Senior Leadership Team
Our CEO, directors and heads of unit provide the executive leadership, and strategic and operational management of NatureScot.
Find out what each member of the Senior Leadership Team is responsible for and the skills that each individual brings to the role.
You can view the salaries paid to our Chief Executive, directors and heads of unit in our Annual Report and Accounts.
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Francesca Osowska, Chief Executive
Francesca Osowska
Francesca leads NatureScot work to enhance our natural environment and inspire the people of Scotland to care more about it. Working closely with the Scottish Government and partners, Francesca builds consensus on the vital role of nature-based, nature-rich solutions to the climate emergency and as a cornerstone of Scotland’s green recovery from Covid-19.
Telephone: 01463 725001
Email: [email protected]
Director of Nature and Climate Change
Nick Halfhide
Nick leads NatureScot’s drive to reverse the current decline in nature, and work with nature to tackle climate change. Nick champions solutions on NatureScot’s own land, and works with a range of stakeholders so that nature can thrive across Scotland’s land and seas.
Telephone: 01463 725224
Email: [email protected]
Director of Green Economy
Robbie Kernahan
Robbie is the Director of Green Economy at NatureScot. Working across government and with a range of externals, a key theme throughout his work has been the need to deliver multiple benefits from land, establish a more integrated approach to land management and improve the links and understanding between people and Scotland's natural capital.
Telephone: 01463 725353
Email: robbie.kernahan@nature.scot
Director of Business Services and Transformation
Jane Macdonald
Jane is the strategic lead on organisational transformation and the delivery of excellent business and corporate services. Working collaboratively across the organisation, she and her teams provide the expertise, functions and facilities to empower colleagues to deliver for nature and the people of Scotland. Her focus is on enabling NatureScot, Scotland’s nature agency, to be a successful, innovative and inclusive organisation.
Telephone: 01463 725054
Email: [email protected]
Deputy Director of Nature and Climate Change
Eileen Stuart
Eileen is NatureScot’s lead for science, monitoring and surveillance on land and sea. Eileen drives forward action to enhance people’s connection with nature, promoting our work on landscape, recreation as well as overseeing our funding streams on biodiversity and place to support the creation of a nature-rich and resilient future.
Telephone: 01463 725227
Email: [email protected]
Deputy Director of Green Economy
Claudia Rowse
Claudia is Deputy Director of Green Economy for NatureScot. She provides senior leadership on supporting transformative land use and investing in natural capital to address the twin challenges of biodiversity and climate change. With over 20 years of experience on land use policy and practice, she now leads NatureScot's peatland restoration team, and Scotland's Natural Capital Pilot Programme to test approaches to future rural policy that combines sustainable food production, climate and nature. She also leads on NatureScot's work on nature-based jobs and skills, aiming to build capacity and skills across Scotland's workforce to help Scotland implement nature-based solutions and reach its net zero targets.
Telephone: 01463 725319
Email: [email protected]
Deputy Director of Business Services and Transformation
Stuart MacQuarrie
Stuart leads NatureScot’s business planning functions to ensure our resources are fully aligned to deliver bold and effective solutions towards restoring and growing Scotland’s biodiversity. This includes working across teams to respond rapidly to emerging resourcing needs which help progress determined action to address the twin challenges of tackling biodiversity loss and the climate emergency.
Tel: 01463 725274
Email: stuart.macquarrie@nature.scot
Head of External Affairs
Jason Ormiston
Jason is the strategic lead on the NatureScot brand, stakeholder engagement and PR. Working with the Board and the Senior Leadership Team, Jason, along with the Communications and Executive Office teams, positions NatureScot as a leading supporter of Scotland’s response to the twin crises of climate emergency and biodiversity decline and the Green Recovery from Covid-19.
Tel: 0131 3162650
Email: [email protected]
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