Justin Kingsford
Biography
Justin studied History and Politics at Leicester University prior to joining the Army. He commissioned into The King’s Royal Hussars in 1996, commanding at all levels within the Regiment, deploying on operations to Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, and Northern Ireland (twice). He has also spent two Tours in American Headquarters on operations in Afghanistan in 2012 and Qatar in 2015. In staff appointments he has worked in the Capability & Acquisition fields and in the Army Personnel Centre, gaining an MA in Defence Technology. After commanding his Regiment he spent five years as the Programme Director for two Government Major Project Portfolio (GMPP) programmes, and two years as the Army Customer Support Team lead in the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), prior to joining UKAEA.
As a Deputy Head of Profession for Project Delivery within MOD and a Gateway Reviewer he has conducted several Gateway Reviews and is a Medium Risk Review Team Leader. He recently completed a yearlong COO’s course with INSEAD.
Chief Operating Officer
Responsibilities include:
- Safety
- Security
- Cyber
- Human Resources
- Operational delivery
- Transformation portfolio