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2008 - 2011 Conakry, Republic of Guinea: HM Ambassador 2006 - 2008 FCO, Team Leader, South East Asia and Pacific Group 2003 - 2006 FCO, Engaging with the Islamic World, Programme Manager 2000 - 2003 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Dep…
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Ian Ferguson was a non-executive board member of the Department for Education between January 2016 and June 2022. He’s also a member of the Education Funding Agency Advisory Group . In 1981 he founded Metaswitch Networks , a…
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Ian Forber was appointed acting Director General Nuclear at the Ministry of Defence in May 2016. Prior to being appointed, Ian held a number of senior posts at the MOD , including: Director of Strategic Programmes, including…
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Ian arrived in Minsk in August 2016 to take up his appointment as Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy. Recently, his career has focused on Central and Eastern Europe having worked in Slovakia and Poland. Ian began …
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Ian has been Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission since 1 April 2019. He became Forestry Commission Director for England and an executive Forestry Commissioner in March 2013. Ian was previously Director of Nati…
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Ian was Her Majesty’s Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2016 to 2020. Previously Ian spent over 4 years as Deputy Director of UKTI India - based in New Delhi – with operational responsibility for UKTI’s network of …
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Ian Hewett was appointed Service Delivery Director on 25 April 2022. His previous roles include: interim Chief Executive, APHA (June 2021 to April 2022) Director of Service Delivery, APHA Deputy Director for the Transformati…
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Ian was appointed as a non-executive member of the ESFA ARC when the Education Funding Agency (EFA) and Skills Funding Agency (SFA) merged to become the ESFA. Ian spent 15 years of his career at a national level at the Audit…
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Ian Hughes was the British Ambassador to South Sudan 2013 to 2015. On his appointment, he said: “I am very pleased to have this opportunity to represent the United Kingdom in the UN’s newest member state. I hope to put the U…
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Ian Johnston is the Deputy Chief Executive & Executive Director of Operations at the Disclosure and Barring Service. Ian became the Director for Operations at DBS in June 2014. Ian came to the DBS following a four-year r…
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Ian Karet joined the Charity Commission Board in January 2019 and was appointed Interim Chair in February 2021. He is a solicitor and a partner of Linklaters LLP, specialising in Intellectual Property and Technology. Ian sit…
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Ian Kinder is the Chief Executive of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills with responsibility for the Commission’s strategy and operations including its Futures Programme and Investors in People business, its internal…
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Ian King is the lead Non-Executive Director for the Department for Transport and joined HS2 in July 2020. Ian joined Marconi in 1976 as a graduate entrant, working in defence electronics manufacturing. He served as a Finance…
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Ian began his career in 1986 as an apprentice mechanical engineer with British Alcan at their large rolled products and casting facility in Falkirk, Scotland. On completion of his training, he began to develop one of the UK’…
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Ian joined Sellafield as an apprentice electrician in 1972 and has held a number of roles with the business including commissioning manager for Thorp, head of decommissioning and led the creation of the Project Assurance Org…
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Ian McCafferty was a member of the Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of England from 2012 to 2018. Prior to his appointment, he had been Chief Economic Adviser to the CBI since 2001, following a career as an economist in…
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Ian McKay was appointed as a non-executive director of the SIA in March 2018 to represent the interests of Scotland. He is also Chair of the SIA’s HR and Remuneration Committee. Career Ian was previously the Director of Scot…
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Ian was appointed as Director of Compliance and Investigations in March 2016, having been seconded to the SSRO from accounting firm BDO as Defence Advisor in October 2014. Ian began his career in the British Army as a logist…
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Ian Millar is the Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organisations in Vienna. He took up the role in September 2025. He has served in a range of overseas and UK roles working across…
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Ian Moncrieff CBE was appointed Chief Executive of UK Hydrographic Office in October 2011. He serves on the Board and heads the Executive Committee that manages the Trading Fund. Ian served for 34 years with the Royal Navy a…
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Ian Muir, holds a PhD in Pharmaceutical Science and has over 25 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry working in senior positions for Wyeth, Catalent, Aesica and Famar Pharmaceuticals and most recently as an advis…
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A career in prisons for over 25 years joining as an officer in 1990.
