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Simon Lyster

Simon Lyster

Simon was the former Chief Executive of LEAD International 2005-2011. Before joining LEAD, Simon was Director General of the Wildlife Trusts, one of the largest nature conservation organisations in the UK. Before that, Simon worked for WWF for nine years, and was responsible for WWF's global policy work on international conventions such as the Biological Diversity Convention and CITES.

Simon is a lawyer by training, qualified in both the UK and the United States. He has a PhD in International Wildlife Law from Cambridge University, has authored a book entitled International Wildlife Law, and is a member of the International Council of Environmental Law.

He is a Trustee of Conservation International - UK, the World Land Trust, and the Kilverstone Wildlife Conservation Trust. He is also a non-executive Director of Northumbrian Water Ltd.