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Robin Simcox was appointed as Interim Commissioner for the Commission for Countering Extremism (CCE) in March 2021. He was appointed as the substantive Commissioner for Countering Extremism in July 2022, for a three-year ter…
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An economist by training, Robin started his career in the freight industry, which after some 15 years he changed careers to become a member of the European Parliament. As an MEP he specialised in fisheries and regional issue…
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Robin Twyman has run the UK Government Office in Seattle since opening it January 2013. The Seattle office is a virtual part of the British Consulate General in San Francisco. Robin’s job is to promote political, economic …
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Robin Walker was Minister of State at the Department for Education between 16 September 2021 and 6 July 2022. His previous roles in government include: Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office from 13 February 2020 t…
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Robyn Goldsmith took up her role as Consul General and Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Athens in August 2025. A career diplomat with wide ranging experience, Robyn’s previous overseas postings have included …
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Robyn joined Dstl as Chief People Officer in December 2019. Bringing a wealth of experience from retail organisations, Robyn is skilled at leading large teams of HR professionals, and developing and delivering effective HR s…
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Rod joined the Cabinet Office in January 2014 as a Senior Policy Advisor responsible for Departmental Engagement in the Efficiency and Reform Group. In June 2014 he moved to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority of the C…
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Roddy joined Sellafield Ltd in March 2022 as head of retrievals value stream. Prior to joining Sellafield Ltd, he enjoyed a diverse career with over 20 years’ experience leading project and programme portfolios and business …
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Roderick Drummond was appointed His Majesty’s British Ambassador to Tunisia in September 2024. Prior to this appointment, he was the Ambassador to Bahrain from 2019 to 2024. Drummond joined the Diplomatic Service in 1985. So…
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Roger Blundell is an experienced finance director, his career spanning public and private companies as well as public bodies, in a variety of sectors including commercial and residential real estate, financial services, reta…
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Roger Davis was appointed as a panel member in 2005. His appointment ended on 14 April 2016.
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Roger Finbow (appointed in 2009) was a partner of international solicitors Ashurst LLP from 1984 to April 2009 where he spent the final 5 years as Managing Partner of the Corporate Department. He is the joint author of ‘UK M…
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Roger joined UK Government Investments as a Director at its creation on 1 April 2016. Prior to that, he was a Director for the Shareholder Executive which he joined in May 2010. Before joining the Shareholder Executive, Roge…
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Roger Lowe was appointed as a non-executive director of Highways England in February 2019 having previously been the Shareholder Appointed non-executive director since 2016. From February 2019 Roger has been working with Cap…
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Roger is a former member of the Board of the Civil Aviation Authority as well as Chair of The Housing Finance Corporation, which raises long term funds to finance social housing. He is currently Chairman of HgCapital Trust p…
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Roger Pope was Chair from 12 October 2015 to 31 March 2018 for at the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL).
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Mr Stringer spent almost 3 years in Angola as His Majesty’s Ambassador to Angola and São Tomé e Príncipe (non-resident), (2022-2024). His previous postings were in Pakistan as Political Counsellor at the High Commission in I…
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Roger was appointed as Chair of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) in July 2018. He is also a member of the advisory group for HM Inspectorate of Probation. He acted as the Chair of the Office of Qualifications…
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Roger was appointed Panel Member Non-executive Director of the Competition and Markets Authority ( CMA ) in July 2013. He is Chair of the CMA Remuneration Committee and is a member of the CMA ’s specialist utility panel. Pre…
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Rohan has worked in the Civil Service since 1998, starting out in The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). His career has seen him undertake a variety of roles including IT, fraud investigation, policy, change management,…
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Rohan Sivanandan is a non-executive director for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and holds a non-executive director role for the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) leading on…
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Roland Knell joined the Independent Living Fund in 2009 as ILF Senior Information Risk owner and Head of Governance. He is on secondment from the Department of Work and Pensions. Prior to this, Roland led on governance for T…
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Rommel Moseley joined the HMPPS Board in 2023. Rommel has spent over 20 years negotiating and delivering complex mutually beneficial partnerships with companies, governments and NGOs. He is currently Executive Director of Cr…
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Rommel Pereira joined HM Land Registry as a Non Executive Board Member in February 2025. He currently serves as a Non Executive Board Member of The National Archives and as a Non Executive Director on the Board’s of Supply C…
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Ron Dennis CBE was a Non-Executive Director at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology from April 2023 to April 2024. Ron is the former founder, Chairman and CEO of the McLaren Technology Group Ltd (1984 to 201…
