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Alison is an experienced Non-Executive Director and consultant who works with a range of organisations undergoing transition and change. Her executive background is in business. She led operations and commercial negotiation …
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Alison White was appointed Non-Executive Director to the VMD in August 2023 and also Chairs its Management Board. She is an experienced Non-Executive Director and Consultant, who works with a range of organisations undergoin…
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Alison Wilson is Regional Director for Yorkshire and the Humber. She was previously at His Majesty’s Treasury where she was leading work to establish the Darlington Economic Campus. Prior to that, Alison was the head of DfE …
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Alistair Adan is Head of Case Management at the Legal Aid Agency. Alistair joined the Legal Aid Board in 1995 and has held a variety of roles across the business during that time. He was an Area Contract Manager in both Birm…
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Alistair Carns grew up in Scotland, went to state school and joined the military at 19, working his way up to the rank of Colonel. He served and led during four tours in Afghanistan and was awarded the Military Cross in 2011…
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Dr Alistair Clark was a member of the Export Guarantee Advisory Council ( EGAC ) of UK Export Finance for over 10 years and was its chair until October 2022. He is also the Managing Director of the Environment and Sustainabi…
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Alistair Fernie is Director for International Finance at the Department for International Development ( DFID ). He covers DFID ’s work on economic development, multilateral effectiveness and particularly International Financ…
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Alistair Finlay joined the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority ( CICA ) as Deputy Chief Executive in March 2015. Alistair has spent his career at the front-end of the criminal justice system in policing. Alistair’s prev…
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Alistair Harrison was born in 1954 in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom. He was educated at Newcastle Royal Grammar School and University College, Oxford, where he read Classics (Greek and Latin Literature,…
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Alistair Kirk joined High Speed Two Limited ( HS2 Ltd ) in September 2014 as Programme and Strategy Director. Before joining HS2 Ltd , Alistair was at EC Harris, part of ARCADIS, where he led its infrastructure business in t…
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Alistair White was appointed British High Commissioner to Belize in June 2026 . Date Role 2025 to 2026 Acting British High Commissioner to Belize (FCDO) 2022 to 2025 Deputy Ambassador to the Philippines (FCDO) 2019 to 202…
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Allan Cook has been the BIS lead non-executive director since February 2014. Allan is a chartered engineer with more than 40 years’ international experience in the automotive, aerospace and defence industries. He took up the…
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Allison Gerrard is the Director for Strategy and Centre of Expertise in the Ministry of Justice’s People and Capability Group. She is an experienced senior civil servant who has led workforce strategy, capability, and organi…
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Allison Ogden-Newton was non-executive board member at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from September 2025 to May 2026. Allison Ogden-Newton OBE is an experienced charity professional and social entrep…
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Alun led the teams responsible for the maintenance and development of specifications, designs, safety cases and supporting research activities for a geological disposal facility for radioactive waste. Alun is a Fellow of the…
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Alun Evans was appointed Director of the Scotland Office in 2012. Career Alun worked as Secretary of the Detainee Inquiry before moving to the Scotland Office. Prior to that he was Head of Strategy at the Department for Busi…
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Alun Evans was, for over thirty years, a civil servant including twenty years in the senior civil service, and he worked in a wide a range of government departments including at No.10. He was Head of the UK Government’s Sco…
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Alun Francis is the Chair of the Social Mobility Commission and Principal and Chief Executive of Blackpool and The Fylde College. Blackpool and The Fylde College is an award-winning organisation and is one of the largest and…
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Alyson has more than 20 years’ experience of working in both public and private sectors, managing high risk, complex programmes in highly regulated environments. She is a physicist and chartered electrical engineer, and prio…
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Alyson has brought more than 20 years’ experience of working in both public and private sectors, managing high risk, complex programmes in highly regulated environments. She is a physicist and chartered electrical engineer, …
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Alyson King was His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2023 to 2026. She took up her appointment in April 2023. Alyson has served as Deputy Head of Mission in Beirut, Lebanon, and before that, …
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Amal Clooney was the UK’s Special Envoy for Media Freedom from April 2019 to September 2020. In this role she helped to convene a panel of legal experts to issue recommendations on legal and policy initiatives that states ca…
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Amanda Arrowsmith has been a Non-Executive Director of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Board since February 2025. Amanda brings over 30 years of senior leadership experience across the public, private and third sect…
