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Maddy is Chief of Defence Nuclear at the Ministry of Defence (MoD). In between December 2020 and September 2022, she was Director General of the Vaccine Taskforce ( VTF ), a joint unit of BEIS and DHSC , responsible for s…
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Madhu Bhabuta has held the role of Chief Information Officer since September 2013 and is in charge of the technology division. She has worked for companies including Orange and Rolls-Royce, dealing in both the commercial and…
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Magdalene Lagu is Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General for British Office Sudan, serving since April 2025. Before this, Magdalene was Head of Governance and Stability in British High Commission Abuja from 2023 to 2025. …
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Maggie Pavey has been British Consul to Kosovo since July 2010. She has worked for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) since 2000 in United Nations Department and Consular Directorate. Overseas she has served as Vice C…
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Maggie has more than 30 years’ experience in public and non-profit organisations with a focus on health services and international development. A graduate in German and French, she also holds a Master of Public Health from t…
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Maggie Throup was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Vaccines and Public Health) between 16 September 2021 and 8 September 2022. She was previously an unpaid government whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasur…
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As Defence Attaché at the British Embassy in Washington, Major General Buster Howes OBE is focused on operations and contingency planning, defence intelligence, cyber and space, service personnel, defence education and doctr…
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Richard Cripwell was commissioned into the Corps of Royal Engineers in August 1982. His junior Regimental appointments were spent in Hong Kong, Germany and Zimbabwe. He commanded a company at the Royal Military Academy at Sa…
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Mal Green is His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Uruguay. Mal joined the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in 2001 and has carried out a variety of roles in London and abroad, most recently as Deputy Direc…
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Mal Singh was appointed as BPDTS’s Chief Financial Officer on 1 April 2019. Mal also sits on the BPDTS Board of Directors.
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Malcolm Bryant is a qualified lawyer who was appointed Head of High Cost Civil Complex Cases in April 2015. He has held several roles within legal aid, including heading up both the legal and exceptional funding teams. Malco…
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Malcolm Dawson OBE was appointed as the interim Chief Executive of DVLA in May 2013. Education MA Human Resource Management. Career Malcolm joined DVLA as Interim Chief Executive Officer on 20 May 2013. Prior to this he work…
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Malcolm Harrison has been substantively appointed as Chief Executive of the Crown Commercial Service ( CCS ), effective 1 November 2016. Malcolm has been operating as interim chief executive since May 2016. Malcolm is respon…
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Malcolm Nicholson (appointed 2009) was a partner at Slaughter and May specialising in competition matters for over 25 years until his retirement in 2009. He was a non-executive director at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS …
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Malcolm was appointed British Consul-General for North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate and Director of UK Trade and Investment in Germany in August 2009. He has worked in the UK civil service since…
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Mandie Campbell became the Director General of Immigration Enforcement in February 2014. Between May 2012 and January 2014, she was the Border Force Chief Operating Officer, responsible for the operation of the UK Borders an…
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Mandy Beech is a member of Nationwide Building Society’s Executive Committee, Director of Retail Services with ultimate responsibility for the branch network, contact centre, back office operations and digital chat messaging…
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In April 2025, Mandy moved to the Head of Corporate Services (formerly BMTG ). Mandy joined the Adjudicator’s Office Business Management & Transformation Group ( BMTG ) in 2019 as operational lead on finance and workforc…
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Mandy Haberman, Founder and Creative Director of Haberman Products, is a successful inventor/entrepreneur, best known for the Anywayup® Cup. Built on intellectual property, her career has spanned 30 years and her most recent…
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Marc Baker is Chief Operating Officer and joined Ofqual as Reform Programme Director in 2013 and subsequently became acting Executive Director, General Qualifications. His previous roles include: Programme Manager, Financial…
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Marc Bolland was the Lead Non-Executive Director at the Department for International Development from October 2018 to August 2020. Marc has extensive experience across both the private and non-profit sector. He is a Vice Pre…
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Marc Cavey became the Chief Executive of the Teaching Regulation Agency in June 2023. He is also the Accounting Officer. Marc has worked in a number of senior civil service roles across government including at the: Departmen…
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Marc Holland has been Deputy Governor of Gibraltar since August 2022. Before taking up his posting in Gibraltar, Marc was Deputy Head of Mission in Copenhagen for 4 years. His FCDO career before Copenhagen had a strong EU fo…
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Marc served as Acting DG for Visas, Passports, Citizenship and Resettlement Services from 17 November 2025 until 12 January 2026. Marc previously served as Director of UK Visas and Immigration and has worked in a wide range …
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Marc Thayre was Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy Phnom Penh from August 2020 - August 2025. He was Head of Political, Press and Projects at the British High Commission in Dar Es Salaam from 2017-2020. He joined …
