Teresa Dent

Teresa Ogilvy Dent[1] CBE (b. 1959) is the CEO of Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, a British charitable organisation promoting game and wildlife management as an essential part of nature conservation, since 2001.[2]

Teresa Ogilvy Dent
Born1959 (age 61–62)
NationalityBritish
OccupationCEO
Years active2001—present
EmployerGame & Wildlife Conservation Trust

Biography

Teresa Dent attended the University of Reading, graduating with a degree in agriculture.[3]

She joined Strutt & Parker as a farming and business management consultant[4] and was a partner at the firm for 13 years.[3] Her next position was with the Game Conservancy Trust (renamed Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust in 2007). She was named CEO of the Trust in 2001.[4] She resides in Salisbury, Wiltshire.[5]

Memberships and affiliations

In 2014 Dent was named to the board of Natural England.[3] She was previously Chairman of the Marlborough Downs Nature Improvement Partnership.[4][5] She is a board member of the Langholm Moor Demonstration Project.[4]

She is a Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Society of England.[4]

Awards and honors

In June 2015 Dent was named a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) for "services to wildlife conservation" as part of the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honors.[1][6]

References
  1. "Queen's birthday honours list 2015: GCB, DBE and CBE". The Guardian. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. "Teresa Dent CBE". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. "Teresa Dent joins the Board of Natural England (press release)". Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  4. "Non-Executive Board Member Teresa Dent". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  5. "CBE for head of Hampshire game and wildlife conservation charity (press release)". Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  6. Kemble, Elizabeth (15 June 2015). "Chemical weapons expert and wildlife chief named in Queen's Birthday Honours". Salisbury Journal. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
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