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In an announcement this morning \u2013 and following a successful RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021 \u2013 the Royal Horticultural Society have stated that Sue Biggs CBE will retire from her role as their Director General in June 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n In today\u2019s official statement, the RHS highlight the work that Sue has done over 11 years to modernise and grow the RHS. \u201cShe leaves a much stronger charity, with record membership numbers, that is more inclusive and broader based, as well as being more financially robust,\u201d the statement continues.<\/span><\/p>\n Full release below:<\/p>\n Sue Biggs CBE will retire as their Director General in June 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n During her time\u00a0leading\u00a0the\u00a0RHS, Sue\u00a0has championed improvements in the\u00a0gardens, \u00a0flower\u00a0shows,\u00a0community initiatives and educational programmes, raised standards of horticulture and science and\u00a0helped inspire gardeners\u00a0and young horticultural professionals alike.<\/span><\/p>\n She\u00a0has also\u00a0been pivotal\u00a0in creating and executing the Strategic Investment Programme across the\u00a0gardens,\u00a0most notably the opening of RHS\u00a0Garden\u00a0Bridgewater\u00a0in Salford\u00a0and the nationally significant new Home of Gardening Science at RHS\u00a0Garden\u00a0Wisley.<\/span><\/p>\n Keith Weed, President of the RHS, says: \u00a0\u201cWe on\u00a0the Society\u2019s\u00a0Council thank Sue for all her hard work, dedication and achievements during her time at the RHS. \u00a0The\u00a0last 18 months has seen\u00a0Sue lead\u00a0the organisation at a difficult time during the pandemic where the organisation\u00a0has continued to\u00a0progress despite the many challenges.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Before her time with the RHS, Sue Biggs was Managing Director of\u00a0Kuoni\u00a0Travel where she worked for 25 years. She commented: \u00a0\u201cWith gardening and travel being my two greatest passions, I feel extremely lucky that my career has been spent\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0travel\u00a0business, followed by 11 years working in horticulture here at the RHS.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m extremely proud\u00a0of everything we have achieved over the last decade, and without\u00a0Council,\u00a0the\u00a0Leadership Team and the incredible teams, volunteers and people\u00a0across the RHS, as well as our generous supporters,\u00a0<\/i>it simply would not have been possible to make such deep rooted changes.\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0To\u00a0leave\u00a0this wonderful charity\u00a0after the creation of the amazing RHS Garden Bridgewater\u00a0in Salford\u00a0and\u00a0after bringing our science work to the fore with\u00a0Wisley\u00a0Hilltop\u2013 The Home of Gardening Science,\u00a0makes me very\u00a0happy to\u00a0know\u00a0that future generations will benefit from both for\u00a0decades\u00a0to come.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Sue\u00a0has\u00a0raised awareness and helped improve standards\u00a0in the\u00a0horticulture\u00a0industry,\u00a0chairing the Ornamental Horticulture Roundtable\u00a0since its inception\u00a0and working with government. \u00a0In March 2017\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0recognised with a CBE for her services to horticulture and the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>The recruitment process for a new Director General\u00a0for the RHS\u00a0will\u00a0now\u00a0begin to enable a well-managed handover.<\/span><\/p>\n Keith finishes: \u00a0\u201cThanks to Sue and the hard work of the teams and the gardening boom, the RHS is currently thriving\u00a0and is in a great place for someone new to take the\u00a0helm\u00a0and set the\u00a0new\u00a0strategy to grow even more,\u00a0further building inclusion, increasing\u00a0our work around sustainability\u00a0and engaging\u00a0and supporting\u00a0the UK\u2019s\u00a030 million\u00a0gardeners to grow more plants for the nation\u2019s health and the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u00a0will miss Sue\u00a0when she leaves,\u00a0but\u00a0there is\u00a0still\u00a0plenty of time to\u00a0celebrate\u00a0her\u00a0achievements with us before she steps down\u00a0in\u00a0June\u00a0next year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n More news on her successor as soon as we get it.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Daniel Griffiths Published: Monday, 04 October 2021 at 12:00 am In an announcement this morning \u2013 and following a successful RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021 \u2013 the Royal Horticultural Society have stated that Sue Biggs CBE will retire from her role as their Director General in June 2022. 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