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Nigel Haywood is the Governor of the Falkland Islands and Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. He took up his appointment in October 2010. Mr Haywood is a career diplomat, and served in Budapest, Jo…
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Nigel Houlton joined Magnox in August 2020 from EDF Energy, where he has spent a decade in various roles shaping the future direction of the nuclear business in the UK. His most recent role was Head of New Business, but he h…
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Nigel Huddleston was Financial Secretary to the Treasury between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade from 7 February 2023 to 13 November 2023, Govern…
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Nigel 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. Nigel is also a member of DfE’s Audit and Risk Committee. Prior…
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Nigel started his career at Sellafield in 1991 on the BNFL Graduate Training Scheme as a health physicist and held several senior roles on the site. He came to LLWR in June 2006 as part of the project team to establish it as…
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Nigel Phillips CBE was appointed Governor of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in April 2022 and took up the role in August 2022. 2017 to 2022 Governor of the Falkland Islands and Her Majesty’s Commissioner for South…
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After leaving Cambridge University with an MA in Modern and Medieval Languages, Nigel chose to pursue an accountancy qualification. He quickly established his credentials with Brooke Bond Oxo, winning two national prizes wit…
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Nigel is a highly experienced senior executive with deep technology and industrial sector expertise. He has previously worked in HM Treasury as Permanent Secretary, board member and chief executive of the Office of Governmen…
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Nigel Turner was the Human Resources Director of the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust from 1991 to 2008. He was Personnel Director of the Inner London Education Authority until it was abolished in 1990, and before that worked …
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Nigel was appointed Group Managing Director of Programmes and Support at BAE Systems in 2008. He has responsibility for UK Businesses including Maritime, Military Air & Information, Combat Vehicles (UK) and the Group’s S…
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Nikesh (Nik) Mehta is the British High Commissioner to Singapore. Prior to this, Nik served from 2022 to 2024 as the Director for Policy and Requirements in the UK’s National Security Community. Nik joined the Foreign, Commo…
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Nikki da Costa was a Policy Fellow to the Minister for Women and Equalities in the Equality Hub from January 2023 to January 2024. Nikki served as Director of Legislative Affairs for 2 Prime Ministers – Theresa May and Bori…
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Nina Hingorani-Crain joined the Charity Commission Board in January 2019. She is a Chartered Accountant, Law Graduate and has had a diverse 20-year career in the private, public and charity sectors. After 8 years in financia…
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Ninjeri Pandit was previously the Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister. Before that, Nin worked as the Director of the Downing Street Policy Unit from November 2022. Prior to that she led the No10 Delivery Unit’…
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Nishi Dholakia was appointed His Majesty’s Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) in December 2024. Nishi is a member of HM Diplomatic Service: his roles include postings in Brussels, Washington, and most…
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Nita Clarke OBE has been the director of the Involvement and Participation Association (IPA) since 2008. She also: was the co-author, with David MacLeod, of the 2009 government commissioned report Engaging for Success is the…
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Noel Shanahan was appointed Director General, Operations at the Department for Work and Pensions on 1 October 2012. Before this he was Commissioner and Chief Executive of the Child Maintenance Enforcement Commission. Noel ha…
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David Fleming joined the Agency Board as a non-executive director in January 2026, bringing extensive experience in digital transformation and technology leadership. He co-founded a cyber security start-up in 2018, providing…
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David Cotton joined the Agency Management Board for the Rural Payments Agency ( RPA ) as a non-executive director in July 2013. David is also a member of its Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. As well as this he is a partne…
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Nora holds a number of independent governance roles, including Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee and Non Executive Director on the Board of the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA), which oversees the production and regulati…
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Norman Harrison has been reappointed to the UK Atomic Energy Authority Board from 1 March 2019 to 28 February 2020. He is currently a Trustee and Director of the Nuclear Liabilities Fund and the Deputy Chair of the Board of …
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Elizabeth Noël Harwerth is Chairman of the UK Export Finance agency and served on the Board of the UK Department of Business and Trade from 2016 to 2024. She also serves on the boards of One Savings Bank (SID) and Scotia Ban…
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Nusrat Ghani was a Minister of State (Minister for Europe) in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office between 26 March 2024 and 5 July 2024. She was previously a Minister of State at the Department for Business and …
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Oliver Ballhatchet MBE is the Acting HM Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Mexico City. He was previously appointed His Majesty’s Deputy Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean in…
