Paul Smith
Biography
Paul worked for the Ford Motor Company from 1978 until 2006 in a range of Finance roles. From 2003 to 2006 he was Finance Director of Ford’s UK Operations.
Since 2006 Paul has pursued a portfolio career with Non Executive roles in the NHS, Department for Transport, HMRC, HSE, Hertfordshire Police and Police Commissioner’s Office, and in other government departments.
He has done a number of Non Executive roles within the MOD since 2007, including in Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Defence Equipment & Support, Defence Business Services, and UK Strategic Command.
He has also worked as a Non-Executive Director (NED) in Financial Services and Social Housing organisations.
Paul is an experienced Audit and Risk Committee Chair and his audit committee experience spans all of the above organisations.
Non-executive board member and non-executive board member with responsibility for the Union
Our Non-executives are senior figures from outside the department who bring a diverse mix of expertise and skills from across the public and private sector. They all:
- give guidance and advice to MOJ leaders and ministers
- support and challenge management on the department’s strategic direction
- provide support in monitoring and reviewing progress