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David Charles is the Programme Director at the Disclosure and Barring Service. He has worked for IBM for 14 years, the majority of that time spent as a programme manager in the public and retail sectors with clients such as …
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David joined the Nuclear Restoration Services Ltd Board on 1 June 2024 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He holds a degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Strathclyde University and began his career wit…
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David Clarke has been a Non-executive director of the Disclosure and Barring Service since December 2012.
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David Clay has been a member of the Diplomatic Service since 2005, and has been appointed as the next British Consul General to New England. David was joint head of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Iraq and…
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David is a chartered civil engineer with more than 40 years’ experience in the engineering and construction industry. Now retired from full-time employment, David’s last executive role was as a member of the WS Atkins plc Gr…
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David Cockburn was appointed as the Certification Officer on 1 August 2001 and re-appointed in 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2012. He’s a solicitor who previously worked in private practice for 29 years. David is currently a vice-pre…
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David started his role as British High Commissioner to Tanzania in August 2020. Before that, David was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia from January 2017 until February 2019. CURRICULUM VITAE Full …
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David Cooper was appointed as Non-Executive Director at HMRC in May 2021, and is an experienced CIO and business transformation leader. His previous role in Mitie, as the Chief Transformation and Technology Officer, saw him …
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His previous roles include: Non-executive Director, Senior Independent Director and Chair of Audit and Remuneration Committees at TT Electronics PLC, 2005 to 2012 Board Member at the Professional Oversight Board, (part of Fi…
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David Currie was the Chairman of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) until 19 June 2018. The CMA was established on 1 October 2013 and assumed its full functions and powers on 1 April 2014. He is also: Member of the …
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David Dinsmore was appointed the Permanent Secretary Director for Government Communications at the Cabinet Office in November 2025. He leads Government Communications, the professional body overseeing and coordinating commun…
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David Duguid was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland between 20 September 2022 and 27 October 2022. He was also jointly an unpaid Parliamentary Under Secretary of Stat…
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David was Chief Finance Officer at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory until 2024. David joined Dstl from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) where he was the Head of Business Strategy and Governance, the department’s co…
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David Fison is Chief Executive of Osborne, a family-owned construction business. He has more than 35 years’ experience working in the construction sector. He was Chief Executive Officer of Skanska UK plc, the UK arm of one o…
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David Fitton CMG has been appointed British High Commissioner to Jamaica in succession to Mr Howard Drake, who has transferred to another Diplomatic Service appointment. David Fitton joined the FCO in 1980 and was, until rec…
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David was appointed as the Director of the Office for the Pay Review Bodies (OPRB) in August 2020. Previously, he was the Head of Profession for Statistics at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) wh…
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David was appointed Chief Operating Officer in February 2021. He was previously Director of Legal and Policy and joined the SSRO as Head of Legal in September 2015. David is a lawyer who first qualified in Australia where he…
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David Goldstone CBE is the independent Chair of the Office for Value for Money. He is also a Non-Executive Director of the Submarine Delivery Agency, a Non-Executive Director of HS2 Ltd, acting as HM Treasury’s representativ…
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David Gravells currently chairs Northern 2 VCT plc a listed venture capital trust providing capital to developing businesses. For many years he has been involved in executive roles, and consultancy and mentoring activities, …
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David took up his post as Deputy Head of Mission in Yangon in August 2015. His previous roles include: 2013 to 2015 Senior Analyst, Cabinet Office 2013 to 2014 Team Leader, Afghanistan Department 2011 to 2013 Team Leader, Sr…
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David joined DVLA in August 2000 and was appointed Director Operations & Customer Services in September 2013. Education Further education included A Level studies in English Literature and Geography. Career During his ca…
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David Harrison CBE was appointed as a non-executive director of the management board in February 2002. He stepped down from the board in June 2011, but remains a non-executive member of UK Export Finance’s audit committee. H…
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David Havelock joined UK Export Finance in October 2005. He is director of the Credit Risk Group, member of the executive committee, and a member of the UK Export Finance Board. David was director of credit management, corpo…
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David Heath was the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food from September 2012 to October 2013. He was elected Liberal Democrat MP for Somerton and Frome on 1 May 1997. Education David was educated at Millfield School, S…
