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Rachel Merelie is the Senior Director of the Office for the Internal Market (OIM). Before being appointed Senior Director of the OIM, Rachel was Director for Business Investment at the Department for Business, Energy and Ind…
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Rachel joined UK Government Investments as Chief Operating Officer at its creation on 1 April 2016. Before that, Rachel was a member of the Shareholder Executive (ShEx) which she joined in April 2011 before becoming Chief Op…
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Rachel Osborne has been a non-executive member of the HM Courts & Tribunals Service Board since August 2014. Rachel is the Chief Financial Officer for Domino Pizza Group PLC and is Director at DP Capital Ltd, DP Group De…
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Rachel Sandby-Thomas was Director General for Skills, Deregulation and Local Growth at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills from September 2015 to April 2016. Prior to that, she was Director General, Enterprise…
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Rachel Turner was interim Director General of Economic Development and International at the Department for International Development from March to August 2020. Previously, Rachel was Director within the same division, focusi…
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Rachel Welch is Human Resources and Organisational Development Director. Rachel has a wealth of experience in HR leadership roles from both public and private sector organisations, most recently at HSBC where she was UK Empl…
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Rad Thomas joined the Agency Management Board for the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) as non-executive director in July 2013. Besides this, Rad spends his time farming in Leicestershire with his beef suckler herd and sheep. His …
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Angus is responsible for developing the partnerships that underpin the role of the UK Hydrographic Office, as a world-leading centre for hydrography and marine geospatial data, from seabed to surface and from the coast to of…
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As Chief Executive, Peter leads the organisation’s important work in supporting safe, secure and thriving oceans. Before joining the UKHO Peter served as a Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy, where he worked in a wide variety of…
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As Director of Data Acquisition, Rhett is responsible for building partnerships which underpin the UKHO’s role as a world-leading centre for hydrography and marine geospatial data. Working with the Global Partnering and Enga…
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Rear Admiral Karsten RN was Chief Executive at Cefas from September 2015 to June 2020. He has served in the Royal Navy for 34 years and has held posts including: Operations and Commander British Forces Gibraltar, 2010 to 201…
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Rafe was appointed Her Majesty’s Consul-General in Dusseldorf in July 2017. His area of responsibility covers North-Rhine Westphalia, Hesse, Rhineland Palatinate and Saarland. Rafe and his team promote UK exports to Germany,…
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Rahul Ahluwalia was appointed to lead the Office for Investment: Financial Services (OfI:FS) in July 2025. Rahul previously served as HM Deputy Trade Commissioner to China and Minister Counsellor at the British Embassy in Be…
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Raj is currently Chief Executive of Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA). He is also a visiting fellow at the Faculty of Business and Law, Kingston University. Prior to this he held the positions of Directo…
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Raj Long has considerable experience as a senior international regulatory executive in the pharmaceutical industry, combined with strategic experience as an advisor to the Department of Health & Social Care, European Uni…
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Ralph is an Independent Member of the Intellectual Property Office Steering Board. Ralph began his career in technology consultancy. At Scientific Generics (now ‘Sagentia’) he became a director and was responsible for UK mar…
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Ralph Rimmer was appointed as a non-executive director of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in July 2023. Ralph was first appointed as CEO of the Sheffield Eagles Super League club in 1997, a club which went…
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Mr Ramin Navia was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador in December 2024 Prior to this, Mr Navai was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Paraguay. Curriculum vitae Dates Roles 2…
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Ranjit Baxi has been involved in the international export of recyclable material from Europe and the USA for recycling into new products in Asia for the last 35 years. He is also the Founding President of Global Recycling Fo…
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Ranjit was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of DVLA in November 2020. Career Ranjit is currently the UK Chief Information Officer (CIO) and European Head of B2B at McKesson UK. Throughout his career, Ranjit has held a s…
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Ravi Gurumurthy is Lead Non-Executive Director at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ ). Ravi is the Chief Executive of Nesta, the UK’s innovation Foundation. Nesta’s mission is to design, test and scale …
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Ray Davidson took up his post as Deputy High Commissioner in Georgetown in July 2018. Mr Davidson moved to Guyana from the UK, where he worked in the Consular Directorate of the FCO. He joined the FCO in 1995 having previous…
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Ray King was appointed as a panel member in 2013. His appointment ended on 31 August 2015.
