Our TEAM

Stewart Wardrop

Chief Executive

Stewart joined the Association in October 2016 having previously managed a large member owned association for the previous 5 years. With an engineering and technical background Stewart has managed and grown a range of manufacturing businesses both in the UK and overseas.

Simon Richmond

Senior Technical Officer

Simon’s career in arboriculture includes contracting, consulting and training delivery and development. He provides technical services and manages the Association’s training and seminar programme.

Louisa Coley

Finance Controller

Louisa is an experienced Accounts professional and a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants.

She has worked with the AA since 2009 and prior to that has worked in Practice, Industry and has run her own business.

Paul Smith

Technical Officer, ARB Approved Contractor and AA Registered Consultant Schemes Manager

Paul brings a wealth of arboricultural knowledge to the team and is the manager for the ARB Approved Contractor and AA Registered Consultant Schemes.

Polly Stone

Administration Officer, Accreditation

Polly’s background in arboriculture includes local government and consultancy. Polly is responsible for all administration regarding the ARB Approved Contractor and AA Registered Consultant Schemes.

Simon Cox

Technical Officer

Simon C (as he is known!) has a wealth of experience and technical qualifications across a number of disciplines in the industry. He comes from a large national land-based contracting company where he headed up the arb team, gaining them ArbAC status. As Technical Officer his responsiblities will cover the ArbAC scheme and the provision of appropriate professional training to members.