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  • Michael Mire joined the Board of the Competition and Markets Authority as non-executive director in April 2026. Michael Mire is a highly experienced business leader with a background spanning strategy consulting, financial s…

  • Michael Nevin was Her Majesty´s Ambassador to Iceland 2016 to 2021. He previously was British High Commissioner to Malawi from 2012-2016. Michael joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1993. He has also served in Nair…

  • Michael joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1994 after a three-year secondment from the Ministry of Defence at the United Kingdom Delegation to NATO. He has focussed for most of his career on multi-lateral security…

  • Michael Padfield is the Director and Deputy Head of the Attorney General’s Office, appointed in May 2025. Prior to becoming Director, Michael was General Counsel in the Prime Minister’s Office in No10 Downing Street from Aut…

  • Michael Parker became the first Non-Executive Chairman of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency in January 2017. Prior to this appointment, Michael was the Chairman of the UK holding company of CMA CGM and its UK subsidiary M…

  • Mike joined the IPO in 2003 and has spent the last 15 years working in policy roles within the organisation. These roles have focussed on both patents and copyright policy, both domestically and internationally. In 2012 Mike…

  • Michael Scott is a former NHS chief executive with over 20 years’ experience across acute, community, mental health and learning disability settings. He played a key role in the successful reconfiguration of health services …

  • Michael Shanks was appointed Minister of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on 21 July 2026. He was previously Minister for Energy between 6 September 2025 and 21 July 2026, and Parliamentary Under-Secr…

  • Mr. Michael Shearer OBE was Her Majesty`s Consul-General for Western Japan 2013 to 2015. He joined the FCO in 2007 as a senior civil servant, following 10 years commercial banking experience with the HSBC Group with postings…

  • Michael Spurr became the chief executive of the National Offender Management Service Agency in June 2010, he continued as chief executive when Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service was created on 1 April 2017. He starte…

  • Michael Tatham is the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Cyprus since November 2024. Previously, Michael served as Chief Executive Officer for the UK-African Investment Summit 2024. Before that, Michael was the UK’…

  • Michael Vance joined the Civil Nuclear Constabulary ( CNC ) in 2004, having previously served in the Royal Irish Regiment in the armed forces. He has been a police officer since 1997, initially serving with the Royal Ulster …

  • Field Marshal The Lord Walker of Aldringham was appointed to ACOBA in August 2009. He started his career as a teacher, and joined the army in 1966. He served in Cyprus, Gibraltar, Northern Ireland and Germany before taking c…

  • Michael Ward is a career diplomat who has specialised in European affairs and promoting trade and foreign direct investment to the UK. He took up his position as Consul General and Deputy Trade Commissioner Asia Pacific, Aus…

  • Michael Wheeler was appointed Assistant Whip on 22 July 2026. He was elected as the MP for Worsley and Eccles in July 2024.

  • Michael Whitehouse is a qualified accountant and auditor with over 30 years’ experience as an external auditor of central government on behalf of Parliament. For 15 years he was an Executive Board Member of the National Audi…

  • Mike was the Director of Trade & Investment at the British Embassy Manila from 2015 to 2018. Mike had been a British diplomat for over 30 years. He specialised in trade, investment and economic work. His previous oversea…

  • Michelle Crotty was appointed Deputy Legal Secretary and Head of Operations, Attorney General’s Office in 2015. Education Michelle qualified as a solicitor in 1999. Career After 8 years in private criminal practice, Michelle…

  • As Director for Communications and External Affairs, Michelle is responsible for the communications and engagement strategy to build and maintain our corporate reputation and help to make Trade Remedies Authority known, unde…

  • Michelle Dyson was Director General for Adult Social Care from May 2021 to July 2025. Her previous roles included: Director of Qualification, Curriculum and Extra Curricular in the Department for Education Director of Early …

  • Michelle brings over 25 years of board experience in the Maritime, Aviation, Rail and Financial Services sectors, both nationally and internationally. She is currently the regional managing director of Wales and Western-Netw…

  • Michelle is an experienced business manager with a career spanning 20 years in the nuclear industry, holding senior positions within BNFL, Springfields Fuels Ltd and Toshiba Westinghouse. She has a range of operational, radi…

  • Michelle took up the role of Executive Director Public Sector Prisons South, in HM Prison and Probation Service in April 2019.

