Sue Biggs

Sue Biggs CBE
Born	Leicester
Residence	Cobham, Surrey
Nationality	British
Occupation	Director General of the Royal Horticultural Society

Sue-Anne Hilbre Biggs CBE is the Director General of the Royal Horticultural Society, the first woman to hold the role in the Society's history. Biggs began her career in the travel industry, where she worked for 30 years, and was an awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award by the Travel Weekly Globe Travel Awards. She was made a CBE in the 2017 New Year Honours, for her services to the environment at ornamental horticulture industries.

Biggs was born in Leicester and brought up in Sheffield. She grew up on Caxton Road, in the Broomhill area of the city. For her seventh birthday, her mother gave her a packet of seeds and a small trowel, encouraging her to plant them in their garden, and Biggs credits this as the source of her love of gardening.

She attended Abbeydale Grammar School. She obtained a BA in English and American Literature from the University of Nottingham and a Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism from the University of Manchester.

Biggs began working for Kuoni Travel in 1982 as a product executive, she was the first woman to be appointed to the board, as well as the first non-Swiss board member. For 12 years she was the managing director of the UK Division. Biggs role included working with the charities supported by Kuoni which included Plan International and the Born Free Foundation. She left Kuoni after the organisation underwent a restructure, having worked there for 25 years.

Biggs joined Thomas Cook in 2008, where she worked as managing director of scheduled business. In 2008, Biggs was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Travel Weekly Globe Travel Awards. Biggs left Thomas Cook in August 2009.

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