Landscape Institute President Merrick Denton-Thompson has recently announced the appointment of Daniel Cook as its new Chief Executive Officer to provide fresh leadership and drive forward its aim to broaden membership, particularly internationally.
‘We are excited to have secured Daniel for this important role. He is an energetic leader and thought leader with an excellent track record of turning insight into strategy. He understands the changing dynamics impacting on professional membership organisations operating across both the natural and built environment. He also has a wealth of experience and knowledge spanning earth science, urban planning, policy and politics, as well as a great network that will be of great benefit to the future development of the landscape profession. Daniel joins at an exciting time for the LI as it modernises its governance and approach to develop a broader membership of landscape professionals. He will also seek to improve engagement with the next generation and progress the LI’s focus on education to ensure that our profession continues to provide skilled practitioners to meet industry and society’s needs.’ – Landscape Institute President Merrick Denton-Thompson
Daniel will move from his role as Director of Strategy and Planning at RICS to the Landscape Institute during October. He has great experience over his 8 years at RICS leading market insight, helping to create their first Corporate Strategy, playing an active role in their international expansion and leading their successful RICS Futures programme.
‘I am excited to be joining an organisation at the forefront of place-making. The work of landscape professionals is inspirational and makes a real difference to us all. There are great opportunities across a range of disciplines including land management, well-being, resilience and green infrastructure. To be successful we will need to be open to innovation and re-invention. Our job is to lead, to share, to be flexible and inclusive to remain relevant and to ensure trust in professions against a backdrop of major change.’ – Daniel Cook, Chief Executive Officer of the Landscape Institute