--- title: A Rocha International appoints new exec director date: 2020-08-14T12:58:00+01:00 author: Naomi Osinnowo canonical_url: "https://staging.eauk.org/news-and-views/a-rocha-international-appoints-new-exec-director" section: Articles --- Share [ ](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=1769260916495219&href=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fa-rocha-international-appoints-new-exec-director) [ ](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=A%20Rocha%20International%20appoints%20new%20exec%20director&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fa-rocha-international-appoints-new-exec-director) [ ](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/send?app_id=1769260916495219&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fa-rocha-international-appoints-new-exec-director&link=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fa-rocha-international-appoints-new-exec-director&display=popup) [ ](mailto:?subject=Shared%20from%20Evangelical%20Alliance&body=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fa-rocha-international-appoints-new-exec-director) Copy link to this article Share this article A Rocha International appoints new exec director 1 min read Contents Share [ ](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=1769260916495219&href=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fa-rocha-international-appoints-new-exec-director) [ ](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=A%20Rocha%20International%20appoints%20new%20exec%20director&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fa-rocha-international-appoints-new-exec-director) [ ](mailto:?subject=Shared%20from%20Evangelical%20Alliance&body=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fa-rocha-international-appoints-new-exec-director) Copy link to this article Share this article Back to top In this article #### A Rocha International this week announced that Dr Simon Stuart has been appointed executive director following the tragic loss of Chris Naylor last year. Dr Stuart will take up his role at the Christian organisation, which brings together practical conservation action with Christian faith, in December when he’ll step down from his current position as director of strategic conservation at Synchronicity Earth. Dr Stuart, who has a long history with A Rocha, having served as an A Rocha International trustee between 2000 and 2009, and from 2017 to June 2020, commented, ​“I am both excited and humbled to be taking this new position with A Rocha International – an organisation I have grown to love over many years.” News of the appointment comes almost one year after Chris Naylor, former executive director, his wife Susanna, who with him established A Rocha Lebanon, and Miranda Harris, co-founder of A Rocha, died following a car accident in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. A Rocha International commented, ​“We are grateful to God for providing such an outstanding person to lead A Rocha into a new chapter and to help us rebuild after a difficult and traumatic time.” Your reading Count on · turn off 0 You’ve read 0 articles in the last year. Behind what you’re reading is a movement of churches, organisations and individuals standing together. Join us and add your voice to the church being heard where it matters most. [Become a member](/membership/become-a-member/individuals/join-us) Privacy settings *›* Your article count is off. Nothing is being recorded on this device. Turn it back on --- ### About Naomi Osinnowo ![]() Naomi was the Evangelical Alliance's editorial content manager from 2018 to 2021. Positions with publishers and within the marketing and communications faculty of a higher education institution, plus stints as a reporter, enabled the media and cultural studies graduate, who has an NCTJ diploma in newspaper journalism, to hone the necessary skills and qualities to serve members well. 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