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Ian Peters was appointed in April 2021. He has previously held roles as Chair of Barts Health NHS Trust, Chief Executive of British Gas and Managing Director of NatWest Small Business Services. He is currently chairman of se…
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Ian Playford was appointed as a non-executive member of the HM Courts & Tribunals Service Board in August 2014. Ian is the interim Chief Executive of the Cabinet Office Shadow Government Property Unit, and is the Directo…
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Ian Porée joined the National Offender Management Service (now HM Prison and Probation Service) in 2007. His previous roles include: Director, Rehabilitation Programme, Ministry of Justice Director, Commissioning and Commerc…
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Ian Richards succeeded David Ward as British Ambassador to Eritrea in July 2016. Ian Richards has served as a UK diplomat in Shanghai, Beijing, Caracas, and as interim head of post at the UK embassies in Ashgabat, Bamako and…
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Ian has held a number of senior leadership roles within Sellafield Ltd, including operational delivery, strategy, technical and EHS&Q. His previous role was as head of nuclear intelligence and independent oversight for S…
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Ian Todd became Chief Executive of the SIA on 25 February 2019. He previously held the post of Deputy Director General at the IOPC. He has held a number of board level roles in professional regulation, including the health a…
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Ian Trenholm was Defra ’s Chief Operating Officer. He left Defra in June 2014. A geology graduate of the University of London, Ian started his career as an Inspector with the Royal Hong Kong Police and then moved to Surrey P…
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Full name: Ian Robert Whitting Married to: Tracy Gallagher Children: Two daughters, Isobel and Olivia Previous roles 2013 to 2017 Her Majesty´s Ambassador, Podgorica 2008 to 2012 Her Majesty’s Ambassador, Reykjavik 2003 to 2…
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Ian Wilcock was appointed interim Division Head for Cyber and Information Systems ( CIS ) in June 2023.
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Ian Wilson was appointed as a BPDTS Ltd non-executive director for a 5-year term on 5 June 2018. He is also currently chair of EDS UK Pension Funds, and a non-executive director with the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Busines…
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Ian is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and an accredited professional Pension Trustee. He has over 25 years of experience working with global blue-chip companies, including various Fi…
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Prior to becoming General Counsel at Sellafield Ltd, Ian was in-house counsel to the British Nuclear Fuels group, including Sellafield Ltd, Magnox, Westinghouse and Uranium Asset Management from 2000 until joining the law fi…
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Ian joined Homes England in 2022, having worked for over 30 years in the banking industry. He spent much of his career at Barclays in both retail and commercial banking and was most recently the managing director for SME and…
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Ify joined the team in the British Embassy Tallinn in October 2021. She is a career diplomat, having joined the Diplomatic Service in 1995. During her career, Ify has served in a number of overseas posts, most recently as De…
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Ilona Blue is an experienced non-executive director ( NED ), Audit Chair and executive leader with a successful track record in finance, governance and programme delivery. Ilona holds non-executive roles with: DfT OLR Holdin…
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Imogen was appointed British Vice Consul in February 2021. Imogen and her team provide consular assistance to British Nationals living in or visiting the Netherlands, including the Dutch Caribbean islands consisting of Aruba…
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Imogen is Head of International Civil Nuclear. Imogen and team lead on the development of UK’s international nuclear energy policy, and engagement with international partners on civil nuclear issues. This includes the UK’s g…
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Imogen Walker was appointed Assistant Whip, House of Commons on 7 September 2025. She was elected as the MP for Hamilton and Clyde Valley in July 2024.
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Imogen Wiles joined the British Diplomatic Service in 1986 and has served in Tokyo, Canberra and Rome, as well as in a range of jobs at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. Imogen took up her position at the Britis…
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Imran Gulamhuseinwala joined the Charity Commission Board in November 2019. Imran is currently a Senior Advisor at Portag3 Ventures L.P. and Chair of Commuter Club Ltd. Imran was formerly the Global Head of FinTech at EY, wh…
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Indra Morris served as Director General at the Department for Education (DfE) from January 2017 to June 2023. First as Director General for Social Care, Mobility and Equalities and then Director General for Families Group. P…
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Indrani Banerjee-Jones is the Director of Finance and Operations and joined GAD in April 2022 from HM Revenue & Customs. As a member of the Management Board Indrani oversees GAD’s financial management, commercial, projec…
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Indro Mukerjee was appointed non-executive board member at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 18 March 2025. Indro was CEO of Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, for 3 and a half years until Septe…
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Ingrid Southworth was Chargée d’Affaires at the UK Joint Delegation to NATO from October 2024 to March 2025. Ingrid joined the Civil Service in 2002 and has worked in national security and international policy roles in the C…
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Her Excellency Ms Iona Thomas OBE was appointed the British High Commissioner to New Zealand and Governor of the Pitcairn Islands in August 2022. Before commencing her role in Wellington, Iona was Political Counsellor at the…
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After working as a journalist in the national press for three years, Iqbal Wahhab set up his own PR firm before launching Tandoori Magazine in 1994. He sold out of the magazine to launch the multi award winning Cinnamon Club…