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David Hill was appointed Director General for Strategy and Water at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in June 2024. From June 2025 to October 2025, he was Interim Permanent Secretary at the Department f…
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David Holdsworth has been Chief Executive Officer of the Charity Commission since June 2024. Prior to that, he served as Chief Executive Officer of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), the UK’s biosecurity agency. Befo…
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David has over 30 years’ experience in the private sector, predominantly in senior commercial finance roles. He has a broad experience at Board level gained from working across a wide range of sectors in both the UK and ove…
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David joined the SIA Board in March 2015 as a non-executive director. Career Early in his career David spent several years working in the UK nuclear power industry. He then joined BT, and held many roles over a 30 year caree…
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David has worked in the nuclear industry for 30 years, joining Cavendish Nuclear in 1989, initially as a welding engineer before moving into construction site management which has been his main area of focus for the last 25 …
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David Hughes was appointed Director General for Rail Infrastructure Group at the Department for Transport (DfT) in January 2021. David joined DfT from Transport for the North, where he was Strategy and Programme Director. Pr…
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David was appointed as a non-executive director of Highways England in March 2015. He chairs the Highways England’s Audit and Risk Committee. David was a non-executive director of the Highways Agency from 2009 and also chair…
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Mr David Hunt was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania from June 2011 to June 2015. Mr Hunt joined the FCO in 2001 from the Private Sector and was most recently Deputy Head of Conflict Department at the FCO …
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David was appointed as a Non-executive Member in June 2016. He is also a member of the Audit Committee and Regulatory Committee. David has a track record of leadership roles in strategy, M&A, finance, change management a…
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David Johnston was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education from 31 August 2023 to 5 July 2024. He was previously Chief Executive of the Social Mobility Foundation, a charity which runs a range …
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David Jones joined the Charity Commission as Director of Corporate Services in April 2015. A Chartered Accountant, David was previously Head of Finance at Ordnance Survey, and prior to that, held senior positions in the Envi…
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David Jones was appointed as Non-executive Chair of DVLA in February 2024. Education David went to school in Wrexham where he was born. He went on to study at Cardiff University where he graduated in Philosophy. Career David…
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David Jordan joined the Environment Agency (EA) in 1997, he was appointed Executive Director of Operations in June 2008. His previous roles at EA have been Deputy Director of Operations and Regional Director, Southern. David…
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David Kennedy was Director General for Food, Biosecurity and Trade at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from January 2017 to August 2023. Previously he was the UK Department for International Development…
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David was Director of the Office for Civil Society (now the Civil Society and Youth directorate), within the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, from November 2017 - September 2020. He was previously Deputy Dir…
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David is a technology leader, strategist and architect with over 35 years experience across a range of industries, including banking, insurance, transportation, utilities and media. Prior to joining the Central Digital and D…
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David was Director General, Corporate and Delivery at the Home Office until July 2025, having previously served as interim Director General Corporate Enablers in the department since October 2021. Before that he was the St…
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David L Evans became Transformation Director at DVLA in January 2012. Education Studied Agricultural Technology at Harper Adams College. Career David joined DVLA in 2005 as Central Operations Director. He then worked for 3 y…
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David Lelliott was appointed Her Majesty´s Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador in August 2019. Prior to this, David was Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General at the British Embassy Khartoum. David is a career diplo…
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David Lloyd George served as Prime Minister between 1916 to 1922. Read more about the life and achievements of David Lloyd George in our past Prime Ministers section.
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David Long is an Executive Director with UK Government Investments, the Government’s centre of expertise in corporate finance and corporate governance. He is a non-executive director of the Low Carbon Contracts Company and t…
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After obtaining a first class degree in mathematics at Durham University, David worked as a software engineer on products for the chemical and offshore sectors. David subsequently delivered a number of digital transformation…
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David MacKay was appointed as Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Energy and Climate Change ( DECC ) on 1st October 2009. The Chief Scientific Advisor’s role is to ensure that the Department’s policies and operatio…