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Marcine was Chief Executive of the SSRO from September 2014 to October 2017. While at the SSRO , Marcine oversaw the establishment of the organisation and the discharge of several of its statutory functions, including the re…
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Marcus Bell is Director of the Office for Equality and Opportunity in Cabinet Office, having been Director of the Race Disparity Unit since 2016. Marcus is a career civil servant, with a background mainly in social policy. H…
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Marcus was Chair of the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Board from 7 September 2022 to 21 January 2025. He chairs the Development Board of Pembroke College, Cambridge and serves on Board of Governors of the Manch…
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With extensive change management experience, Marcus has a track record of delivering step-change improvements for some of the world’s largest global businesses. Marcus has been a partner for two leading global professional s…
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Marcus Fysh was Minister for Exports at the Department for International Trade between 20 September 2022 and 27 October 2022. Before becoming a minister, Marcus was a member of the International Trade Committee from October …
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Margaret Beels OBE was Director of Labour Market Enforcement (DLME) from 22 November 2021 to 5 April 2026, when the role of DLME was abolished. The Director of Labour Market Enforcement was responsible for setting priorities…
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Margaret Casely-Hayford is a non-executive board member at the Department for Education, joining in March 2025. Margaret is highly regarded for her strategic oversight, risk and governance experience, having held high profil…
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Margaret Obi was appointed as the first Service Police Complaints Commissioner in February 2023. Margaret is a solicitor, and former partner in a criminal defence practice where she specialised in serious crime, including mu…
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Margaret currently works as the HR Director for Travis Perkins, leading the merchanting and specialist businesses from a people perspective ensuring the Group realises its mission of being the leading partner to the Construc…
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Margaret Porteous was appointed as Deputy Director of the Scotland Office in July 2011. Prior to joining the Scotland Office, Margaret’s career highlights include: Director, Energy and Advanced Engineering, UKTI (UK Trade &a…
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Margaret Read is Strategy and Policy Director at the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA). Margaret was previously Director of Policy at the National Infrastructure Commission, where she led t…
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Margaret Stephens joined the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) as a non-executive board member and Chair of its Audit and Risk Assurance Committee in April 2017. Margaret was previously a Partner at KPMG, inc…
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Margaret took up her appointment as Minister-Counsellor Economic Diplomacy at the British Embassy in Tokyo in October 2022. Margaret has a long-standing interest in Asia and regional security, with an undergraduate degree in…
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Margot James was Minister of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in January 2018 to July 2019. Margot was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy an…
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Maria Bueno is the current Director for Government Relations and Commerce at the British Consulate in Belo Horizonte, appointed in November 2023 by the British Ambassador in Brazil, Stephanie Al-Qaq. With over a decade of ex…
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Maria Caulfield was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care, and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Women) for the Equality Hub between 27 October 2022 and 5 July …
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Marian Kitson became Director of Enforcement for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in September 2018. Marian had previously been Assistant Director, Wealthy and Mid-sized Business Compliance at HM Revenue and Cu…
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Marian was appointed Chief Executive of Natural England in May 2020, having carried out the role on an interim basis since December 2018. She joined the board of Natural England in March 2018 before relinquishing this role o…
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Marianne started her role as British High Commissioner to Tanzania in August 2024. Before that, Marianne was Minister Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission to the British Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, from January 2020. She joi…
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Marie Hardeman joined the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in 2023. Before this, Marie’s career was spent delivering public services that make a difference to people and communities. She has worked in local government and social …
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Marie-Claire joined the civil service in 1987, starting in the Inland Revenue, where she trained as a tax inspector. Her HMRC career included handling the tax issues of multinational companies, leading major tax policy refor…
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Marinos Paphitis has a wealth of experience in the education sector, having worked with the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) since it was founded in 2001. His previous career highlights include: LSC Area Director, Wiltshire…
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Marion joined SIX in January 2020 as Head Financial Information at SIX Group and a member of the SIX Executive Board. She is also a member of the BME Board of Directors. As Head Financial Information, Marion leads the SIX gl…
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Marion Plant was a non-executive board member for the Department for Education from January 2015 to January 2018. Marion is the Principal and Chief Executive of North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College. Marion is…
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Marisa Cassoni (appointed in 2013) is a chartered accountant and finance professional with more than 35 years of experience. Her early career was initially in audit but she progressed into advisory services including corpora…