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  • Joss Croft is currently the Marketing Managing Director at UK Trade and Investment (UKTI). Joss has 20 years senior management and leadership experience in an international commercial marketing, sales and communications envi…

  • Joy Hutcheon was Director General for Finance and Corporate Performance at the Department for International Development. She was appointed in January 2016. Before taking on the role, Joy held a number of positions within DFI…

  • Joy Morrissey was Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) from 14 November 2023 to 5 July 2024. Joy was previously Government Whip from 8 July 2022 to 14 November 2023.

  • Joyce Irvine joined the Ministry of Justice in June 2016 as the Director of Human Resources for MoJ HQ and the Legal Aid Agency. Previously, Joyce held HR roles in the Home Office and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and most r…

  • Judith Denwood was Her Majesty’s British Deputy High Commissioner to Rwanda from 15 April 2019 to 10 October 2019. Her previous role was in London as Head of Policy and Senior HR Business Manager in Knowledge and Technology …

  • Judith Gillespie is a native of North Belfast and joined the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC in 1982, working in a variety of uniform and Detective roles. She made history by becoming the first woman in policing in Northern Ire…

  • Judith Gough became the British Ambassador to Sweden in August 2019. From 2015 to 2019 she was British Ambassador to Ukraine. Ms Gough joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 2001 and has been engaged with Eastern Eu…

  • Judith joined DFID in 2003 and has since held posts overseas in Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Sudan and Pakistan. She has also worked in policy and corporate roles in the UK , including on DFID’s resource allocation model, our work…

  • Judith Farnworth was the UK’s Ambassador to Armenia from September 2015 to September 2019. Diplomatic career 2015 - 2019 Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Armenia 2012 - 2015 Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic 2008 - …

  • Judith Slater succeeded Asif Ahmad CMG as British High Commissioner to Jamaica on 13 October 2021. She’s the first woman British High Commissioner to Jamaica. Judith was Consul-General in Istanbul and simultaneously HM Trade…

  • Judith Whitaker was appointed Chief Operating Officer at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency ( DVLA ) in May 2010. Education Judith studied at Portsmouth University where she gained an MSC , Pg DIP and FC1PD . Career Jud…

  • Judy Omasan Kpogho took up her role as Deputy High Commissioner to Guyana and non-resident Deputy Ambassador to the Republic of Suriname in June 2022. Ms Kpogho moved to Guyana from Russia, where she worked as the Deputy Con…

  • Judy McKnight spent her working life as a public sector trade union official. She was General Secretary of Napo, the trade union and professional association for family court and probation staff, from 1993 until her retireme…

  • Juergen Maier became a BIS non-executive board member in September 2014. He has been a member of the Siemens UK Executive Management Board since October 2008. Juergen has held a number of senior roles in Siemens in the UK an…

  • Julia is the Chief Strategy and Impact Officer at UK Export Finance, the UK Government’s Export Credit Agency. Her responsibilities include leading the department’s strategy, planning and governance; product and policy devel…

  • Julia Bond has a keen interest in the way that the UK is represented abroad from an industry standpoint. Julia has spent most of her career at Credit Suisse rising through the ranks to Managing Director, a post she held from…

  • Julia Draycon joined the Coal Authority as Community and Emergency Response Director in November 2021. Prior to Julia’s appointment she gained 20 years’ experience of working in emergency preparedness and response. The focus…

  • Appointed non-executive Director to the VMD in May 2014.

  • Julia Grant has held leadership roles in global consulting firms, insurance and the not for profit sector in a career spanning 30 years. She has deep experience of the link between the business and non-business worlds and in…

  • Julia Kinniburgh is the Director General for Skills Group, taking on the role in December 2022. Prior to this she was Director General for Strategy Group from April to December 2022. Julia’s previous roles in government incl…

  • March 2021 Tokyo, Ambassador 2020 Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), Director, Coronavirus Task Force 2016 to 2020 FCO, Director for Consular Services, Consular Directorate 2012 to 2016 Tokyo, Minister and Deputy Head …

  • Julia Lopez was Minister of State jointly in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology from 20 December 2023 to 5 July 2024. Julia was a Minister on Leave from 9 Ma…

  • Julia Sutherland arrived in Kingston in October 2012.This is Julia’s first posting in the Caribbean. She joined the Diplomatic Service in 1995, and has previously worked at the British Embassy in Beijing and, most recently, …

  • Julian Blazeby joined the Disclosure and Barring Service in April 2023 as a board member. A police officer for 30 years serving in three different forces, Julian was an Assistant Chief Constable in Staffordshire until June 2…

