Plant Heritage has announced the appointment of Sarah Quarterman as chief executive officer, following the departure of executive officer, Genevieve Melbourne Webb, in December.
Sarah joins the charity from Anaphylaxis Campaign where she was corporate partnerships manager, her earlier career was in IT with John Lewis Partnership.
"I am delighted to be joining Plant Heritage at such an exciting time," said Sarah Quarterman.
"When our work of plant conservation through cultivation is expanding. Our National Plant Collections scheme is second to none and we are looking to propagate best practice in plant conservation within and beyond the UK.
"Through proactive identification of garden plants at threat of extinction in the Threatened Plants Project, and members’ conservation through participation in the Plant Guardians scheme.
"We aim to make Plant Heritage a charity with a distinctive place in the conservation arena, appealing across all ages and with a growing number of supporters."
Plant Heritage's work sees it conserve, grow, propagate, document and make available the range of cultivated plants that exists in the UK.
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