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  • Stuart Gill OBE was appointed High Commissioner to Malta in April 2016 and took up his position in September 2016. Stuart began his career in the UK Government’s Department for Trade and Industry, before moving to the Foreig…

  • Stuart Howard is the Deputy Director of Legal and Information Assurance for the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG).

  • Previous career highlights include: Senior Director for Strategy, Communications and Advocacy, Competition and Markets Authority Partner at Brunswick Group LLP Special Adviser to the UK Prime Minister Head of Government Affa…

  • Stuart McMinnies is a non-executive board member of the Department for Education. He joined in May 2022. He is also Chair of the Department for Education’s Audit and Risk Committee. Stuart was a non-executive board member of…

  • Stuart Morgan joined Companies House in 1988 and is the Interim Director of Strategy and Communications. Stuart has a background in compliance, operational leadership and leading strategic change. He created and lead the int…

  • Stuart Payne was appointed as Chief Executive of the North Sea Transition Authority ( NSTA ) in January 2023, and has been part of the organisation since its creation in 2015, most recently as Director for Supply Chain, Deco…

  • Stuart Quickenden was a non-executive board member of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) from 2017 to 2020. Stuart is the Managing Partner leading the Boston Consulting Group in the UK and Ire…

  • Stuart Rogers was appointed Chief Scientist, Cefas in August 2013. He joined the organisation in 1985 at the Lowestoft laboratory, working on the ecology and population dynamics of fish stocks in the southwest approaches. Af…

  • Stuart Skeates, appointed Director General for Strategic Operations on April 18, 2023, served in the Army for 34 years, retiring as a lieutenant general. Educated at the Judd School Tonbridge, King’s College London, and the …

  • Stuart Summers has been Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Kuwait since August 2024. Before that, he was Head of the North Africa Unit in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), with responsibi…

  • Stuart joined High Speed Two Limited as Programme Development Director (Internal Sponsor) in March 2015 from KPMG where he spent four years as Director of the Major Projects Advisory practice. He has vast experience in provi…

  • Sue Baldwin was Regional Schools Commissioner for East of England and North-East London between 2017 and 2022. Before her appointment, Sue was the Department for Education’s Director for School Efficiency and the Director fo…

  • Sue Ferns is a Non-Executive Board Member of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ ). Sue is Senior Deputy General Secretary at Prospect, the union for professionals. Her responsibilities in Prospect includ…

  • In May 2021 Sue returned to the Cabinet Office to take up the role of Second Permanent Secretary with responsibility for the Union and Constitution Directorate. Prior to that from 2018 to 2021 Sue served as the Permanent Sec…

  • Sue Higgins joined DCLG as Director General, Finance and Corporate Services on 1 August 2011. She also makes an invaluable contribution to our policy programme in localism and has worked on the review of local government fun…

  • Sue Husband was previously Head of Education for the UK at McDonald’s. She started her career with McDonald’s in 1987, as a 16-year-old crew member, whilst studying for A-levels. Sue went on to work in a variety of roles in …

  • Sue joined the Oil and Pipelines Agency ( OPA ) in October 2011 as the Human Resources Manager and is responsible for setting up the Human Resources function for the OPA . A human resources professional, with over 40 years’ …

  • Sue Johnson was appointed Head of Resources Division at UK Export Finance in March 2007. She is also a member of the executive committee and the management board. Sue has worked in the department for over 40 years and has he…

  • Sue Kinoshita became Minister Counsellor for Economic Diplomacy at the British Embassy Tokyo in September 2018. After being appointed Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy Tokyo during 2020-2021, Sue has returned to …

  • Sue took up her appointment as a non-executive director ( NED ) for the Home Office in December 2013. She was appointed as the lead NED in May 2014. Sue has extensive board and international experience. She is currently Chai…

  • Sue is the Interim Regional Director for the West Midlands, starting the role in July 2025. She previously served as Director of Teaching Workforce: Candidates, Trainees, Strategy, Portfolio and Analysis at the Department fo…

  • Dame Sue Owen was appointed Permanent Secretary for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (formerly known as Department for Culture, Media and Sport) in September 2013. In July 2014 Sue became the Civil Servic…

  • Sue is the Director of Operations for disclosure at the Disclosure and Barring Service. She is also an executive member of the DBS board.

