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Richard Parkes was the Director of HM Coastguard from 1999-2019.
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Richard is Director of Finance and Corporate Services at the Regulator of Social Housing.
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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)…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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 &…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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Richard took up the role of Executive Director, High Security & long term estate for HM Prison and Probation Service in April 2019.
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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Rita French is Britain’s Global Ambassador for Human Rights and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva. Rita was appointed in May 2019. Rita has over 20 years of experience in public service. Rita be…
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Rob Bellis was the Director of Operations for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) from August 2014 to April 2015. Career Rob had been Executive Vice President (Chief Operating Officer) – Global Services and Operat…
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Rob has been leading the work to set up East West Railway Company since 2017 and is a non-executive director of Network Rail and Sn-ap Travel Technology Limited, a start-up organisation providing travel technology directly t…
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Rob Butler was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice between 20 September 2022 and 27 October 2022.
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Rob Cocks was appointed Chief Finance Officer (Interim) at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory ( Dstl ) in January 2025. Prior to joining Dstl in 2007, Rob started his career at HMRC , before going on to train as a…
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Rob Contractor was British Deputy High Commissioner to Apia and the Deputy Consul General in Auckland 2019 to 2022. Before this, he was the Head of Political and Economic team in British Embassy Manila. Rob joined the Foreig…
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Rob Cook is the United Kingdom’s Deputy Permanent Representative (Economic) to the World Trade Organization and the United Nations agencies in Geneva. Rob began his career in the UK Civil Service at the Department for Work a…
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Rob Eason has been a Non-Executive Director of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Board since February 2025. Rob has a public sector career background in science & technology and managing large defence projects and…
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Rob Fenn became His Majesty’s Ambassador to Nepal in August 2023. Prior to this he was the UK’s Deputy Head of Mission in Indonesia from 2018 to 2022. Rob joined FCO in 1983 and has worked in a variety of roles, including po…
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Rob initially joined the Nuclear Restoration Services Ltd Board in April 2021 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Rob was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in October 2023 after serving as Interim CEO since May 2…
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Rob is the NDA’s Security and Information Services Director. He is a chartered civil engineer and a solicitor. He was legal director of Atkins and before qualifying as a solicitor worked for 12 years as a civil engineer in i…
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Rob Holden is a Non-Executive Director on the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) Board. Between 1999 and 2009, Rob led the London and Continental Railways (LCR) team in a series of transactions that secured the future o…
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Rob Hunt is a restructuring specialist and was a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ business recovery services practice. He led their UK mid-market restructuring practice and was also elected to the PricewaterhouseCoopers’s …
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Rob Linham was appointed UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe in May 2018. He specialises in human rights and legal matters. Rob joined the Lord Chancellor’s Department in 2001, which became the Depart…
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After training in heavy engineering ashore, Rob Loder joined the merchant navy and served as an able seaman and motorman while completing a rating to officer conversion course. Upon qualifying Rob was promoted to engineer of…
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Educated at St George’s School, Harpenden and St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, Rob joined the British Diplomatic Service in 2000 after working for the UK’s Millennium Commission. He served initially at the Foreign & Co…
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Rob Macaire was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran from April 2018 to July 2021. Rob studied at Oxford University for his MA in Modern History and joined the FCO in 1990. Rob has served overseas in Buch…
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Rob’s experience includes roles as the Finance & Commercial Director for Northern Rail Ltd, and as Finance & Commercial Director for Arriva Trains Wales. Before working in the rail industry he held senior roles in fi…
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Rob Solly was appointed Head of Defence and Security Analysis Division in March 2015. Rob joined Dstl ’s predecessor, the Defence Research Agency, in 1992. He has: Led projects, teams and groups that shaped the design of the…
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Rob Thompson was appointed Chief Digital, Data and Technology Officer for the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England in May 2026. Rob is an accomplished chief digital information officer and chief technology of…
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Rob Tinline has been British High Commissioner to Canada since February 2025. He represents the British Government in Canada and oversees the High Commission in Ottawa and Consulates in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calg…
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Rob joined the Ministry of Justice as a Lead Non-Executive Board Member on 5 May 2026. Rob is currently Chair for ReSI PLC (since 2016), Chair of NHS ICB Cluster for NHS Bath & North East Somerset, Wiltshire & Swindo…