Our TEAM

Stewart Wardrop

Chief Executive

Stewart joined the Association in October 2016 having managed a large membership 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.

Hanif Bhula

Finance Controller

Hanif is a qualified ACCA accountant with 10 years’ charity experience working with AGE UK; he also has manufacturing business finance experience.

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.