Directors General appointed
New Directors General appointed and revised directorates
Elizabeth Hambley and Mel Nebhrajani CB have been appointed permanent Director Generals.
Elizabeth Hambley will lead the new Commercial with Trade and International Directorate and Mel Nebhrajani the new Employment with Economic Recovery and UK Governance Directorate. Stephen Braviner Roman remains Director General and will lead Litigation with Justice and Security.
Elizabeth has been interim Director General (DG) of Directorate C since November last year and Mel Director of Litigation. They both bring a wealth of experience from across government and we are looking forward to welcoming them as permanent members of the GLD Board, Executive Committee (ExCo) and Executive Team (ET).
Elizabeth said of her appointment: “It’s a privilege to be taking up this role in the Executive Team and lead the newly created Commercial with Trade and International Directorate. We do amazing work in GLD and I am proud to be working alongside brilliant lawyers and professional colleagues, supporting them to deliver the best legal services for government and create life-changing law for the country.”
Likewise Mel said: “It is an honour to be appointed Director General at such an important moment for GLD. I am very much looking forward to working closely with the directors and their teams in my new Directorate, Employment with Economic Recovery and UK Governance, and with my Executive Team colleagues and the wider Board to achieve the best for both GLD colleagues and our clients.”
The directorates and groupings have been revised:
Stephen Braviner Roman DG will lead Litigation with Justice and Security Litigation Group, DCMS, HO & NIO, HSE & ONR, MoD, MoJ, BV
Elizabeth Hambley DG will lead Commercial with Trade and International CLGp, BEIS, COELA, Defra, DIT, HMT, K&I
Mel Nebhrajani DG CB will lead Employment with Economic Recovery and UK Governance Employment Group, COLA + SI hub, DfE & GEO, DfT, DHSC, DWP, DLUHC (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities – formally MHCLG)
Congratulations to Elizabeth and Mel, we look forward to working with you.