Company
The NEW Phytologist Foundation
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Yoselin Benitez-AlfonsoDirector · since 2026
- Prof Wenbo MaDirector · since 2026
- Professor Maarja ÖPikDirector · since 2025
- Miriam MausDirector · since 2022
- Prof Dale SandersDirector · since 2022
- Professor Peter Michael AtkinsonDirector · since 2019
- Professor Simon John HiscockDirector · since 2017
- Leslie RossDirector · since 2016
- Professor Maria Jan HarrisonDirector · since 2014
- Professor Anne Elisabeth OsbournDirector · since 2013
- Professor Richard James NorbyDirector · since 2013
- Prof Keith LindseyDirector · since 2013
Previous officers 8
- Dr Cheryl Margaret Dolder 2018-2020 View profile
- Professor Nancy Devlin 2016-2019 View profile
- Professor Liam Dolan 2014-2026 View profile
- Professor Andrea Maria Polle-Reichel 2013-2014 View profile
- Professor Alastair Hugh Fitter 2013-2017 View profile
- Professor Alistair Macculloch Hetherington 2013-2025 View profile
- Howard Thomas 2013-2022 View profile
- Alistair Robert Macbrair Campbell 2013-2023 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 25/11/2013
- Also a registered charity
- The NEW Phytologist Foundation
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
12 directors on the board
- Leslie Ross Director · appointed 2016
- Dr Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso Director · appointed 2026
- Miriam Maus Director · appointed 2022
- Professor Maarja ÖPik Director · appointed 2025
- Prof Dale Sanders Director · appointed 2022
- Professor Peter Michael Atkinson Director · appointed 2019
- Professor Maria Jan Harrison Director · appointed 2014
- Professor Anne Elisabeth Osbourn Director · appointed 2013
- Professor Richard James Norby Director · appointed 2013
- Prof Keith Lindsey Director · appointed 2013
- Prof Wenbo Ma Director · appointed 2026
- Professor Simon John Hiscock Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Leslie Ross Director · appointed 2016
- Professor Peter Michael Atkinson Director · appointed 2019
- Professor Maria Jan Harrison Director · appointed 2014
- Professor Anne Elisabeth Osbourn Director · appointed 2013
- Professor Richard James Norby Director · appointed 2013
- Prof Keith Lindsey Director · appointed 2013
- Professor Simon John Hiscock Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (9)
- Leslie Ross Director · appointed 2016
- Dr Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso Director · appointed 2026
- Professor Maarja ÖPik Director · appointed 2025
- Prof Dale Sanders Director · appointed 2022
- Professor Peter Michael Atkinson Director · appointed 2019
- Professor Maria Jan Harrison Director · appointed 2014
- Professor Richard James Norby Director · appointed 2013
- Prof Keith Lindsey Director · appointed 2013
- Prof Wenbo Ma Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (3)
- Miriam Maus Director · appointed 2022
- Professor Anne Elisabeth Osbourn Director · appointed 2013
- Professor Simon John Hiscock Director · appointed 2017
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Professor Liam Dolan Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2026
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08789102
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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