  • Michelle Reynolds was APHA Strategy, Planning and Innovation Director from January 2023 until November 2025.

  • Michelle was appointed as Chief Executive in October 2020. As Chief Executive she is the Accounting Officer responsible for setting SIA strategy and leading and managing the SIA and its operations on a day-to-day basis. Mich…

  • Michelle Thorp is currently the Global Transformation Managing Director at UK Trade and Investment (UKTI). Michelle Thorp has 15 years’ experience in the Civil Service. After stints in international, european and domestic ju…

  • Michelle joined Companies House in March 2018 as Director of Finance and Commercial. Her passion is equality, diversity and inclusion, and she is the executive champion. Michelle is a chartered management accountant with ove…

  • Michelle Willis was appointed as the Acting CEO of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in September 2023, following over 14 years’ experience in the Marine Industry. Overseeing 230,000 square kilometres of diverse and v…

  • Michelle Wilson became interim Director of Service Delivery at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) as a job-share in October 2022, along side Michelle Reynolds and Nicola Hirst .

  • Michelle joined BDUK in September 2020 as Deputy Director for Transformation and Change having had a diverse career across multiple industries including telecoms, housing and automotive prior to joining the Civil Service. Mi…

  • Michiel Veldhuizen was the DBT Country Director in the Netherlands between 2008 and 2021.

  • Mick became Director of Delivery for the MHRA in September 2022.

  • Mick joined UKAEA in 2001 as a project manager. He has since delivered technical and project solutions to Rolls Royce, the Ministry of Defence Submarine Capability and AECL Chalk River in Canada, before returning to Dounreay…

  • Mick is Director of Special Projects at the Regulator of Social Housing

  • Mickola was appointed as a Non-Executive Director (NED) at the Government Property Agency (GPA) in April 2018. Mickola is a non-executive member for the GPA Board, and also chairs the Audit and Risk Committee. Mickola is joi…

  • Mike Anderson is the Director General of the Strategy, Immigration and International Group at the Home Office. His career history includes: Director General for green economy and corporate services at the Department for Envi…

  • Michael retired as the Partner and the Head of Quality and Risk Management of KPMG Europe LLP in September 2013, having spent about 35 years with the firm and its predecessor firm, Peat Marwick. He is a Fellow of the Institu…

  • Mike Astell is the Chief Executive Officer of FCDO Services, appointed in September 2021. Mike has over 25 years of leadership experience, developing businesses providing infrastructure and services in complex, international…

  • Mike Baker was acting Chief Operating Officer of the Ministry of Defence ( MOD ). Mike supported both the Permanent Secretary and Second Permanent Secretary across a wide range of their responsibilities. He was also responsi…

  • Mike Boyall was appointed to the Independent Living Fund’s board of trustees in March 2005. He is also the treasurer of the board of trustees and chairperson of the audit committee. Mike is an ombudsman at the Financial Ombu…

  • Mike Bracken CBE is a global digital leader who has led wholesale transformations of large institutions in the private and public sector. He helps organisations change their way of working and solve systemic market, societal…

  • Mike Brooks became a Non Executive Director at DVLA in October 2009. Education Mike has an MSc in Accounting and Finance (1987) from the London School of Economics and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Acc…

  • Mike Brown CBE MVO was appointed as Chair of HS2 Ltd in July 2025. He is chair of Affinity Water Ltd and a board member of Translink. Previously he was chair of the Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority for the Houses o…

  • Michael Calloway joined the CNPA Board in July 2018. He is the Head of Programme at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority ( NDA ), leading the team responsible for providing assurance and oversight of third party nuclear ope…

  • Mike Clancy is General Secretary of the Prospect trade union which represents 160,000 members across the public and private sectors. Mike has held various public offices since 2002, previously at the Employment Tribunal and …

  • Mike Cornelius became Director of Village and Commercial at the Olympic Delivery Authority ( ODA ) on 1 April 2013. He joined the ODA as Head of Procurement and Commercial in November 2008 and became Director of Commercial a…

  • Mr Mike Cowin joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1988. He is a member of the FCO Research Cadre, covering Korea and Japan, and has previously served in Tokyo and Seoul. Before taking up his job in Pyongyan…

  • Mike was appointed as Chair of the SIA on 1 March 2026. Career Mike Cunningham CBE QPM has been involved in policing and community safety for over 30 years. He is an experienced senior executive and non-executive leader. Mik…