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Oliver Christian is His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for North America and His Majesty’s Consul General to New York as of March 2025. Prior to this role, Oliver Christian was His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for the Middle E…
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Oliver was Chief Executive of the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) from 2021 to 2025. The TRA defends UK economic interests against unfair international trade practices, such as the dumping of goods at prices below their norma…
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Oliver has 22 years’ experience of working in the environmental field across the public, private and research sectors in the UK. He is particularly interested in how we collaborate, think differently, and inspire action. Oli…
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Oliver Harry is the Director for Defence and Security Exports ( UKDSE ) for the Department for Business and Trade. Oliver joined the UK Government around 15 years ago and has undertaken a variety of roles in London and overs…
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Oliver Morley was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of DVLA in November 2013. Career Oliver joined DVLA as Chief Executive Officer on 4 November 2013. He leads the digital and business transformation of one of the UK’s b…
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Oliver Mulvey became Director of Policy at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in November 2025. Oliver joined the Civil Service in 2003 and has spent most of his career in the Department for Transport, also holdi…
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Oliver Munn is a non-executive director of the Planning Inspectorate. He was appointed by the Secretary of State to a three-year term ending 30 September 2026. He brings to the Planning Inspectorate a record of helping organ…
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Oliver has had a long career in the insurance sector, with significant non-executive experience. He provides specialist guidance and oversight of UKEF’s risk management and underwriting activities as chair of the Risk Commit…
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Oliver Richards has been Deputy High Commissioner since August 2013. Oliver’s recent Diplomatic Service career has focused on Africa. Before Botswana he worked on East African issues at the Foreign Office and was involved in…
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Olivia Bailey was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Early Education) and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) at the Department for Education on 7 September 2025. She …
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Olivier was appointed Director for Communications and Stakeholders at the Department for Exiting the European Union in April 2019. Prior to that, he was Deputy Director, No Deal Planning, and previously Deputy Head of Missio…
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Oliver Ilott is the Interim Director General for Artificial Intelligence at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). He was appointed in August 2025. Ollie is a founding Director of the AI Security Insti…
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Omar Daair was British High Commissioner to Rwanda and non-resident Ambassador to Burundi from 2021 to 2024. Omar joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in 2002. His career has largely focused on Africa, i…
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Oonagh is a non executive Director for The Wisdom of the Crowd Ltd (which provides human and digital platforms for crowdsourcing sustainability strategies and crowd sharing sustainability solutions). She is also a member of …
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Oriel was Director for UK Trade and Investment (now Department for International Trade) France at the British Embassy in Paris from August 2015 to August 2019. Prior to this role, she has had a varied career across Whitehall…
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Orlando Fraser has been a commercial barrister for nearly 30 years, practising at 4 Stone Buildings. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2014. Previously he served on the board of the Charity Commission from 2013 to 2017, wh…
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Osama joined the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS’) Data Science Campus as Director in September 2022. He was previously the Department for Education’s (DfE) Chief Analyst and Chief Scientific Adviser for four and a half…
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Owen was appointed Interim Director of Funding at the Education and Skills Funding Agency in August 2021. Before this he held a variety of senior posts in education funding, both in local and central government. He has over …
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Owen Jenkins was Director General for Indo-Pacific, Middle East and North Africa at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) from February 2024 to September 2025. Owen was British Ambassador to Indonesia and…
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Owen McCloskey is a practicing solicitor that specialises in social security and is currently serving as the Head of Social Security at Law Centre NI. In this role Owen supervises a team that delivers advice and representati…
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Pam Chesters joined the Department for Communities and Local Government’s Board as a Non-Executive Director in September 2017. She continued this role with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government from 8 Jan…
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Pam joined British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) in 1989 and has over 35 years of experience in a variety of safety, security, environmental and quality leadership roles across the nuclear industry, including at Board level. She has …
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Pam Duerden joined the CNPA Board in April 2021. She is the Environment, Health, Safety, Security and Quality (EHSS&Q) Director for the Magnox Ltd nuclear decommissioning business, and has held previous corporate and sit…
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In a career spanning the private, public and social sectors, Pamela has influenced major public service reform, notably in education and criminal justice. Pamela’s government experience spans strategy, policy, communication …