Simon Milne

Simon Milne was appointed the 16th Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) in February 2014. Prior to this he was Chief Executive of the Scottish Wildlife Trust (2004 -2014) and Director of the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and Arboretum (2000 – 2004). He served with the Royal Marines (1979-2000) predominantly with Commando Forces, and was appointed MBE in 1996. He is a Trustee of The Crawick Multiverse Trust, the Younger Benmore Trust, the M L Macintyre Begonia Trust, the Sibbald Trust and is a Director of the Botanics Trading Company. He was awarded an Honorary Professorship by the University of Edinburgh in 2016 and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He is a member of Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms.