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Katherine Kerswell joined the civil service in September 2012 as Director General, Civil Service Reform. Prior to that she was a chief executive of 4 local authorities, and has worked in local government for over 25 years. C…
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Ms Katherine Smitton has been appointed British Ambassador to the Republic of Tajikistan in succession to Mr Timothy Marschall Jones. She took up her appointment in October 2024. Before this Ms Smitton was Deputy Head of Mis…
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Katherine (Cathy) Ward LVO OBE was British High Commissioner to the Republic of Malta from October 2020 to September 2025. Previously she was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador from 2017 to 2020. Curriculum …
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Kathryn Al-Shemmeri was appointed as the Chief People Officer in the Cabinet Office in September 2022. Kathryn leads the Cabinet Office People and Places directorate and has responsibility for Cabinet Office 2025, the depart…
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Kathryn Cearns is a chartered accountant with extensive senior level experience in both the public and private sectors. Kathryn holds several government, non-executive, trustee and advisory positions: Department for Transpor…
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Kathryn retired from her role within Service Children’s Education in 2015. She was appointed Acting Chief Executive by the Adjutant General in 2012. She was appointed Director of Education Services in September 2007, having …
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Kathryn joined the team in the British Embassy, Tallinn as Deputy Head of Mission in September 2014. She is a career diplomat having joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1989. During her career, Kathryn has served i…
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Kathryn Parsons was a non-executive board member of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) from 2017 to 2020. Kathryn is the co-founder and co- CEO of Decoded, a London-based tech start-up which a…
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Kathy Gillatt was the Transitional Director of Corporate Services for both the Driving Standards Agency ( DSA ) and Vehicle and Operator Services Agency ( VOSA ) from July 2013 to June 2014. The agencies merged to form the D…
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Kathy Hall is Director-General of Delivery in the COVID-19 Task Force. She was formerly a Director in the Department of Health & Social Care.
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Ms Kathy Leach started her role as His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia in August 2025. Previously she was His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan, and Deputy Director, Constitution and Devoluti…
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Kathy Mansfield was a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner. She is also Project Director of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) Assistance Programme (ZIMRAP).
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Katie was appointed Director General for Buildings, Fire and Resilience in June 2025. Her previous roles include: Director General, Social Security, Disability and Pensions Director for Universal Credit and Employment Policy…
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Katie Kapernaros joined the Board of the Competition and Markets Authority as non-executive director in April 2026. Katie Kapernaros is an experienced IT executive with a 30‑year career spanning senior leadership roles at IB…
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Sign up to receive our Chair and Chief Executive messages by email or update your subscription preferences . Katie joined the FSA in July 2021 and became the interim Chief Executive in August 2024. She was appointed as perma…
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Katie White was appointed Minister for Climate in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on 7 September 2025. She was elected as the MP for Leeds North West in July 2024. Education Katie graduated from the Universit…
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Kato Longfield is Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Kinshasa. She arrived in Kinshasa in August 2024. Kato most recently led teams providing consular assistance to British people in distress and their families…
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Katrina was Regional Director, East Midlands from August 2019 to May 2022. She also took on responsibility for North East, Yorkshire and Humber in April 2022. Previously, she was a Senior HMI, assistant regional director and…
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Katrina joined the Embassy in September 2011. During her career at the FCO, she worked in London on European Union and South East Asia issues and for 4 UK ministers, including a secondment as a Private Secretary to the UK Se…
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Katrina was Director General ( DG ) for International and Borders at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from June 2021 to December 2022. She joined Defra from the Scottish government, where she was DG for…
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Katy is an Executive Director at UK Government Investments. She is a civil servant with significant experience of public spending, local government finance and housing and planning policy. Prior to UK Government Investments,…
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Katy was appointed as the Director of UK Maritime Services (formerly Maritime Safety & Standards) in April 2016. Katy studied Marine Technology at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne where she graduated with Honour’s d…
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Kaveh is currently Group Chief Digital Information Officer at Rolls Royce plc and is an experienced digital transformation leader with over 30 years’ experience spanning energy, utilities, manufacturing, complex systems engi…
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Kay Carberry became a Low Pay Commissioner on 1 November 2012. She was Assistant General Secretary of the TUC before retirement at the end of February 2016 having previously been the first head of the TUC’s Equal Rights Depa…
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Kayley is the Head of Policy for Families, Welfare and Work at Citizens Advice. Prior to joining the national Citizens Advice team Kayley was a frontline adviser at Leeds Citizens Advice where she gave advice on all issues i…
