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Rashmi Shukla joined PHE in January 2013. Career highlights: National Director in the PHE transition team, to support the transfer of public health functions from PCTs to local authorities Regional Director of Public Health …
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Ray Kemp was appointed to the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management in November 2019. Ray has been a Member of the Advisory Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Foods, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC) …
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Dr Rebecca Driver has been a member of numerous boards, advisory panels and steering groups serving government, industry and academia. This includes: the Board of the Planning Inspectorate the Financial Services Consumer Pan…
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Rebecca is an economist with over 25 years of experience. During her career she has worked on a wide range of public policy issues, including planning, transport and sustainability, and has published extensively. Rebecca is …
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Dr Rebecca Weston joined the CNPA Board in March 2019, representing the views and interests of Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL), before taking on the role of Industry Member representing Sellafield Ltd in April 2021. As …
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Rebecca has experience across large and small manufacturing organisations and has held senior leadership positions across Programme and Project Delivery, Operations and Commercial, as well as Technical and R&D. Rebecca, …
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Rhian is the first Chief Executive Officer of AberInnovation and has overseen the development of the £40.5m UK Research & Innovation Campus at Aberystwyth University. Previously, Rhian worked in the commercialisation of …
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Richard Shaw is an exploration and mining geologist ( CGeol ; EurGeol ) with over 25 years of experience in the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste. He retired from the British Geological Survey ( BGS ) in October …
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Dr Rob Dixon was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Bulgaria in March 2020 and took up his post in September 2020. Before his appointment in Sofia, Rob was Deputy Director for Africa in the FCO between 2016 and 2020, focu…
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Dr Rob Ghosh was appointed as a member of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel from 1 October 2025. He is a consultant physician and deputy medical director at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Dr Roli Asthana was the Development Counsellor and Head of DFID China. She took up this role on 10 August 2017. Previously she was Deputy Head and Head of Development Partnerships in DFID India, leading DFID’s National, Stat…
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Dr Roni Savage FREng is CEO and Founder of Jomas Associates, an engineering company serving the construction industry. Roni is a: Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering an Honorary Fellow of Royal Institute of British Ar…
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Dr Ros Rivaz was Chair of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority from September 2020 to August 2023. Ros has a wide range of experience in executive and non-executive roles in blue chip companies, predominantly in highly regu…
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Dr Rosalind Given-Wilson is a Consultant Radiologist at St Georges Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust where she set up the breast screening service in 1991 and was Director of Screening, then Medical Director until 2015. She is…
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Dr Roseline Wanjiru is a Senior Lecturer at Newcastle Business School, with interdisciplinary research interests in economic development, trade and industrial policy, foreign direct investment and innovation strategies. She …
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Rosemary Pratt has been the Director for Export Control and Sanctions since February 2023. Her directorate includes the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) and the sanctions policy team. Rosemary started her career in the Depar…
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Rowena was the Interim Director of Science Operations and Research between April and September 2024. Rowena was previously Head of Animal Health and Welfare Advice at APHA. Rowena has a PhD in veterinary parasitology, having…
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Dr Ruth Boumphrey is Director of Research at Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a global charity protecting life and property and supporting education, engineering-related research and public engagement. She is responsible for a l…
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Ruth McKernan is Executive Chair of Innovate UK, which she joined in May 2015. Ruth has 25 years of research and commercial experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including heading up research units in the UK and the US.…
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Dr. Ruth Wiseman has been Deputy Head of the Embassy in Sarajevo since August 2018. She has come to Sarajevo from Canberra, Australia, where she headed up the Foreign and Security Policy Team at the British High Commission. …
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Sam oversees a large portfolio that is designed to ensure the quality and access of products to the UK market - this includes scientific advice, clinical trials/clinical investigations, licensing assessment, marketing author…
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Sam joined the Marine Management Organisation in January 2014. She’s an interdisciplinary scientist with research interests in ocean governance and the science-policy interface, with over 15 years’ experience in marine, clim…
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Dr Samantha Milton was appointed Head of High Cost Civil Complex Cases in April 2021. She joined the Legal Aid Agency ( LAA ) in March 2017 as Head of the Public Defender Service. Before joining the LAA , Samantha was Head o…
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Dr Shah is a Commissioner for the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities. Dr Samir Shah CBE is Chief Executive and Creative Director of Juniper, an independent television and radio production company. His career started a…
