English Heritage cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites - from world-famous prehistoric sites to grand medieval castles, from Roman forts on the edges of the empire to a Cold War bunker. Through these, we bring the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year.

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Rob Woodside is currently the Estates Director at [English Heritage](/org/english-heritage). Prior to this, they served as the Assistant Director of Conservation for the [National Trust](/org/national-trust) from July 2012 to September 2017. In this role, they oversaw a team of over 100 conservation professionals responsible for building maintenance, collections management, curatorship, ecology, archaeology, estate management, planning, environmental practices, and the delivery of major conservation projects across the London and South East region.

Before joining the [National Trust](/org/national-trust), Rob worked for Atkins as an Associate Director of Heritage from January 2006 to July 2012. In this role, they were responsible for providing strategic heritage advice to a wide range of clients, developing and delivering conservation management plans, overseeing complex heritage-led regeneration projects, and leading teams of heritage consultants on a variety of assignments.

Rob Woodside has a MSc in Sustainable Heritage from [University College London](/org/ucl). Rob also has certification from [University College London](/org/ucl) in MSc Built Environment: Sustainable Heritage.

Rob Woodside works with Sue Fisher - Development Director, Mark Stuart-Smith - CFO, and Louise Dando - Marketing Director. Rob Woodside reports to Kate Mavor, CEO.

Rob Woodside

Anna Eavis is the current Curatorial Director at [English Heritage](/org/english-heritage). Anna has been with the company since January 2011, and prior to their current position, they served as the Head of Archive from January 2011 to December 2012.

Before joining [English Heritage](/org/english-heritage), Anna Eavis was with Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi (GB) and Vidimus. Anna also has experience working with stained glass, having worked at The Stained Glass Museum.

Anna Eavis has a Master of Arts in Medieval Studies from the [University of York](/org/university-of-york) and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature (British and Commonwealth) from the [University of Bristol](/org/university-of-bristol).

They work with Kate Logan - Anna'storic Properties Director, Louise Dando - Marketing Director, and Sue Fisher - Development Director. Anna Eavis reports to Kate Mavor, CEO.

Anna Eavis

Mark Stuart-Smith is the current CFO at [English Heritage](/org/english-heritage). Mark has previous experience as the Chief Operating Officer at Somerset House Trust, where they developed and implemented an ambitious strategic plan to deliver a financially sustainable arts and heritage charity. This included recovering the entire Somerset House site as public realm, conserving and refurbishing the buildings (funded by bank debt), accompanied by an expanding artistic and cultural programme and with annual visitor numbers increasing to 3.5 million, and supported by growing profitable commercial revenue streams.

Before their time at Somerset House Trust, Stuart-Smith served as the Chief Financial Officer for a private investment fund from 2007 to 2009. In this position, they worked with the Bank of Scotland to workout distressed investment funds and advised portfolio company boards on restructuring and strategic options. From 2001 to 2007, they were the Group Finance Director for a private family-owned trading group.

Stuart-Smith began their career in 1994 as an Assistant Director for Postern Advisory Ltd. Mark held this position until 2001 when they left to pursue other opportunities.

Mark Stuart-Smith has an Investment Management Certificate from the ICAEW and a BA in Mark'story from the [University of Bristol](/org/university-of-bristol). Mark also has a certificate in investment management from the Institute of Investment Management and Research.

They are on a team with Louise Dando - Marketing Director, Sue Fisher - Development Director, and Kate Logan - Mark'storic Properties Director. Mark Stuart-Smith reports to Kate Mavor, CEO.

Mark Stuart-Smith

Kate Mavor is the Chief Executive of [English Heritage](/org/english-heritage). She was formerly the Chief Executive of the National Trust for Scotland, where she arrived at a moment of financial crisis for the Trust. During her tenure there, she was instrumental in transforming the charity's fortunes, introducing a five-year-plan to restore its financial stability and giving it a new sense of purpose.

