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  • George Lusty was appointed interim Executive Director for Consumer Protection and Markets at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on 26 February 2024.  George is a member of the senior executive team and is an adviser…

  • George McRobbie is Managing Director of Tilhill Forestry Limited and has over 40 years’ experience in the forestry and timber sectors. He has a BSc in Forestry from Aberdeen University and is a former President and a Fellow …

  • George Mpanga was born to Ugandan parents on the St Raphael’s Estate in Neasden, north-west London and began performing rap and grime when he was 15 years old. He attended Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet, an elite selective…

  • Non Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at National Grid plc and Vallares plc. Non Executive Director, Saab AB. Former CFO and Board member BAE Systems plc. Former Non Executive Director of Orange plc and Air…

  • George Russell manages the pensions and social security teams at the Government Actuary’s Department (GAD). George joined GAD from the private sector in 1994, gaining regulatory and policy-making experience in secondments to…

  • George Sherriff was the British Deputy Ambassador to The Gambia from January 2012 until November 2014. He studied at Edinburgh University and upon graduating spent several years working in international development and polit…

  • George Turkington CBE was appointed as interim Director General Country Programmes in June 2019. Prior to this he was the Director for West and Southern Africa following his role as Head of DFID Ethiopia. George has worked i…

  • Georgia Bottomley was appointed Head of Operations Finance Business Partnering in October 2020, a role which includes responsibility for the Legal Aid Agency. She joined the MoJ in 2017, having previously worked in the Depar…

  • Georgia Gould was appointed Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office on 9 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for Queen’s Park and Maida Vale in July 2024.

  • Georgia joined HMCTS in 2017 as Deputy Director of Communications, following roles in local government, the NHS, housing and regeneration. She became Director of Communications from August 2020.

  • Geraint Spearing became the Chief Executive of the Defence Electronics Components Agency (DECA) upon launch of the Agency in April 2015. He took up the position as the CE (designate) in June 2014 where he led the formation o…

  • Gerald is a microbiologist who is a Chartered Biologist and a member of the Society of Biology and the Royal Society of Chemistry. Since leaving the NHS in 1978, he has worked in senior roles in manufacturing and quality ass…

  • Gerald Howarth was Minister for International Security Strategy from May 2010 to September 2012. He was elected Conservative MP for Aldershot on 1 May 1997. Education Gerald was educated at Haileybury and ISC Junior School, …

  • Gerald Jones was appointed Assistant Whip, House of Commons on 10 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare in July 2024.

  • Gerald Ronson is a UK property developer and entrepreneur. In addition to his business interests in the property and petrol retailing sectors, he is a recognised philanthropist, having raised over £100 million and personally…

  • Geraldine is a graduate in Economics from Jesus College, Cambridge University and in International Relations from SAIS, Johns Hopkins University. She has worked in a range of Foreign Policy and National Security roles for th…

  • Geraldine Terry was a Non-Executive Director at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency between June 2014 and May 2017.

  • Gerallt Evans was Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in Wales prior to his appointment as Traffic Commissioner. Gerallt Evans was appointed as Traffic Commissioner for the North West of England i…

  • Gerard Connell is Non-executive Director, Board to HM Land Registry. He has over 30 years executive experience in strategic, financial and operational roles in industry and the City at: Wincanton Unigate Bankers Trust Compan…

  • Gerard Lemos joined the HMPPS as Lead Non-Executive Board Member on 1 May 2018. Gerard is Chair of English Heritage, National Savings & Investments, London Institute of Banking and Finance and Hofesh Shechter Dance Compa…

  • Gerry has a long history in Cumbria and served as a Board Director of Gen 2 Apprentice Training Company for four years as well as Non-Executive Director of Britain’s Energy Coast and Director of NMP Limited. He was Senior Vi…

  • Gerry Murphy was a non-executive board member of the Department of Health and Social Care from 2014 to July 2024. He also chaired its Audit and Risk Committee. He is a co-opted member of the NHS England audit and risk assura…

  • Gerry Murphy became Chief Operating Officer of the Olympic Delivery Authority ( ODA ) on 1 April 2013. She joined the ODA as Head of Finance in January 2009 and became its Director of Finance in February 2011. Gerry was prev…

  • Gerry joined High Speed Two ( HS2 ) as HR Director in May 2017 and is responsible for the design, development and implementation of the strategic people strategy of HS2 . Gerry’s key areas of focus are to ensure that the nec…