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Sangeeta Ahuja served as Her Majesty’s Consul General to St Petersburg, Russia from December 2017 until July 2018. Sangeeta joined the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1998 after working as a researcher for Amnesty Inte…
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A Fellow of the Faculty of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians, Sarah has a strong scientific track record, and brings a wealth of…
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Dr Sharon Hillier is Director of the Screening Division, Public Health Wales. In April 2011, she was appointed as a consultant in Public Health and Deputy Director of Screening Division, Public Health Wales. In April 2018 sh…
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Dr Shona Arora was Public Health England’s Deputy Director for Public Health Workforce / National Workforce Development Lead from 2015 to 2021. She joined PHE in 2013 as Centre Director for Avon Gloucestershire and Wiltshire…
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Simon Dixon joined the Marine Management Organisation in May 2015 and is currently the interim Director of Digital and Analysis. Simon joined the Marine Management Organisation as a statistician, having previously worked as …
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Dr Simon Lyster is currently a non-executive director of Northumbrian Water Group, chairman of trustees of Conservation International (UK), trustee of the Rural Community Council of Essex, trustee of Kilverstone Wildlife Cha…
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Simon Reed joined the Board as an executive director in April 2011. He has worked at the Authority since 1994 and currently holds the position of Chief Operating Officer. His previous roles include: Head, Public Safety and S…
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Dr Siu Ping Lam took up the role as the Director of Licensing Division in April 2014. He was formerly the acting and deputy director of the division. He has over 24 years’ experience in medicines regulation. During this time…
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Dr Limpenny is an experienced marine scientist with a strong track record of building Cefas’ marine science reputation and delivery for partners in the UK and overseas. She has had a lot of operational experience through dir…
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Stephanie joined the Marine Management Organisation in October 2021 and is currently the Director of Digital and Analysis. Stephanie has been leading Teams on Evidence, Evaluation and Analysis in the FCDO and the Cabinet Off…
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Dr Stephen Brien was appointed as Chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee from 14 September 2020. Stephen is passionate about finding solutions to reduce poverty and improve the lives of the most vulnerable in the UK…
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Building on from an active postgraduate research career in basic and applied bacteriology, including the development of statutory regulations for the control of infection, and undertaking outbreak investigations, Stuart has …
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Suneil Kapadia has over forty years of NHS clinical practice and approximately twenty years at senior management and Executive Medical Director level in several NHS acute hospitals. He has held a variety of positions includi…
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Susan was appointed as Chair of the Ofqual Board in January 2025, for a period of 3 years. Susan has also been a member of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel since June 2018. In addition she is the chief executive …
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Suzy Walton is a chartered director, occupational psychologist and scientist. As a senior civil servant, she has worked in the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Defence. She was awarded a PhD for research into military suic…
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Suzy Walton is a chartered director, occupational psychologist and scientist. As a former senior civil servant, she has worked in the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Defence. She was awarded a PhD for research into milita…
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Dr Thomas Waite is the Deputy Chief Medical Officer leading on health protection. His role covers emergency response and preparedness, infectious diseases, vaccines and therapeutics. Dr Waite is a consultant epidemiologist a…
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Tim Bestwick was appointed UKAEA’s Interim Chief Executive Officer in July 2025. Career highlights include: Chief Development Officer and Deputy CEO, UKAEA Chief Technology Officer and Director of Strategy, Communications &a…
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Dr Tim Coulson started his role as Director General, Regions Group at the Department for Education on 8 September 2025. Before his appointment he was Chief Executive of Unity Schools Partnership – a trust of 40 primary, seco…
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Dr Tim Gilson was Chief Executive Officer of the Athelstan Trust and a secondary headteacher. Tim is a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching and of the Royal Geographical Society. He has been a School Improvement Advi…
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Tim has 30 years’ experience of working for the UK government’s statutory nature conservation bodies. He is particularly focussed on making sure that Natural England is strongly evidence- and evaluation-led in all the advice…
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Tim Leunig was the Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Education between 2014 and 2017. From 7 September 2023 to 6 October 2023 he was the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Education. He is also Associate Professor…
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Dr Tim Sheldon became Dstl ’s Chief Delivery Officer in April 2024. Tim has a range of experience working across defence. He’s worked in the following areas within MOD : Defence Procurement Agency MOD Head Office Defence Ev…
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Toby Willison joined the Environment Agency ( EA ) in 2002 and has worked in a variety of strategic and operational roles. His previous roles include: Director of Water Land and Biodiversity, EA Head of the Water Team, Scott…
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Tony Juniper is Chair of Natural England. Before taking up this role in April 2019 he was Executive Director for Advocacy and Campaigns at WWF-UK, a Fellow with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leader…