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Richard Hornby is a senior finance professional with experience in public and private sector organisations. Richard has a background in delivering and integrating local public services, project and portfolio management as we…

Richard Hughes is a member of the Board at the Regulator of Social Housing. He had a 33 year career spanning retail banking, mortgage lending, commercial real estate and recoveries.

Richard is His Majesty’s Consul General in Chicago. As Consul General, he leads the UK’s engagement across the 14 states of Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North …

Richard Judge joined the Insolvency Service in July 2012. Prior to this he had a varied career in industry that spanned the nuclear, rail and environmental sectors in the UK and internationally. His work has involved leading…

Richard Keys is a non-executive member of the Departmental Board at the Department for Transport. He is also a non-executive at Merrill Lynch International and AWE plc. He is a former senior partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers…

Richard Knight became Transformation Director at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in April 2025. Before joining APHA, Richard led the Operational Excellence programme at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). He focused on …

Richard took up his appointment as Deputy Head of Mission (DHM) to Latvia in July 2012. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2004. Richard has previously been posted to Japan.

Richard Laux has been Deputy Director, Data and Analysis, at the Cabinet Office’s Equality Hub since June 2021. Prior to that, he had a similar role in the Race Disparity Unit. Richard is the Chief Statistician of the Cabine…

Richard joined Companies House in January 2018 as Interim Director of Finance. Richard is a chartered accountant with significant experience in financial leadership and change management in commercial, not for profit and pub…

Richard Lewis joined the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) as chief executive on 16 June 2025. Before joining APHA, Richard served as Chief Constable of 2 police forces: Cleveland Police and Dyfed Powys Police. At Clevel…

Richard Lindsay was appointed UK Special Envoy to Afghanistan in June 2025 . He was Deputy Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2022 to 2025. Richard has served overseas as British High Commissioner to Brunei and had p…

Richard Machin is an Associate Professor in Social Policy at Nottingham Trent University. His teaching and research focuses on social welfare policy and practice. His recent policy analysis has explored the ‘Homes for Ukrain…

Richard McCart was appointed Interim Change Director for the Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA) in April 2026. He is also the Head of Profession for Project Delivery and Change for APHA. Richard is a qualified project a…

Richard McHugh became the Chief Executive of BPDTS in January 2021.

Richard Middleton is Chair of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom. Richard is also Chief Operating Officer at the University of Southampton.

Richard is British High Commissioner to Nigeria and the UK Permanent Representative to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) based in Abuja, from May 2023. Richard was the UK Executive Director at the World …

Richard Moon has been Deputy Ambassador in the British Embassy, Kabul, since July 2016. Before coming to Afghanistan Richard spent five years as UK member of UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (A…

Richard is currently Chief Executive at the Civil Aviation Authority.

Richard was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Nepal from November 2015 to November 2019. Before that he was Head of Pacific Department at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) from 2013 to 2015. Between 2008 and 2012 Richard…

Richard is the Director for Finance and Corporate Centre at the Department for Exiting the European Union. Richard runs the corporate centre jointly with Helen Mills. Their directorate is responsible for the operational runn…

Richard Oppenheim was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Yemen from August 2021 to July 2023. Prior to this role, he was the UK’s Deputy Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – promoting relations between the UK and Saudi Arabi…

Richard Paniguian was appointed Head, UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation in August 2008. He left the post in February 2015. In 2015 he was awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List fo…

Richard Parkes was the Director of HM Coastguard from 1999-2019.

Richard is Director of Finance and Corporate Services at the Regulator of Social Housing.

