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Christine McNeill took on the role of acting Deputy Head of Mission in January 2014, having originally come to Sarajevo in March 2013 in a new role as First Secretary Political. She will serve as DHM until the appointment of…
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Christine’s professional background includes a successful full-time career in education with leadership roles in schools, Ofsted and local government, focusing on development and improvement in the quality of teaching and le…
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Christine Quinn was appointed Regional Schools Commissioner for West Midlands on 3 October 2016. Before her appointment, Christine was CEO of Ninestiles Academy Trust. Earlier in her career she worked as: an English teacher …
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Christine Tacon has a portfolio career combining her commercial expertise with her understanding of the food chain and the public sector. She is a Chartered Engineer with 12 years experience in sales and marketing of fast mo…
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Christine joined the Inspectorate from a Local Planning Authority in February 2003. Her vast experience and knowledge gives her insight that is so valuable for our current and future success. Her appointment ensures an ins…
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Chris Allan became Director, Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in May 2023. Chris was previously Director, International Strategy and Engagement at the Department fo…
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Christopher Banahan joined the FCO in 2002 and has worked in a range of areas including Colombia, Afghanistan, the European Union, the UN and security. In 2017 he joined the embassy in Bolivia as Deputy Head of Mission and f…
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Christopher Garnett is a director of Anglian Water Services Ltd. He is a member of the National Railway Museum Advisory Board and a trustee of the Windsor Leadership Trust. He has previously held roles as: Chairman of GNER, …
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Chris was in the post of Consul General in Melbourne and Head of the UK Office for South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria from September 2016 till June 2020. Prior to this role, Chris was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Repu…
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Christopher Kinsella was a member of the Industrial Development Advisory Board from 2012 to 2016. Christopher is the former Chief Executive of the Chartered Management Institute having previously been Chief Financial Officer…
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Christopher Muttukumaru was appointed as the General Counsel at the Department for Transport ( DfT ) in 2011. Career Christopher leads a group of over 90 lawyers which advises the DfT and its executive agencies. His governme…
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Formerly Chief HR Officer of the energy supplier Npower, Christopher is currently a Board Member of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority and a Governor of Cardiff Metropolitan University. Chris began his career with British St…
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Since 2019, Chris has been Deputy Director in the Government Office for Science responsible for science capability, systems, science and innovation across government. From 2015 to 2019, Chris was Regional Director for the De…
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Christopher Prentice took up his appointment in Italy during January 2011. Christopher joined the FCO in 1977 and has spent much of his career on Middle East affairs, including postings in Kuwait and later as Ambassador in A…
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Christopher Pycroft was previously Head of DFID DRC - the Democratic Republic of Congo. He joined DFID in 2001 and previously worked as a governance advisor in DFID Nigeria and DFID South East Asia, and as Deputy Head of DFI…
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Christopher Rodrigues became Chairman of the Port of London Authority in January 2016, Chairman of the Royal Ballet School in January 2020 and Chairman of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency in April 2021. In May 2018 he be…
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Ambassador Christopher Sharrock took up his duties as Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the OECD in Paris in January 2016. Mr Sharrock was born in 1975 in Reading, UK. He holds a BA Hons in English Language a…
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Christopher Spencer was appointed Assistant Director (Standards and Assessment) in 2006 having joined Service Children’s Education in June 2003 as Senior Inspector Advisor. His previous roles include: senior inspector and Na…
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Christopher was appointed UK Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe in February 2016. Christopher joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1989. He has completed diplomatic postings to Prague (1991-93), Bangk…
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Ciaran Martin was appointed Constitution Director in 2011. Prior to that Ciaran was the lead official negotiator for the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Scotland in the run-up to the Edinburgh Agreement in 2012 on …
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Claire Bailey graduated from University of Wales, School of Nursing, Cardiff in 1991 and completed specialist training at Kings College London, the University of East Anglia and St George’s University of London. Following an…
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Claire is Corporate Services Director at the UK Space Agency. She provides strategic advice to Agency teams, and leads work to set the Agency’s corporate plan, manage its performance, risks and finances, and develop new rese…
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Prior to joining HMCTS, Claire was Deputy Chief Property Officer at Surrey Council. Claire has worked extensively across the local government landscape and has experience in defining strategy within the wider public sector a…
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Claire Bassett has held senior positions across the public sector, many with a focus on the criminal justice system. She was Deputy Director General at the Independent Office for Police Conduct until May of this year and has…
