Chair, MMO, Non-executive Director, and Lead Non-executive board member
Les Philpott
Biography
Les has been Chair of the GAD Board since 2021.
His non-executive experience also includes chair and NED roles in wider central government, the NHS and in the education and private healthcare sectors. In August 2025, he was appointed chair of the Marine Management Organisation.
Les formerly held the position of Chief Executive at the Office for Nuclear Regulation. Prior to that he held senior roles in the Health and Safety Executive.
Chair, MMO
The Chair of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) leads the Board in its fulfilment of its collective responsibilities and discharging of its statutory duties to ensure that the MMO’s policies and actions support Government’s wider strategic policies.