Richard Pennycook was Chair of Skills England and Lead non-executive director at the Department for Education until March 2025. He was previously Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Co-op, stepping down in 2017 to pursue a …

Richard joined BDUK in April 2022 as Director for Engagement and Public Information. He is responsible for BDUK’s communications and his role covers parliamentary affairs, external engagement, promotions and campaigns, media…

Richard Poppleton has retired as the Director of Wales at the Planning Inspectorate. Richard is a chartered town planner and joined the Inspectorate in 1990 following a planning career in local government. He has worked as a…

Richard Porter joined the Foreign Office in 2012 following a career as a Management Consultant and Paramedic. From 1998 to 2008, Richard worked on the streets of London responding to medical emergencies as part of the London…

Richard Price joined the Ministry of Justice as Director General of Performance, Strategy and Analysis Group in May 2022. He previously served as Director of the Analysis Group at the Department for International Trade (DIT)…

Richard Ridout. MBE has 15 years experience working on international foreign and domestic policy issues, including political, economic and Prosperity issues, Climate Change and Energy, Security and Counter-Terrorism, Justice…

Richard joined High Speed Two (HS2) as Chief Operating Officer on the 24 September 2018. Richard has over 20 years of experience in the heavy industry and civil infrastructure sectors. Previously, Richard worked for AECOM wh…

Richard Sandall’s journey to becoming the Development Director at the British High Commission Accra is a testament to his experience in the field. He arrived as the Deputy Development Director in August 2020 and officially a…

Richard Sanders was appointed Acting Chief Executive at the National Measurement Office (NMO) in May 2014, he had a number of high ranking posts within the organisation. These include: Regulation Director, NMO Services Direc…

Richard Saunders joined the Civil Nuclear Constabulary in June 2015 as Head of HR. He was appointed Director of People and Organisational Development in June 2018. Richard is a Chartered Member of the CIPD and has a broad ra…

Richard is a Chartered Town Planner and is The Planning Inspectorate’s most senior Planning Inspector. He joined The Planning Inspectorate in 2013 from a senior management role in local government. He has also worked in the …

Richard Shackleton MBE commenced his position as His Majesty’s Consul General in Houston in April 2026. As Consul General, he has overall responsibility for leading the UK’s engagement in the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkan…

Richard is Director of Business Development, Marketing and Communications at UK Export Finance (UKEF). He has been with UKEF since 2016, having joined the department as Head of Civil, Infrastructure and Energy. Richard has e…

Richard was the Acting Chief Risk Officer at UK Export Finance from September 2022 - 1 January 2023. He is currently Deputy Chief Risk Officer. Prior to joining UKEF in 2015, Richard held senior roles both at Moody’s, where …

Richard was appointed as a Director General in the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel in November 2025. His team of drafters is responsible for delivering primary legislation for the following Departments: Energy Security &…

Richard Stanford joined the Forestry Commission as Chief Executive in August 2021. Richard has a longstanding passion for the environment and the countryside. His leadership skills, ambition and expertise are forefront as he…

Richard Swede is the Director of Legal at the Planning Inspectorate. Richard joined the Department of Trade and Industry ( DTI ) Legal in 1993. He worked on coal and gas legislation before being seconded to the Cabinet Offic…

Richard Thomas CBE LLD was the Information Commissioner from November from 2002 to 2009, responsible for enforcement of the Freedom of Information and Data Protection Acts. He was subsequently the Chairman of the Administrat…

Richard Turfitt joined the Health and Safety Executive in 1999 and helped establish their Litigation and Enforcement Advisory team. Richard helped to found the Health and Safety Lawyers’ Association and is a serving Justice …

British Deputy Consul General at São Paulo and Deputy Director for Trade and Investment for Brazil since November 2009. Born in London in 1963. Third Secretary in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) in 1986. Third Secretary at the UK D…

Richard took up the role of Executive Director, High Security & long term estate for HM Prison and Probation Service in April 2019.

Richard Wildash took up his appointment as the Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Riyadh in June 2014. Prior to that Richard has been British Ambassador to Sao Tome and Principe (non-resident) in January 2010 a…

Mr Richard Wood was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway in August 2018. Curriculum Vitae Full name: Richard Wood 2015 - 2018 FCO, Head of Northern and Central Europe Department 2014 - 2015 Washington,…

Rick Clegg was appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Crown Commercial Service in January 2009. He’s also a Non-Executive Director of the Melton Mowbray Building Society. His previous roles include: Head of Packaging Buyi…

Rick Shearn has been Deputy High Commissioner in Tanzania since July 2019. He has previously been posted to Somalia, Haiti and Sierra Leone focusing on political and security issues. Rick’s last role in the Foreign, Commonwe…