  • Sue was the Director for Environment and Economy at Oxfordshire County Council until her retirement in 2016, having previously been the Council’s Assistant Chief Executive and Chief Finance Officer since 2004. Prior to that …

  • Sue was the Director for Environment & Economy at Oxfordshire County Council until her retirement, having previously been their Assistant Chief Executive & Chief Finance Officer. She is a qualified Accountant and has…

  • Dr. Sue Sharland is a Non-Executive Director/Trustee of a number of public, private and not-for-profit organisations; HR Wallingford Group, LUC (a planning and landscape design consultancy), Transport Systems Catapult and VC…

  • Sue is the Head of Public Sector Pensions at GAD which is a functional leader role that combines executive leadership across the Department with individual client work. Sue also leads the team responsible for providing advic…

  • Sujeevan Satheesan was appointed as the British Consul General in Houston in July 2024. He is responsible for the UK’s bilateral relations with Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and New Mexico. Sujeevan’s career has inclu…

  • Sukhvinder Kaur-Stubbs is a member of the Board at the Regulator of Social Housing. She is Board member and Chair of Regeneration for the London Legacy Development Corporation.

  • Summer Nisar was Deputy Director, Strategy, Policy and Engagement in the Race Disparity Unit (RDU) from 2019 to 2022. Since joining the Civil Service, Summer has worked in domestic and international policy-making, strategy a…

  • Sunny Ahmed has been Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Kuwait since October 2021 (following an extensive period of Language training in London and Amman). Prior to this, she was based in Washington DC, where s…

  • Susan Acland-Hood has been the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education (DfE) since September 2020. Susan’s previous roles in government include: Chief Executive at HM Courts and Tribunals Service - 2016 to 2020 D…

  • Susan Boyd joined the Rural Payments Agency in April 2018 and has been in the Civil Service for over 30 years, predominantly in the Department for Work and Pensions. She has significant operational experience and has had a f…

  • Susan Geary took up her role as Consul General and Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Athens in September 2021. A career diplomat with wide ranging experience, Susan’s previous overseas postings have included K…

  • Susan Hooper joined the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) as non-executive board member in April 2017. She is also a member of its Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. Susan is the former Managing Director of …

  • Susan has had many years experience in a number of finance director posts, latterly as Group Finance Director in BNFL plc which at its peak was a £3 billion turnover group. Between 2003 and 2009 she worked closely with HMT a…

  • Susan is a Non-Executive Director at the Planning Inspectorate. Susan was appointed Chief Executive of the County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service in 2005 where she had responsibility for leadership of the opera…

  • Susan Johnson OBE was the Chief Executive at County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service until her retirement in July 2015. The appointment meant Susan was the first woman and non-uniformed chief executive to lead a…

  • Susan le Jeune d’Allegeershecque was appointed British High Commissioner to Canada in August 2017. Curriculum Vitae Full name Susan Jane le Jeune d’Allegeershecque CMG Married to Stephane Herve Marie le Jeune d’Allegeershecq…

  • Susan began her career after receiving a Bachelor of Engineering in industrial engineering from the University of Pretoria in South Africa, and a Master of Engineering in engineering management from the University of Johanne…

  • Susan Park was appointed Director General, Operations at the Department for Work and Pensions in April 2018. Previously she had been Director General, Universal Credit Operations. Susan rejoined the Department for Work and P…

  • Susan was appointed Her Majesty’s Consul-General in Dusseldorf in August 2013. Her area of responsibility covers North-Rhine Westphalia, Hesse, Rhineland Palatinate and Saarland. Susan and her team promote UK exports to Germ…

  • Susan Sternglass Noble has had a long career as a leading analyst and investor in financial services companies. Susan has worked in senior roles at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, CQS and AXA Investment Managers. She has been acti…

  • Susan Winterburn was appointed to the Independent Living Fund’s board of trustees in April 2007. A qualified social worker, Susan was previously: a senior lecturer in Health and Social Care, at York College of Further and Hi…

  • Susanna took up the role of Treasury Solicitor and Permanent Secretary of the Government Legal Department on Monday 8 March 2021. Her previous roles include: Director General, Directorate B, Government Legal Department, 2018…

  • Susanna Moorehead was the British Ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti (non-resident) and Permanent Representative to the African Union and UN Economic Commission for Africa from January 2016 until January 2019. Prior to her …

  • Susannah Goshko is a career Diplomatic Service officer who took up her role as British Ambassador to Mexico in November 2024. Prior to her arrival in Mexico, Susannah was posted to Canada where she spent three years as Briti…

  • Susannah Storey is the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Previously, Susannah was Director General for Digital Technologies and Telecoms at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technol…

  • Susie Kitchens arrived in Nairobi in August to take up the position of Deputy High Commissioner and Permanent Representative to the UN Environment Programme. Prior to this assignment, Susie spent a year in London as Deputy D…

  • Susie Warran-Smith CBE DL has been a Non-Executive Director at HM Revenue and Customs since October 2023. She founded the award-winning tax company, Breakthrough Funding, which was sold to EY (Ernst & Young) in 2020. She…