Jon Bates

Jon Bates is an experienced professional in the forestry sector, currently serving as Operations Manager at Forestry England since April 2005, where responsibility includes programme delivery and financial management of operational programmes. Previously, Jon Bates held positions at the Forestry Commission from August 1990 to April 2005, initially as a Forester, overseeing FC labour for harvesting and forest management, and later as Beat Forester, managing contract work programmes. Jon Bates holds a BTEC National Diploma in Forestry from Newton Rigg, completed in 1990.