Chief Executive
Stewart Wardrop
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.
The Chairman
Keith Sacre
MSc, Arboriculture and Urban Forestry
BSc, Arboriculture
BSc, Social Science
First elected as Vice Chair in September 2015 Keith Sacre became Chairman at the 2016 AGM. He is Sales Director at Barcham Trees and has over twenty years of local authority management experiences having spent 11 years at Notcutts Nurseries before joining Barcham Trees.
Keith has an MSc in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry, a BSc in Arboriculture, and a BSc in Social Science. He is currently, in addition to being a trustee of the Arboricultural Association, a trustee of the Trees and Design Action Group and actively involved with Treeconomics.
The Vice Chairman
Jaime Bray
Elected as Vice Chair in September 2016 Jaime is also Chairman of the AWG and the Register of Tree Work Operatives.
Co-opted Treasurer
Laurence Vine Chatterton
Chartered Accountant
Laurence joined the Board in 2013 and was re-elected in September 2015. With a degree in Geography and trained as a chartered accountant, Laurence has substantial international experience in the commercial sector in finance and general management. He is also currently a non – executive director of an NHS Foundation Trust.