Kate was previously Chief Executive of the UK interpreting service, Language Line, where she led a management buyout, and Chief Executive of the youth volunteering charity, Project Scotland. Her early career was spent in the book publishing and educational tourism industries in London. She was educated at Oxford University.

Kate Mavor

Liz worked in Higher Education for more than 20 years holding senior roles at the Open University, Salford University, Goldsmiths, the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), and at the University Alliance, before joining NCG as Chief Executive in August 2019.
First in her family to go to University, Liz studied English Language and Literature at Worcester College, Oxford. She has been a passionate advocate for social equality and for widening access to all forms of education, in practical as well as in policy terms, throughout her career. Liz is well known across the education sector for leadership development, change management, entrepreneurial leadership, and for building organisational capability and capacity.
Liz has held a number of non-executive roles and is currently Deputy Chair of the Sir John Brunner Foundation in Cheshire and a member of the Audit Committee. She is a council member of the CBI (North East), the NE LEP’s Industrial Growth Board, a member of the Advisory Board of the Newcastle Business School, and a member of the Advisory Board of Common Purpose.

Liz Bromley

Kay Boycott is an independent advisor and non-executive director, primarily in the healthcare sector. She is currently a Board member for Durham University, Eakin Healthcare Group, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, patientMpower and a member of London Fire Brigade’s Audit and Risk Committee. She has a background in commercial marketing, strategy consulting and digital leadership. She spent 10 years in executive roles in the charity sector, including as Chief Executive of Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation.

Kay Boycott

Tanvi Gokhale is Managing Director for Retail Strategy and Innovation at the NatWest Group. Prior to this, she held senior roles within Lloyds’ Banking Group, Lloyds Retail, Consumer Finance, Wealth Management and International businesses. In both 2020 and 2021, Tanvi was recognised in the EMPower Ethnic Minority Executive Role Models List for her work in championing inclusion and diversity in the workplace. Before joining Lloyds, Tanvi was a strategy consultant at Booz & Co (now PWC Strategy&) where she worked with financial services clients across the UK, Europe and North America, whilst also chairing Booz’s Women's Network.

Tanvi Gokhale

Louise Dando

Kate Logan

Sue Fisher

Sarah Staniforth CBE was previously the Museums and Collections Director at the [National Trust](/org/national-trust) and before that their Historic Properties Director and Head Conservator. She is a Trustee of the  Landmark Trust, a Trustee of the Science Museum Group, a Trustee of the Pilgrim Trust and President Emeritus of the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. Sarah is also an observer on [Historic England](/org/historic-england)'s Historic Estates Committee and a member of [English Heritage](/org/english-heritage)'s Audit and Risk Committee.

Sarah Staniforth

Sir Laurie Magnus is Chairman of [Historic England](/org/historic-england), the public body that champions and protects England's built historic environment. He was Deputy Chairman of the [National Trust](/org/national-trust) from 2005 to 2013. Laurie is a Senior Advisor at Evercore Partners, the investment banking group, and holds a number of listed company non-executive directorships within the finance sector. He has over 40 years' experience in the corporate finance advisory business, including in South East Asia. In the not-for-profit sector, Laurie is Chairman of Windsor Leadership and a Trustee of the Allchurches Trust. He is also a Director of English Heritage Trading Ltd.

Laurie Magnus

Kunle Olulode MBE is the Director of Voice4Change, an umbrella Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) organisation representing over 400 BME charity community groups across England. He is also a curatorial, programme and audience development advisor to a wide range of cultural institutions including the British Library, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Wellcome Collection, Yorkshire Sculpture Park and the Catalan Institute in London. Possessing a keen interest in film, he has been part of the British Film Institute’s African Odyssey programming team for several years. He was previously UK Creative Director and producer with the Catlan live entertainment company Mas I Mas in Barcelona. With wide-ranging experience of policy development in the equalities and policy field, Kunle is a valued member of the Cabinet Office’s Windrush Working Group.