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Amanda Brooks became interim Permanent Secretary at the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) in July 2026. She was Interim Permanent Secretary at the Department for Business and Trade ( DBT ) from Ap…
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Amanda Bryan has had a career in forestry and natural resource management, rural and community development across the Highlands and Islands. She is currently Programme Leader and a Lecturer on the Forest Management degree at…
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Amanda spent 28 years in the Life Sciences sector working for ICI, Zeneca and AstraZeneca where she held senior operational roles across a wide range of business functions. She led major change programmes including; setting …
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Amanda Reynolds was appointed Director General, Strategy and Transformation in November 2024. Prior to that she was Director General, Service Excellence. Her previous roles include: Global Partnership Director, Centrica Exec…
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Amanda Rowlatt has been Chief Analyst at the Department for Transport since 2014. She has previously been: Chief Analyst at the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills Chief Economist and Director for Families and Chil…
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Amanda Solloway was Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) from 20 September 2022 to 5 July 2024. She was also Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Energy Consumers and Affordability) at the Depar…
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Amanda Spielman served as His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills from 2017 to 2023. Before joining Ofsted she was chair of the exam regulator Ofqual from 2011 to 2016, and a founding membe…
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Amanda is the Executive Director for Delivery and joined Ofqual in 2023. Prior to joining Ofqual, Amanda worked in local government, for the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment.
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Amelia was appointed Non-Executive Director of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Board on 1 October 2016 and Senior Independent Director to the board on 10 December 2020. She was a member of the Remuneration Commit…
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Amelia Gould is Chief Technology Officer at Kraken Technology Group, where she is focused on scaling the company’s expanding portfolio of autonomous maritime platforms to meet evolving global defence requirements. Amelia has…
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Amias Moores became the Deputy High Commissioner to the Republic of Botswana in January 2021. Prior to this, he served in the British Embassy in Juba, South Sudan. Amias is a career diplomat with extensive experience across …
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Amin Mawji OBE was appointed as a non-executive director of the UK Export Finance Board in 2013. He is chair of the UK Export Finance Audit Committee and a member of the Risk Committee. Mr Mawji was a partner at Ernst & …
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Amy Barklam is His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner ( HMTC ) for Latin America and the Caribbean. She is also British Consul General in São Paulo. She is a senior international executive with extensive experience in global banki…
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As Interim Chief Customer and People Officer, Amy Carrillo is responsible for developing a culture and work environment that helps staff to thrive at the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO). Across the organisation, her teams play…
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Amy Casterton joined Homes England in October 2017 as Chief of Staff from the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). Amy has extensive experience of supporting leadership teams and corporate governance refor…
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Amy was Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy Mexico from April 2019 to July 2023. Amy has previously served in a number of roles in Government. Prior to her current role, she was Head of Eastern Mediterranean Depart…
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Amy has 20 years’ experience in the Nuclear Industry in Programme Controls, business and finance roles. She joined the NDA on its creation in March 2005. Amy held positions including commercial oversight of several nuclear s…
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Amy Holmes was appointed as interim DG Service Transformation in April 2025. Amy was Public Guardian and Chief Executive for the Office of the Public Guardian from September 2022 to April 2025. Amy came from the Cabinet Offi…
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Amy took up the role of Resident British Commissioner in October 2024. She was previously posted to the UK Mission to the United Nations, New York, where she served as Spokesperson and led on the Western Balkans portfolio. W…
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Amy Rees became Chief Executive of Homes England in September 2025, bringing extensive leadership experience across public service delivery and justice reform. Prior to joining Homes England, Amy served as Interim Permanent …
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Amy Smith has been Deputy High Commissioner in Malta since August 2015. Prior to this Amy was based in London where she was Private Secretary to the Minister for Europe, from 2013-2015. Her first posting was to Pyongyang, DP…
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Anand Aithal is the Lead Non Executive for the Cabinet Office. He has 30 years of experience across financial, business and professional services. He was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs prior to starting his own busines…
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Anas Sarwar was appointed Minister of State (Minister for Trade) in the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade on 23 July 2026. He was previously Leader of the Scottish Labour Party between February 2021 and …