  • Geth has worked for the Wales Office since 2007, specialising in constitutional matters and legislation. He joined the Civil Service in 1992, having previously worked for BT. His posts in the Civil Service have included: Bil…

  • Gideon Dewhirst joined as Deputy Ambassador to Czech Republic in April 2018. Curriculum Vitae 2015 - 2018 FCO, Head of Strategic Engagement, Campaigns & Engagement Department 2013 - 2015 FCO, Head of Team, Mediterranean …

  • Giles joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in 2004. He has served in various diplomatic Posts overseas, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, and Mauritania. He has also worked …

  • Giles Lever was HM Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan from 2021 to 2024. Mr Lever joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1990 and has worked in a wide range of roles, including in Africa, on the Middle East a…

  • Mr Giles Portman took up the position of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Romania in October 2023. Dates Role 2021 to 2022 FCDO , Director Europe, Europe Directorate 2020 to 2021 FCDO , Director EU Exit, Europe Directorate 2019 t…

  • Giles Paxman was the British Ambassador to Spain 2009 to 2013. He was born in 1951. He studied at Oxford University before joining the Department of the Environment on its creation in 1974. After transferring to the Diplomat…

  • Giles Whitaker was Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Tehran from November 2018 to December 2021. After studying for a degree in History & Politics, Giles joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 198…

  • Gill joined HMRC in 2014. She advises HMRC and HM Treasury and is responsible for all aspects of tax law, leading a large litigation team, which safeguards billions of pounds worth of tax revenues. From 2010 to 2014 Gill was…

  • Gill Atkinson was appointed her Majesty’s Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria in Abuja in July 2019. Prior to this appointment, she was, for a short period, the acting Deputy High Commissioner to Bangladesh. Gill Atkinson st…

  • Gill is a Commercial Director who has worked within the Defence, Aerospace and Transport Industries for 25 years.  She has been responsible for leading teams for bidding and delivering complex programmes involving national a…

  • Curriculum Vitae Ms Gill Fraser, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Paris Gill Fraser was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in Scotland and has been a member of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office since 2002. Prior to joining th…

  • Gill is an experienced career diplomat.  She has worked in a diverse range of roles in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, now Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, in London. These include Head of Overseas Health an…

  • Gill is a career diplomat. Previous postings have included Romania, India and Japan. She has also worked in the voluntary sector, establishing child drowning prevention programmes (she is a qualified swimming teacher and ope…

  • Gillian Arthur joined the Export Guarantee Advisory Council (EGAC) in April 2009. Gillian was previously head of philanthropy services at Sanne Group, which specialises in the provision of offshore management and control and…

  • After graduating from the University of Newcastle (1997), Gillian joined Bank of Scotland where she spent the first 7 years of her now 25 year career in Financial Services.  She progressed from the graduate programme into th…

  • Gillian was appointed to the GLD Board on 2 October 2017. She is currently a Senior Independent Director of Wessex Water, the Chair of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, and is also Pro-Chancellor of the Univers…

  • Gillian Hillier was appointed as Chief Executive of the Standards and Testing Agency in August 2021. Her previous roles include: Director of Careers and Further Education, Department for Education Deputy Director, School Imp…

  • Gillian McGregor took up post as Director on 12 October 2017. Prior to that she has held various roles in the Home Office since 1985 starting as an immigration caseworker in Croydon. Most recently, in May 2013, she was appoi…

  • Gillian Smith joined the Independent Living Fund as the Head of Human Resources in December 2010. Gillian’s career has mainly been with the Civil Service, having joined the Department for Health and Social Security in 1980. …

  • Gillian Wilmot is an experienced Chairman and Non-Executive Director following an executive career as a Marketing Director then a CEO . She was recognised for governance excellence in the 2014 Sunday Times Non-Executive Dire…

  • Gina Coladangelo is Marketing and Communications Director at Oliver Bonas, an independent British lifestyle retailer with over 80 stores in the UK and Ireland. Gina has over 20 years’ experience in communications and marketi…

  • Ginny took the role of Board Director for Strategy and Planning of Highways England on 1 April 2015. Prior to this, Ginny was Board Director for Strategy and Planning for the Highways Agency from September 2013 and Chief Hig…

  • Ginny is a career diplomat who joined the Diplomatic Service in 1987 having worked previously for Leicestershire County Council and the UK Immigration Service. She has served in a number of roles in various overseas postings…

  • Giovanbattista has 15 years’ experience in the nuclear sector. He is currently the Deputy Managing Director and Head of Engineering for Orano in the UK and is a Board member on the ADAPT DDP Board for a major decommissioning…