Our Senior Management team
Our Chief Executive and three directors together make up our Senior Management Team. They are responsible for day-to-day decision making and for leading our three departments: Operations, Finance & Resources and Fundraising & Communications.
Tom Skirrow, Chief Executive
Tom Skirrow was appointed as Chief Executive in July 2020 after more than four years as Director of Operations at Tree Aid. During his time at Tree Aid, Tom has led the team to deliver significant growth across its operations, securing large-scale investment for projects, overseeing the development of new and pioneering monitoring and evaluation systems and supporting the development and delivery of the organisation’s ambitious five-year strategy. He brings over 14 years of experience in program and operational roles working on projects in Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Before starting with Tree Aid he worked as Country Director for Save the Children in Vanuatu.
Georges Bazongo, Director of Programmes
Georges Bazongo started as the Director of Programmes in July 2020 having previously been Tree Aid’s Director of West Africa Operations. Georges has more than two decades of experience in national and international organisations like FAO/Ministry of Environment Project, ORGANIC and Self Help Africa. His areas of expertise are sustainable agriculture, natural resource management, agroforestry, land tenure management, crop value chain development and smallholder’s organisational development.
Ben Sheahan, Director of Finance & Resources
Ben Sheahan joined the management team at Tree Aid as Director of Finance and Resources in June 2017. Having qualified at Deloitte, he has over 25 years of experience in commercial and international development finance. He has worked in the Gambia, Tanzania and in the UK, most recently as Finance Director of Restless Development. He is experienced in leading international finance teams to deliver transparency and value for money.
