Somerset Wildlife Trust
Paul Smith currently serves as the Director of Planning and Development at Somerset Wildlife Trust, a position held since April 2024. Previously, Paul held the role of VP Operations at OneDome from February 2021 to December 2023, leading operations in a fintech start-up focused on home buying services. Paul was the Chief Executive Officer of Which? Financial Services Ltd for 18 years, providing strategic leadership and overseeing a team of over 150. Additional roles at Which? included Managing Director positions for Which? Trusted Traders and Right Choice India, as well as leadership roles in research and product testing. Earlier career experience includes work as a Project Development Manager at Whyte Chemicals Ltd and as a Senior Research and Development Chemist at Holliday Dyes & Chemicals Limited. Paul Smith holds a PhD in Chemistry, a BSc in Organic Chemistry, and a BSc in Colour Chemistry, all obtained from the University of Leeds.
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Somerset Wildlife Trust
Somerset is one of the most habitat-diverse and wildlife-rich counties in Britain. Somerset Wildlife Trust is an independent conservation charity working to ensure this remains the case. We rely on the support of our members, donors and volunteers, as well as income from grant-making bodies and companies, including profits from our ecological consultancy, to look after Somerset’s wildlife and wild places. This includes the nature reserves in our care and the creation of thriving ‘living landscapes’ across the Mendips, the Levels and Moors, Taunton, and Somerset’s coast. We also work to influence Somerset’s policy-making and planning decisions, which affect the county’s wildlife and the wider environment to ensure nature is at the heart of decisions on our county’s future. We believe access to wildlife and wild places is important for people of all ages to value wildlife and help protect it, and also to enhance the health and wellbeing of everyone who lives and works in our wonderful county.