Plantlife are the global voice for plants and fungi.  From the tiniest lichen to the mightiest oak, they shape our world.  Our mission is a world rich in plants and fungi.

The restoration of nature, at scale and pace, is vital to combating the interconnected crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and societal and health challenges. Plants and fungi, at the heart of healthy and functioning ecosystems have the power to mitigate the impacts of climate change and rebuild a thriving natural world which supports the wellbeing of communities.

We believe that abundant and diverse plants and fungi must be our foremost consideration as we work to restore our depleted environment.

We are seeking a new CEO to guide us through this critical chapter for climate, nature and society.  Do you have the passion and energy to work with our talented and committed team as we tackle some of the most profound challenges of our time?  Can you harness your credibility, personality and networking and story-telling skills to help us grow our profile and influence, and to deliver impact in partnership with others?

We are proactive and human. We believe that every individual, community, and sector of the economy and society has an equal stake in our natural world and can make a contribution to its restoration. 

We are expert and credible. Everything we do and say is based on research, evidence and experience. 

We are positively disruptive, passionate and outspoken. We stand up for plants and fungi, we focus on impact and solutions, we represent our views respectfully and we share our knowledge so that others can take action too.

The deadline for applications is 9am (GMT) 3rd March 2025.

Perrett Laver will conduct an executive search process in parallel with the public advertisement of the role. Longlisted candidates will be invited to interview with Perrett Laver in mid-March and the Selection Panel will subsequently meet to decide upon a final shortlist for the post later that month, following which, interviews with Plantlife will take place in early April. If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you in the selection process, please advise us of these so that we can make appropriate arrangements.

Accessibility Statement

To confidentially get in touch about this role, or for advice on your application please email, George Hourmouzios at George.Hourmouzios@perrettlaver.com.

Should you require access to these documents in alternative formats, please contact Esther Elbro on Esther.Elbro@perrettlaver.com.

If you have comments that would support us to improve access to documentation, or our application processes more generally, please do not hesitate to contact us via accessibility@perrettlaver.com.

Privacy Policy

Protecting your personal data is of the utmost importance to Perrett Laver and we take this responsibility very seriously. Any information obtained by our trading divisions is held and processed in accordance with the relevant data protection legislation. The data you provide us with is securely stored on our computerised database and transferred to our clients for the purposes of presenting you as a candidate and/or considering your suitability for a role you have registered interest in.

Perrett Laver is a Data Controller and a Data Processor, and our legal basis for processing your personal data is ‘Legitimate Interests’. You have the right to object to us processing your data in this way. For more information about this, your rights, and our approach to Data Protection and Privacy, please visit our website https://perrettlaver.com/privacy-statement/.