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  • Michael Redfern became Deputy Director of the UK Co-ordinating Body in March 2020, having joined UKCB in 2005. Michael joined the Intervention Board in 1983, moving to the Rural Payments Agency in 2001, and has experience in…

  • Mike Genge no longer works for the Oil and Pipelines Agency. He joined The Oil and Pipelines Agency (OPA) in February 2011 after several years in the Bulk Liquid Storage Terminal business working with Simon Storage. Before t…

  • Mike Rowe is Deputy Director in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and is responsible for policy on the Common Agricultural Policy and for co-ordinating Future Agricultural and Land Use Policy. He is also…

  • Mr Nathaniel Copsey was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria in March 2024 and took up his post in October 2024.  Before his appointment in Sofia, Mr Copsey was the Foreign Secretary’s Chief Speechw…

  • Nick Brown joined the Government Property Agency (the GPA) in May 2023 as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Nick uses his experience gained in leadership roles, including a role he held at Magdalen College, Oxford as interi…

  • Prior to joining the National Infrastructure Commission, Phil Graham worked on many of the UK’s most important infrastructure projects for the Department for Transport. He led the development of the government’s high speed r…

  • In 2001, Rob joined British Trade International, now UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) as a Resource Manager for the Americas and Europe. In 2005, Rob joined the South Asia Unit of UKTI, helping to promote greater trade with …

  • Roy Brooke no longer works for the Oil and Pipelines Agency. Roy graduated from the University of Birmingham with Bachelors and Masters degrees in chemical engineering. During his 15 year career in the oil industry he has wo…

  • Simon Cook no longer works for the Oil and Pipelines Agency. Simon led the Asset Management Team within the Oil and Pipelines Agency ( OPA ), which prior to the sale of the Government Pipelines and Storage System (GPSS) in 2…

  • Mr Simon Day has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Gabonese Republic in succession to Ms Jo McPhail, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Day will take up his appointment durin…

  • Simon Hodgson joined the Forestry Commission as Chief Executive of Forest Enterprise England in 2005, managing all the Forestry Commission forests in England. He took wider responsibilities as Chief Executive of Forestry Com…

  • Stephen Land no longer works for the Oil and Pipelines Agency. He joined the Oil and Pipelines Agency as Operations Director in October 2014. Stephen has more than 25 years’ engineering and management experience in the energ…

  • Mr Stephen Redmond was appointed Chair of the Central Arbitration Committee on 1 December 2017. He is Chair of the Independent Appointments Panel for the Bar Standards Board, Panel Member for the Health and Care Professional…

  • Mr Stephen Redmond was appointed Chair of the Central Arbitration Committee on 1 December 2017. He is Chair of the Independent Appointments Panel for the Bar Standards Board, Panel Member for the Health and Care Professional…

  • Elen Shepard Elen Shepard and Fiona James took up post as Defra Deputy Directors for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as a jobshare in October 2019. They are jointly responsible for delivery of the current CAP, including…

  • Fiona James Fiona James and Elen Shepard took up post as Defra Deputy Directors for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as a jobshare in October 2019. They are jointly responsible for delivery of the current CAP, including …

  • Helen Ballantyne graduated with a degree in Pharmacology in 2002, qualifying as a Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) in the UK in 2005. She has worked nationally and internationally, gathering experience in referral medicine …

  • Laura McCambridge is a Deputy Director in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, responsible for policy on Pillars 1 and 2 of the Common Agricultural Policy and the related preparation for Day 1 of Exiting t…

  • Sarah previously worked as Director of Regulation at the Human Tissue Authority. Her role included the oversight and management of licensing arrangements, inspection processes and the approvals framework for living organ don…

  • Christine Rowlands MVO has been Acting High Commissioner in Belmopan since November 2024. Curriculum vitae   Date   Role 2024 to present Acting High Commissioner in Belmopan 2020-2024 Head Governor’s Office, Grand Cayman 201…

  • Ms Claire Lawrence was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania in succession to Mr David Hunt. Ms Lawrence took up her appointment during June 2015. Ms Lawrence joined the FCO in 2000, working on Euro…

  • Ms Diane Corner has been British Consul General in Jerusalem since June 2021. Before that she was Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (Political and Protection of Civilians) in MINUSCA in the Central Af…

  • Emma Judge is a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner. Emma also works as the Head of East Africa for Deaf Child Worldwide and previously served as the CEO of the Commonwealth Society for the Deaf and Director of Sense Inter…

  • Ms Fiona Ritchie was appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Malawi in June 2022 and took up her appointment in August 2022. Curriculum vitae Full name: Fiona Eileen Ritchie 2021 to June 2022 Malawi, British H…