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Claire Bassett joined the Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate in January 2019 and stepped down from her role on 31 August 2020. Claire was the Director of the Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate of DIT and Chief …
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Claire Bruce took up post as Deputy High Commissioner in Belmopan in October 2017. Claire moved to Belmopan from New Delhi, India where she worked for the UK’s Defence and Security Organisation. Claire started her Diplomatic…
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Claire Burton started her role as Regional Director for London in September 2022. She was previously the Regional Schools Commissioner for South-East England and South London. Prior to this, Claire was Chief Executive and Ac…
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Claire Burton joined the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) as Chief Executive Officer on 5 January 2015. Her previous roles include: Acting Director of Academies at the Department for Education (DfE) Head of Apprenticeships…
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As VCSE Representative, Claire acts as an intermediary between the Government and the voluntary and social enterprise sectors to champion the Social Value Act and an improvement in commissioning practices. Claire was appoint…
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Curriculum Vitae 2018 - 2022 British High Commissioner to Belize 2012 - 2018 Deputy Director, Protocol Directorate, FCO 2008 - 2012 Deputy Head of Mission, Doha, 2003 - 2007 Deputy Consul General and Director of Trade and In…
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Claire Flint is an experienced Non-executive Director, and Remuneration Committee Chair with particular interest in strategy formulation and implementation and organisational change. She is passionate about organisational pu…
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Claire has developed her career working across a variety of sectors including pharma, environmental and nuclear. Her nuclear experience spans roles from nuclear operations, project, programme and portfolio management through…
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Claire Gilmore was the Senior Investigating Officer in the Office of the Ethical Standards Commissioner in Scotland until her appointment as Traffic Commissioner. Claire Gilmore was appointed as Traffic Commissioner for Scot…
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Claire Graves is the Director of Finance at the Disclosure and Barring Service. Claire took on this post at DBS in July 2020. Claire joined DBS in 2016 as the Senior Finance Business Partner, and has since worked as the Seni…
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Claire Hall joined Menzies Aviation in October 2017 as the Global Executive Vice President of people. Claire has a wealth of experience gained over several decades from brands such as Tesco, Boots, British Gas and McDonalds.…
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Claire joined the Insolvency Service in 2021 as Head of the Insolvency Practitioner Regulation Section. She now serves as co-Director of the Strategy, Policy and Analysis Directorate, working in a job-share partnership with …
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Claire joined the Insolvency Service in 2021 as Head of the Insolvency Practitioner Regulation Section. She now serves as co-Director of the Strategy, Policy and Analysis Directorate, working in a job-share partnership with …
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Claire has had a varied career with extensive experience gained through engineering, data and architecture roles in the private sector and senior public sector roles focussed on digital and organisational transformation, leg…
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Claire Hughes joined the MCA in 2000, holding various roles within the HR team and working up to the role of HR Director and Chief People Officer in 2012. Claire was also on secondment as Director of HR at the Department for…
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Claire Hughes was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Wales Office and Assistant Whip, House of Commons on 16 September 2025. She was previously Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip) between 7 Sep…
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Claire took up her role as TSol Director General in April 2014. TSol became the Government Legal Department (GLD) on 1 April 2015. Claire left GLD in 2018. Her previous roles include: Director, Department for Education Advis…
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Claire Tunbridge has over 20 years’ experience specialising in reward management and within private companies that include RWE and Npower. This has provided her with a wealth of knowledge in all aspects of remuneration and r…
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Claire was appointed as a Non-executive Member in June 2021. She is a member of the Regulatory Committee. Claire is a non-executive director of the Utility Regulator for Northern Ireland and of the Citizen Housing Group. Cla…
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Claire is a Deputy Director at HM Treasury working on the COVID-19 economic response. She recently spent 3 years on secondment to UKGI where amongst other things she sat on the Board of HM Land Registry as the Government’s n…
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Clara Swinson is Second Permanent Secretary in the Cabinet Office overseeing the Mission Delivery Unit, the Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat and 10 Data Science. She was Director General for Global Health at the Dep…
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Clare Allbless is Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Ashgabat. She took up her post in March 2025. Clare joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in 1997. Turkmenistan is her fifth overs…
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Clare Brodie joined the TRA as our General Counsel in 2018 and was appointed an executive director of the Board in June 2021. Since 2018, she has been establishing and developing the legal function and her team provide legal…
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Clare Filshie and John Fox have been Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Norway since August 2021, working as a job-share. They are partners and have job-shared together since 2009, when they served as Political…