Trustee
Bevis has worked in sustainability for more than 25 years, including recycling, conservation and banking. He is Chief Executive of Triodos Bank UK and previously Chief Executive of Avon Wildlife Trust as well as Head of Business Support at The Waste and Resource Action Programme (WRAP). He has held numerous Directorships and Trusteeships and brings a wealth of experience in managing fast growing organisations.
He has been an active conservationist and scuba diver all his adult life and has volunteered on three international marine conservation programmes. In 2021 he made nationally significant discoveries of wild beavers living and breeding on the river Avon near Bath and authored the book – ‘River Journey – searching for wild beavers and finding freedom’ with the author proceeds donated to conservation charities. He has also been the author of papers published in academic journals, conference proceedings, as well as opinion pieces published in national and international press. He has a regular column in the Metro newspaper on how to green your money.
Like Project Seagrass, he graduated from Swansea University! Bevis has a first-class business degree, was awarded the business prize when graduating from Swansea University, holds a PhD in Management Science, is a Chartered Environmentalist (MCIWM, CEnv) and a Fellow of the RSA. In 2022 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration by the University of the West of England recognising his leadership in sustainability.