  • Ms Gibb joined the FCO in 1990 and has held a number of positions in London and overseas. She has worked in Berlin, Kyiv, Mogadishu, Basra - where she was Deputy Consul-General from 2008-2009 - and Sana’a, where she was Depu…

  • Frances joined DTI (now the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills-BIS) as a fast-streamer in 2001, following a successful teaching career. At DTI she led on an EU Directive, wrote the Departments first Equality Impa…

  • Holly Tett was appointed the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Malawi in September 2016 and took up her role on 1st January 2017. Holly Tett joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in 2002…

  • Ms Juliana Correa has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala and non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Honduras. Curriculum vitae Full name: Juliana Correa            Date Role 2019 to pres…

  • Julie joined the Northern Ireland Office as Permanent Secretary in September 2023. She  was previously Permanent Secretary in the Department for Infrastructure. In 2020 she joined the Northern Ireland Civil Service as a Depu…

  • Karen Lepper is Deputy Director in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and is responsible for policy on the Common Agricultural Policy. She has extensive experience of a range of roles in Defra and…

  • Karen has been a member of the HM Diplomatic Service since April 1987. Her early career was spent in the Secretarial Branch with postings to Riyadh, UK Mission to UN in New York and world-wide floater duties. She was promote…

  • Ms NneNne Iwuji-Eme was appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Mozambique in July 2018. Prior to this role, NneNne Iwuji-Eme was the Deputy Prosperity Consul and Head of Prosperity in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Ms Iw…

  • Ms Wereko-Brobby was appointed as the Deputy High Commissioner and Development Director to Malawi in August 2022. She has spent the last 17 years working on international development and foreign policy. Her career has been l…

  • Sian Price was appointed Her Majesty’s British High Commissioner to the Republic of Botswana and UK Special Representative to SADC in February 2020. Prior to this appointment, she served in the British High Commission, Preto…

  • Trudi Sharp is Deputy Director for Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform in the Scottish Government. She has extensive policy experience across the Scottish Government and UK Government Departments.

  • Mungo Woodifield serves as the Minister Counsellor for Trade and Global Issues at the British Embassy to the United States of America. Mr Woodifield is responsible for overseeing the UK Government’s work across the United St…

  • Murdoch MacLennan was appointed as Chair of the Office for the Internal Market and Non-Executive Director of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Board on 1 April 2022. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee. Mu…

  • During her 19 year Civil Service career, Myrtle has held a variety of leadership roles spanning strategy, programme/project delivery, operations and IT at both the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Home Office. …

  • Nadia Hashmi is the Deputy Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe. Nadia joined the Diplomatic Service in 2007 and has worked in Kuala Lumpur, Ankara, Paris and Abu Dhabi. Prior to that, in Brussels, she wrote the…

  • Naomi Abigail was appointed Head of the Corporate Centre in September 2017. She was previously Head of Performance, Planning and Change. Naomi joined the Civil Service Fast Stream in 2003. Since then she has held a number of…

  • Naomi Mallick is the Legal Director for the Ministry of Justice and a member of the senior leadership of the Government Legal Department. She started her career in commercial private practice before joining the Civil Service…

  • Ms Natacha Alexander was appointed the UK Permanent Representative to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in June 2021. Curriculum Vitae Full name: Natacha Alexander Married to: Benjamin Saoul C…

  • Natalie joined the SIA in June 2022 as Director of Corporate Services. She is responsible for Communications, Finance and Procurement, Legal and Policy, and Human Resources. Career Prior to joining the SIA, Natalie was the E…

  • Natalie Black was His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific from September 2018 to September 2023. The role covered North-East Asia, South-East Asia and Australasia. Natalie held a number of posts in His Majesty’s Go…

  • Natalie Ceeney joined HM Courts and Tribunals Service as Chief Executive in January 2015. Natalie’s career spans the public and private sectors, in both operational and strategic leadership roles. She was previously part of …

  • Natalie Elphicke joined the Student Loans Company in March 2016. She is Chief Executive of The Housing & Finance Institute. She is a qualified barrister and solicitor and former international law firm partner. She is an …

  • Natalie Jones became Director of Digital Identity for the Government Digital Service (GDS) in September 2021 and is the senior responsible owner for the One Login for Government Programme. One Login will deliver a single con…

  • Natalyn has over 25 years’ experience working on environmental, waste management, energy and infrastructure projects for commercial and government organisations in the UK and internationally, including Sizewell C Power Stati…

  • Natascha Engel was Member of Parliament from 2005 to 2017 and has first-hand experience of the local impact of shale gas developments. Natascha has also worked with the industry, regulators and government on how best to enga…

  • Natasha Kaplinsky is one of the UK’s leading broadcasters and one of the most familiar faces of TV news having worked for Sky News, BBC and channel FIVE. She is currently one of the anchors for the ITV’s ITN network. Natasha…