Jason Leeks
Biography
Jason is an earth sciences graduate and member of the Chartered Institute for Procurement and Supply with over 25 years’ experience working within the Ministry of Defence.
During his MOD career, Jason has successfully undertaken a number of strategy, procurement, governance, asset disposal and policy roles across Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), MOD Centre and Air/Army Commands before joining the Defence Support Group (DSG), in 2008.
Working as part of the team charged with the DSG sale, Jason played a vital role in developing and gaining approval for the strategy that saw DECA retained within MOD before leading the work to establish best practice corporate governance processes for the Agency.
Having firmly secured DECA’s strategic position within MOD, Jason is currently leading the development of strategic programmes of work to ensure long-term DECA sovereign capabilities in support of UK Defence and Prosperity including the establishment of a DECA/Dstl innovation hub and development of the proposed Advanced Technology and Research Centre with Welsh Government at MOD Sealand.
Strategy and Business Development Director
The Strategy and Business Development Director:
- oversees the strategic development and future business model development of the agency
- is accountable for ensuring alignment of DECA business strategy with MOD’s strategic requirements for assured in-house access to electronics, components and general engineering capabilities
- provides leadership for the DECA strategic business development, executive governance, external communication and secretariat functions
- is primarily responsible for identifying and exploiting opportunities to grow DECA in line with MOD’s aspiration to sustain and grow DECA, both for current products and services and new services and capabilities
- visibly leads business development, establishing a footprint and valued presence at customer locations
- works closely with customers to understand needs, and develop and offer solutions to their support requirements
- recommends investment in technology, capital equipment or resource