
• ORM Williams
• Lord Bolton
• Zoe Henderson

Ex-officio trustees

• Stephen Morant (2018-)
• David Mayhew CBE (2015-)
• David Noble OBE DL (2018-)
• Stephen Catlin (2019-)

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.