Smith, Gaven- Director General Technology, Government Communications Headquarters- ACOBA advice
Advice to Gaven Smith CB FReng, former Director General Technology, Government Communications Headquarters, on business appointments after leaving Crown service.
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Mr Smith left his role at Government Communications Headquarters in November 2023.
Technical Committee Member, Cyber Monitoring Centre
Mr Smith sought the Committee’s advice about taking up a role with Cyber Monitoring Centre. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in March 2024; and the appointment was taken up in April 2024.An accessible version of the letter is available here.
Non-executive Director and Advisory Board Chair, Beyond Blue Ltd
Mr Smith sought the Committee’s advice about taking up a role with Beyond Blue Ltd. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in February 2024; and the appointment was taken up in March 2024.An accessible version of the letter is available here.
Board Advisor, Interrupt Labs
Mr Smith sought the Committee’s advice about taking up a role with Interrupt Labs. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in February 2024; and the appointment was taken up later that month.An accessible version of the letter is available here.
Advisory Board Member, Gallos Technologies Ltd
Mr Smith sought the Committee’s advice about taking up a role with Gallos Technologies Ltd. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in February 2024; and the appointment was taken up later that month.An accessible version of the letter is available here.
Chair in Cyber Security, Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester
Mr Smith sought the Committee’s advice about taking up a role with the University of Manchester. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in October 2023; and the appointment was taken up in February 2024.An accessible version of the letter is available here.