  • Julian Braithwaite was the Director General for Europe at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office from March 2022 to February 2023. Previously he was Director General in the Cabinet Office responsible for the EU f…

  • Julian Brazier served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence from July 2014 until July 2016. He was elected Conservative MP for Canterbury in 1987. Political career Julian was a member of the De…

  • Julian Critchlow was Director General, Energy Transformation and Clean Growth at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) from May 2018 to March 2021. Julian was a Director at Bain & Company, st…

  • Julian was the Director of Protocol and Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from August 2015 to February 2018. Julian joined the British Diplomatic Service in 1978 and has served in Mo…

  • Julian Evans, formerly Professor of Forestry at Imperial College and previously the Forestry Commission’s Chief Research Officer (S), is also a past president of the Institute of Chartered Foresters, vice-president of the Co…

  • Julian Glover was a non-executive board member at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs between 13 May 2024 and 22 August 2024. Julian is a policy adviser and author. He is a Trustee of the National Lottery …

  • Julian was a non-executive director at the Department of Health and Social Care from November 2021 to November 2022. Julian is the Chief Executive of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, one of the largest teaching hospitals …

  • Julian Kelly was appointed Director General Nuclear at the Ministry of Defence in May 2017. Prior to this appointment, Julian was Director General of Public Spending and Finance at HM Treasury. In this role Julian led work o…

  • Julian spent 35 years in the Civil Service. Most of his career was in the defence and security field, working in the MOD, the UK Delegation to NATO and the Cabinet Office. He was principal Private Secretary to two Defence Se…

  • Julian Miller was appointed Deputy National Security Adviser in July 2010 and has worked in the Cabinet Office since September 2009. Julian joined the Civil Service in 1980. He has spent most of his career in the Ministry of…

  • Julian Reilly was most recently the UK’s Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, and throughout his career has worked extensively in East Africa and the Middle East, focusing on the security, stability and pros…

  • Julian is the Acting Director of Capital Group at the Education Skills and Funding Agency, an executive agency of the Department for Education. Capital Group delivers new schools, rebuilds and refurbishes existing schools an…

  • Julie is Missions and Capabilities Delivery Director for Discovery and Sustainability at the UK Space Agency. Julie was Chief Portfolio Officer at the National Crime Agency, leading on a Transformation Programme to deliver t…

  • Julie joined the Department of Work and Pensions in April 2024 as the Director General for People and Capability, having previously held the position of Chief People Officer at the Home Office since December 2021. Julie star…

  • Julie Currie was a non-executive director of the Department for International Trade between November 2016 and October 2020. She was chair of the department’s Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. She is also a non-executive di…

  • Julie Humphreys was appointed as Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State in October 2015. Previously she was the Board Secretary of the Civil Service Board based in the Cabinet Office. Julie joined the Civil Se…

  • Julie Kenny, CBE DL has been appointed by the Secretaries of State for Education and Work and Pensions as the new interim Chair of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. An existing Commissioner of the organisation, Ju…

  • Julie joined High Speed Two ( HS2 ) Ltd as Director of Community Engagement in December 2016. The directorate works across HS2 and its supply chain, creating opportunities for two-way conversations with communities aimed at …

  • Julie Lennard has been the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DVLA since March 2018. Career As CEO, Julie leads the digital and business transformation of one of the UK’s biggest multi-channel service organisations, with more …

  • Julie Lunt was appointed as Chief Legal and Governance Officer in February 2017. Julie has worked as an environmental lawyer throughout her career. Her previous roles include: Head of Legal Services, Natural England Regional…

  • Julie Marson was Assistant Government Whip between 27 October 2022 and 13 November 2023. She previously held the same role between 8 July 2022 and 20 September 2022. She was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State …

  • Julie Nerney was appointed to lead the reform programme for HM Courts & Tribunals Service on 31 March 2015. Julie has a wealth of experience of leading large-scale change and challenging programmes like the transport ope…

  • Julie Robson worked on the employer engagement and economic development teams at the Training and Enterprise Council ( TEC ), going on to specialise in European funding for the TEC . She transferred to the Learning and Skill…

  • Julie is Executive Director for General Qualifications and joined Ofqual in 2008. Her previous roles include: Associate Director of Regulatory Policy, Ofqual Head of Education and Training, Law Society of England and Wales D…

  • Julie was appointed Director General Head Office and Commissioning Services at the Ministry of Defence in April 2016 but is no longer in this position. Prior to her appointment, Julie held a number of leadership posts in the…