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Kazi Dinsmore served as the British Deputy High Commissioner to Maldives from January 2023 to August 2024. Kazi joined the UK Civil Service in 2018 following 10 years in the Royal Navy and 7 years in the private security sec…
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Keir Mather was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Transport on 7 September 2025. He was previously Assistant Whip, House of Commons between 10 July 2024 and 7 September 2025. He was elect…
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Keirra Smith was previously the Head of the British Consulate-General in Dusseldorf and Director of Department for Business and Trade in Germany. Before joining the British Consulate-General in Dusseldorf, Keirra was the Dep…
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Keith has been Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in The Hague since August 2023. Prior to his posting in the Netherlands he was Minister Counsellor at the British Embassy in Kyiv. Keith joined the UK Foreign and …
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Keith Anderson has been CEO of ScottishPower since 2018. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive, Keith was CEO of ScottishPower Renewables and led Iberdrola’s international offshore business. Before joining ScottishPowe…
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In January 2018, Keith Fraser was appointed as a member of the Youth Justice Board. Keith is also the Non-Executive Director/Trustee at The Work Force Development Trust Limited, Advisor for the National Police Chiefs Council…
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Mr Keith McMahon MBE has been the Deputy High Commissioner to Ghana since June 2022. As a career diplomat, Keith has a wide range of overseas experience. Prior to Ghana, he was Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy …
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Keith Pavett began his MOD career joining the MOD Procurement Executive in 1982. Keith was appointed Commercial Manager for Fixed Wing Aircraft for DARA in 2000 and assumed the role of Head of Commercial for DSG . He held th…
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Keith Richards is a barrister and a professional mediator. His specialist expertise covers a range of areas, including disability and equality rights, alternative dispute resolution, and sustainability. He is a panel member …
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Keith Scott has been British High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea since 20 September 2018. Prior to this appointment his UK role was as Deputy Migration Envoy (2016-18) and also worked in Finance Directorate and dealt with …
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Born in Edinburgh in Scotland, Keith was educated at Craigmount High School and at the University of St Andrews, from which he graduated with an MA (Honours) degree in Modern History with International Relations. Keith was D…
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Keith Smith has worked in the skills system for more than 20 years. He has run local skills programmes, ranging from local jobclubs to assessing apprentices. In recent years he has been leading the development and delivery o…
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Keith is a highly experienced leader in Finance, Treasury and Transformation for large complex organisations operating in regulated environments. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG, Keith spent 35 years in …
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Kelby Harmes is Legal Director for the Ministry of Justice and a member of the senior leadership of the Government Legal Department. Before taking up that role, Kelby served as Director and Deputy Head of the Attorney Gener…
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Kemi Oguntoye is a residential estate management professional with experience across building safety legislation, service charges, tenant-related issues, and housing operations. She is a qualified practitioner and a member o…
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Ken Mayhew is a labour economist who has spent most of his career in Oxford University where he is Emeritus Professor of Education and Economic Performance and a former Fellow and Tutor in Economics at Pembroke College. Ken …
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Ken O’Flaherty became Acting High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam in August 2025 after serving as the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim to Myanmar from February 2023. Ken joined the Diplomatic Service in 1996, and has previousl…
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Ken Warwick is an economist and independent consultant specialising in industry economics, innovation, economic appraisal and evaluation. He has undertaken studies for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developme…
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Kenan Poleo was appointed Director at Office for Life Sciences in May 2026. Kenan Poleo was previously appointed the Consul General and Trade Commissioner for Eastern Europe and Central Asia from 1 September 2021 to 28 Febru…
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Kenna worked at Nuclear Decommissioning Authority ( NDA ) as Head of Programmes and Projects, later becoming Assurance Director. Prior to joining the NDA , Kenna was with the Olympic Delivery Authority ( ODA ) for 6 years wi…
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Kenneth was first appointed to the Charity Commission’s Board in 2018. He has extensive expertise and experience in all aspects of charity law and the regulation of charities. Kenneth is a qualified barrister (Lincoln’s Inn,…
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Kenneth Kilpatrick joined the Civil Nuclear Constabulary in September 2007 and was appointed Business Director in September 2014. Kenneth trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the National Audit Office and has…
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Kerry McCarthy was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero between 9 July 2024 and 7 September 2025. She was elected as the Labour MP for Bristol East in May 2005. Education …
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Kerry Smith joined the Civil Nuclear Constabulary ( CNC ) on 8 April 2024 as an Assistant Chief Constable ( ACC ). She had previously worked as Director of Corporate Services at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency ( DVSA…