Head of Forestry and Land Management @ Forest Enterprise England (September 2016 - Present)
Forest Management Director, North @ Forest Enterprise England (November 2014 - September 2016)
Independent Technical Consultant - Forest Landscape Restoration, India @ (July 2018 - March 2020)
Brand researcher @ (November 2013 - January 2019)
Director @ Kielder Water and Forest Park Development Trust (December 2014 - September 2016)
Research Associate, Department of Forest Economics and Management @ (June 2013 - June 2015)
Principal Consultant and owner @ Modra - Strom Environmental (December 2012 - October 2014)
Technical Editor @ Scotland's Environment Web (July 2013 - May 2014)
Head of Delivery and Regions @ (October 2006 - December 2012)
Head of Climate Change Adaptation Programme @ (August 2010 - July 2011)
Head of Forest Planning @ Forest Enterprise Scotland (December 2003 - October 2006)
Forest District Manager @ forestry commission scotland (January 2000 - January 2003)
James Simpson Education
Edinburgh Napier University
MBA (Business Strategy and Public Administration)
1997-1999
The University of Edinburgh
BSc Hons (Ecological Science)
1984-1988
BSI Training
Lead Environmental Auditor - EMS ISO14001
James Simpson Skills
Leading Change
Business Strategy
Policy Analysis
Program Development
Environmental Policy
Forestry
Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Consulting
Climate Change Adaptation
Sustainability
Public Sector
Case Managment
Rural Development
Service Delivery
Training
Staff Development
Technical Staff Management
Program Management
Program Evaluation
Environmental Compliance
Operating Budgets
Regulatory Analysis
Governance
Land Use Planning
European Union
Stakeholder Engagement
Auditing
FSC Certification
Ecology
Policy
ISO 14001
Environmental Management Systems
Strategy
Stakeholder Management
Forest Management
Corporate Social Responsibility
Report Writing
Technical Writing
Editing
Management Consulting
GIS
Change Management
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Public Policy
Microsoft Excel
Leadership
Strategic Planning
Sales
Geographic Information Systems Gis
Geographic Information Systems
James Simpson Summary
James Simpson, based in Leonard Stanley, GB, is currently a Executive Director - Forestry and Land Management at Forestry England. James Simpson brings experience from previous roles at Forestry England, Soil Association and Forest Enterprise England. James Simpson holds a 1997 - 1999 MBA in Business Strategy and Public Administration @ Edinburgh Napier University. With a robust skill set that includes Leading Change, Business Strategy, Policy Analysis, Program Development, Environmental Policy and more. James Simpson has 2 emails and 2 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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