Sue Wilkinson

Sue Wilkinson was an executive board director at the 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 and deputy chair of the Churches Conservation Trust. She is also a trustee of the 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.