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Name Ron Rimmer Married to Trish (Patricia) Rimmer Curriculum Vitae Jul 2015 – Present Deputy High Commissioner to Guyana and Non-Resident Deputy Ambassador to Suriname Oct 2014 – Jun 2015 Head of UKVI Business Development f…
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Rona Ruthen joined the Student Loans Company Board in October 2020. As VP of Customer Operations at Monzo Bank Rona is responsible for the design and delivery of the award winning customer service and customer operations, su…
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Ronen joined Hines in 2020 to lead property management operations and customer experience in Europe. Ronen is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience in the sector holding roles at WeWork and Cisco previousl…
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Ronnie became an interim director working on the SIA’s Martyn’s Law preparatory work from 1 July 2025, pending the recruitment of the permanent appointment to the Executive Director for Martyn’s Law. In his current role, Ron…
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Rory was the first member of his family to attend university. He graduated from Manchester University in Management Sciences in 1975. He joined the Bank of Boston in London and spent thirteen years there, including nine year…
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Rory Gribbell joined Ofsted in January 2024 as Lead Adviser to His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, taking up his role as Director of Strategy and Engagement in February 2024. Previously, Rory worked in No.10 as a policy adviser t…
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Rory O’Donnell was most recently the Director, EU Trade Policy and Northern Ireland at the UK Mission to the European Union between. Previously Rory worked at the UK Representation to the EU as the Counsellor for Regions, Ag…
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Ros has recently retired from the Naval Defence Industry. She was involved in large scale and often complex procurements for at least 37 years and has been operating in the Programme Management arena in key senior positions …
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Ros Lynch joined the IPO as Copyright and IP Enforcement Director in February 2014. Ros previously worked with Richard Hooper on a report that helped launch the Copyright Hub, a central point for information about copyright …
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Rosa has worked in the civil service for 20 years and joined the IPO as Innovation Director in September 2011. She is a trustee of the Whitehall and Industry Group, a not-for-profit organisation that provides better co-opera…
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Rosalind Hedley-Miller (appointed in 2013) was, until 2014, a Managing Director of Commerzbank AG, where she had responsibility for the M&A Advisory department in London. She worked at Commerzbank or its predecessor comp…
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Rosamund Blomfield-Smith spent 30 years in the City, latterly as a director of both Rothschilds and ING Barings, but since 2003 has been non-executive. She has served on many boards, including Thames Water and Hartpury Agric…
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Rose is a qualified chartered accountant who trained with the National Audit Office. She has extensive experience as a finance leader across government and as a non-executive board member of a housing association and mental …
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Rose is the Deputy Head of Mission in N’Djamena. Prior to Chad, Rose was the Gender Equality Negotiations Lead for the FCDO. Rose’s previous experience includes UN policy, negotiations, and reform; gender, equality, and huma…
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Rosemary Thew was the Chief Executive of the Driving Standards Agency ( DSA ) from October 2005 to June 2013. She left the Civil Service in June 2013. Before joining DSA , she was the Field Director for Jobcentre Plus in the…
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Ross was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Estonia in June 2021. Prior to that he served in a variety of roles within the UK civil service and on secondment to the private sector. Ross speaks Arabic and some German and F…
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Ross Denny has been Ambassador to Costa Rica since 9 October 2015. He was born in Southampton, England, in 1955. In 1972 he joined the Royal Navy, where he served until 1979 before entering the Foreign, Commonwealth & De…
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Ross Gribbin was appointed Director General Transport Strategy in the Department for Transport ( DfT ) on 10 December 2025. Ross joined the Ministry of Justice ( MoJ ) in 2019 as Director of Strategy. He was then appointed D…
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Ross James’s early career was spent developing, launching and expanding a range of products and services across a number of consumer industries. Ross commenced his career at Unilever and worked for companies as diverse as Od…
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Ross Matthews became His Majesty’s Ambassador to Chad in June 2024. Previously he was Deputy Ambassador at the British Embassy in Lisbon and, before that, Head of the NATO Section at the Foreign Office. Other previous posti…
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Ross is the Chief Digital and Information Officer for the Cabinet Office. He is responsible for delivering the transformation of the Cabinet Office through extended and improved digital and data services, including artificia…
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Ross Murray is a Trustee owner of woodland in South Wales, and also oversees management of family woodland in Herefordshire and Scotland. He is a Chartered Surveyor and a Trustee of the Bradford Estate in Shropshire. Formerl…
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Rossa Commane was Deputy Head of Mission and HM Consul at the British Embassy in Montevideo from July 2017 to February 2022. Rossa has previously worked for the FCO as a Team Leader of Overseas Security, as a Desk Officer fo…
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Rowena Collins Rice was appointed Director-General of the Attorney General’s Office ( AGO ) at the end of 2012. Education Rowena has a first class law degree from Oxford University and qualified as a solicitor in 1995. Caree…