National Managers

John is an accomplished forester with 24 years’ experience in operational leadership of Forestry and Land Management programmes in England’s public forests. 

The opportunity to work across the whole forest industry in England greatly attracted John to the National Manager role and a new challenge. He wants to use his expertise and knowledge to help bring the forest industry ever closer together in England to inspire organisations, politicians and society to tackle climate change and champion the important role that timber and other wood-based products play.  

E-mail: john.bruce@confor.org.uk

Elaine joined Confor in 2023. She previously spent more than five years with Natural Resources Wales (Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru), working on forest operations and delivering sustainable management of the Welsh Government Woodland Estate. Elaine represented NRW on the FISA Chainsaw working group and chaired the internal restocking and establishment group. She looks forward to using her energy and enthusiasm for our sector together with her experience and expertise to work on everyone’s common goal: to improve and expand forestry in Wales.

E-mail: Elaine.Heckley@confor.org.uk