Organisational structure and staff

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Director of RBG, Kew
Richard Deverell

Horticulture, Learning and Operations

Curates the collection of living plants and provides integrated education and interpretation based on this world-leading resource. The Directorate supports the organisation's science, conservation, and visitor programmes. The living collections are housed within the historical landscapes and buildings at Kew and Wakehurst Place.

Director of Horticulture, Learning and Operations
Richard Barley

Arboretum, Gardens and Horticultural Services
Tony Kirkham

Glasshouses, Nurseries and Decorative Horticulture
Greg Redwood

Head of School of Horticulture
Tim Hughes

Garden Design and Collection Support
Richard Wilford

Head of Learning and Participation
Julia Willison

Head of Interpretation 
Sharon Willoughby

Marketing and Commercial Enterprise

Responsible for commercial activities including retail, publishing, licensing, adult education and venue hire, as well as visitor programming at Kew, marketing, digital experience, media relations and creative services. Commercial activities are operated by RBG Kew Enterprises Limited.

Director, Marketing and Commercial Enterprise
Sandra Botterell

Head of Commercial Activities
Vacant

Head of Media Relations and Internal Communications
Ciara O'Sullivan

Head of Digital Experience
Chloe Hayward-Grant

Head of Creative Services
Jeff Eden

Head of Sales and Marketing
Paul Guthrie

The Shirley Sherwood and Marianne North Galleries at Kew provide public exhibition facilities for Kew’s extensive botanic art collection and for exhibiting new works of botanic art.

Galleries and Exhibition Leader
Maria Devaney

Science

Head of Science
Alexandre Antonelli

Deputy Director of Science
Professor Monique Simmonds

Deputy Director of Science (Bioinformatics and Genomics)
Dr Paul Kersey

Research Professor
Professor Mark Chase FRS

The Science Directorate at Kew has been restructured with the aim of improving the impact and quality of our science and allowing Kew to fulfil its scientific potential. The new structure comprises six scientific research departments supported by the Office of the Science Directorate and Kew Consultancy Services.

Head, Collections 
Dr Alan Paton

Head, Identification and Naming
Dr Tim Utteridge

Head, Conservation
Dr Colin Clubbe 

Acting Head, Natural Capital and Useful Plants
Prof. Phil Stevenson

Head, Comparative Plant and Fungal Biology
Dr William Baker

Acting Head, Biodiversity Informatics and Spatial Analysis
Dr Alan Paton

Head, Directorate Office
Dr Clive Hayter

The Library, Art and Archives represent one of the world’s foremost scientific libraries. 

Library, Art and Archives
Fiona Ainsworth  (Head of LAA)

RBG Kew Enterprises

RBG Kew Enterprises Limited is a trading company wholly owned by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Kew's commercial activities are operated by RBG Kew Enterprises including venue hire, retail, trademark licensing, and some events. All profits are gift-aided to Kew and used to support Kew's work.