Kunle Olulode

Ian McCaig is Chairman of Festicket Ltd, an innovative marketplace for music festival experiences; Board Member and Chair of the Operating Committee at M-Kopa Ltd, the largest provider of customer financing and off-grid solar services in Africa; Board Member and Chair of Audit & Risk at Seedrs Ltd, a leading equity-crowdfunding fintech business; Board Member of Wesleyan Assurance, which provides financial services to professional groups, and a Governor of The Leys and St Faith’s Schools Foundation.  Until the end of 2017, he was CEO of First Utility (the UK’s largest independent energy retailer) and was previously CEO of lastminute.com, Europe’s largest independent online travel agent.  Ian began his career in the IT industry before moving into telecommunications and spending six years at Nokia, working across Europe, the Middle East and Asia.  Ian chairs English Heritage’s Audit and Risk Committee.  

Ian McCaig

Sir Tim Laurence is Chairman of the [English Heritage](/org/english-heritage) Trust, having previously served for four years as a Commissioner of [English Heritage](/org/english-heritage) prior to it becoming a charity. A career naval officer, his time in uniform ended after serving for three years as Chief Executive in charge of the Defence Estate, with responsibility for some 700 listed buildings, 1200 scheduled monuments and 170 SSSIs.

Since then Tim has pursued his enthusiasm for regeneration, as Chairman of two regeneration companies; for major projects, as Chairman of the Major Projects Association; and for heritage through his involvement with [English Heritage](/org/english-heritage) and the HMS Victory Preservation Company. He was previously Vice Chairman of the [Commonwealth War Graves Commission](/org/commonwealth-war-graves-commission) and is currently Deputy Chairman of [RNLI](/org/rnli). Tim is an ex officio member of [English Heritage](/org/english-heritage)'s Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee. He is also a Director of [English Heritage](/org/english-heritage) Trading Ltd.  

Tim Laurence

Victoria Barnsley (Howard) OBE is Executive Chairman of Castle Howard Estate Ltd. Previously she was CEO and Publisher of HarperCollins UK and International, a role she took up after [News Corp](/org/news-corp) acquired her independent publishing house, Fourth Estate, in 2000. She has held many high profile roles in the sector including President of the Publishers' Association, Chair of World Book Day and publishing representative on the Creative Industries Council. In addition to heritage and literature, Victoria has an extensive interest in the visual arts and is a former Trustee of Art UK, Tate and the National Gallery. She is also a member of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee and a Director of English Heritage Trading Ltd.

Victoria Barnsley

Sue Wilkinson was an executive board director at the [National Trust](/org/national-trust) until the end of 2016 and the board lead on tourism.  During her time there she led on membership, fundraising, volunteering, marketing, visitor experience and customer service.  She oversaw the growth of membership to nearly 5 million members, ran a number of successful fundraising campaigns, delivered several £m IT projects and led a major brand review.

Sue is currently a Commissioner of [Historic England](/org/historic-england) and deputy chair of the Churches Conservation Trust.  She is also a trustee of the [Canal & River Trust](/org/canal-river-trust), where she chairs the annual Living Waterways Awards, a board director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) and a trustee of the Medical Research Foundation.

Until 2018 she was a trustee of the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich and prior to this served on the Visit England Board and as a trustee of the Institute of Fundraising.

Sue Wilkinson

Charles Gurassa has 40 years' experience in the travel and tourism industry. He is a former Chief Executive of Thomson Travel Group, Executive Chairman of TUI Northern Europe and Director of TUI AG, and prior to that a Senior Executive at Thomas Cook and British Airways. He is also a former Deputy Chair of the National Trust and former Chair of Genesis Housing Association. Having stepped down as Chair of Channel 4 in January 2022, he was appointed Chair of the Guardian Media Group from March 2022. Charles is also Chair of Oxfam GB, Great Rail Journeys and the Migration Museum. Charles chairs English Heritage's Remuneration and Appointments Committee and is a Director of English Heritage Trading Limited.

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