Mark Adam
Biography
Mark was appointed MOJ’s Director General People & Capability in August 2025. Mark joined the MOJ in 2016 and previously held several senior roles including MOJ’s Chief People Officer and HR Director for HMPPS. Whilst within the department he has driven many of the department’s HR led programmes from restructuring to service improvement, including driving recruitment to fulfil our ministerial commitments to effectively staff prisons and increase officer numbers.
Human Resources, Organisational Transformation and Project Delivery have been anchors in Mark’s career for over 20 years, spanning both public and private sector. This has included starting his career in the Cabinet Office working on workforce efficiencies, private consultancy on innovation and change, and most recently voted into CIPD’s list of Top 30 HR professionals. Prior to joining the MOJ, Mark spent 4 years working as a Transformation Director for the Northern Ireland Strategic Investment Board working on post-Good Friday Justice reforms across Courts, Prisons, Probation, and Policing.
Previous roles in government
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Chief People Officer