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Ray Kyles has been British Deputy High Commissioner to Malaysia since January 2010 and has taken on the role of Acting High Commissioner since May 2014. Education Ray joined the FCO in 1980 after obtaining a business degree …
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Rear Admiral M J Toy BEng(Hons) CEng FRAeS was appointed Director Operations and Assurance Defence Safety Authority and Director (Technical) Military Aviation Authority on 3 July 2018. His previous Ministry of Defence roles …
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In January 2013, Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti was appointed as interim Special Representative for Climate Change. Recently retired from the Royal Navy, Neil has for the last three years filled the cross government role of UK …
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Rear Admiral PA Chivers was appointed on 8 December 2015. His previous MOD roles include: Maritime Aviation Adviser PJHQ Commanding Officer HMS Lancaster Assistant Director for Naval Strategy, NCHQ DACOS Joint Warfare Develo…
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Rear Admiral R C Thompson CBE MA BEng(Hons) CEng FRAeS was appointed Director (Technical) Military Aviation Authority on 3 October 2016. His previous Ministry of Defence roles include: Joint Helicopter Command Head of Transf…
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Rear Admiral Tim Woods was Defence Attaché at the British Embassy Washington from January 2023 to January 2026. He led the UK’s extensive military engagement and partnerships across all branches of the United States military…
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Rear Admiral Tom Manson was Deputy Director General for the Defence Safety Authority from 4 October 2021 until December 2025. His previous Ministry of Defence roles include: Head of Flight Test and Lynx Maintenance Test Pilo…
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Rebecca Brett has been Deputy Head of Mission at the British High Commission Port Moresby since July 2013.
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Regional Schools Commissioner for South-West England from 29 April 2016 to 4 September 2017. Before her appointment, Rebecca was National Education Director and South-West Regional Director for Oasis Community Learning. Earl…
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Rebecca was appointed as HMT Director of People & Operations in March 2023. Prior to this role, Rebecca worked in the Cabinet Office between October 2016 and March 2023, where she was leading the overall government strat…
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Rebecca Ellis took up her role as Director of Strategy at the Home Office in January 2024. Before that she served as the Director of System Leadership: Strategy and Design in the Migration and Borders Group.
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Rebecca Endean was appointed Chief Scientific Adviser at the Ministry of Justice in October 2008. Prior to joining MOJ , Rebecca had considerable analytical and policy expertise as a policy adviser and analyst, on a wide ran…
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Rebecca joined the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy as Director for Space in March 2021. Rebecca’s previous roles include: Co-Director for Citizens and Networks, Department for Exiting the European Uni…
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Rebecca Fabrizi is the Acting High Commissioner at the British High Commission in Malawi. She took up this role in July 2025. Prior to assuming this position she was the UK Special Envoy for Small Island Developing States, l…
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Rebecca George is a non-executive board member at the Department for Education, joining in March 2025. Rebecca has a strong track record leading large-scale digital and skills transformation: as a Partner at Deloitte as a No…
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Rebecca Hackett started her Post as Deputy Director and Head of Policy Division with the UK Government in Scotland in February 2018. Working alongside Nick Leake, she particularly focuses on improving communication and polic…
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Rebecca Harris was Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) from 9 January 2018 to 5 July 2024. Rebecca was an Assistant Government Whip in the House of Commons from June 2017 to January 2018. She was elected Conse…
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Rebecca Lunn – is a Professor in Civil Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. Her expertise includes: monitoring and modelling of deep flow systems; the influence of geological structures on the mechanical and hydraul…
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Rebecca is International Director at the UK Space Agency where she is responsible for international engagement through multilateral and bilateral frameworks, and capturing the wider societal benefits of space programmes. She…
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Rebecca Phillips is a Chartered Town Planner and joined the Planning Inspectorate in 2006. She was formerly Professional Lead for Planning Appeals - managing and providing professional support and advice as well as training …
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Rebecca Pow was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from October 2022 to July 2024. Rebecca was previously appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the …
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Acting Ambassador Rebecca Jane Razavi 2010 – Present Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General to Indonesia and Timor Leste 2008-2010 Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General to Sudan 2006-2008 First Secretary (Security) UK…
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Rebecca joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in 2010 and was appointed Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy Romania in July 2023. Rebecca previously served as Political Counsellor in the Philipp…
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Rebecca Terzeon is British High Commissioner to Zambia, having taken up the role in January 2025. Prior to this, she most recently served as Head of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s West Africa Department, …
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Rehman Chishti was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office between 8 July 2022 and 8 September 2022. He was elected as MP for Gillingham and Rainham in May 2010. Education B…
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With over 38 years’ experience, he has been responsible for construction and start-up procurement at a French MOX fuel fabrication facility, initiating a procurement department at a chemical plant construction company, manag…
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Rena Kinloch joined the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority ( CICA ) as Deputy Chief Executive in October 2012. Rena’s previous roles include: Head of Benefit Processing, Scotland, Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP…