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DfT organisation chart (accessible version)

Updated 8 December 2023

This document sets out the organisational structure of the Department for Transport (DfT).

DfT Board

Rt. Hon Mark Harper MP – Secretary of State

Huw Merriman MP – Minister of State

Anthony Browne MP – Parliamentary under Secretary

Guy Opperman MP – Parliamentary under Secretary

Lord Davies of Gower MP – Parliamentary under Secretary

Ian King – Non-Executive

Richard Keys – Non-Executive

Tracy Westall – Non-Executive

Dame Sarah Storey – Non-Executive

Tony Poulter – Non-Executive

Ranjit Baxi – Non-Executive

Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB – Permanent Secretary

Jo Shanmugalingam – Second Permanent Secretary

Directors General

Conrad Bailey – Director General, Rail Strategy and Services Group

Anit Chandarana – Director General, Rail Infrastructure Group

Nick Joyce – Director General, Corporate Delivery Group

Alan Over – Director General, High Speed Rail Group

Emma Ward – Director General, Roads, Places and Environmental and Local Group

Rannia Leontaridi (reports to the Second Permanent Secretary) – Director General, Aviation, Maritime and Security

Decarbonisation, Technology and Strategy Group (report direct to the Second Permanent Secretary)

Rail Strategy and Services Group

Rail reform

Programme Directors – Elisabeth Cuthbertson and Lucy Ryan

Strategy Unit – Carly Freeston

RTP Structural Reform – Will Round

Rail Transformation Change Management Centre of Expertise – Gillian Harrison

Rail Sector Design – Rowena Ridout

Financial Reform and Commercial Policy – Alex Szyjanowicz

Policy Coherence and Co-ordination – Joe Hickey

Rail Strategy and Rail Analysis

Director – Dan Moore

Rail Strategy Products – Oliver Mulvey

Rail Analysis – Jenna O’Byrne and Mark Ledbury

International Rail – Andrea Pearson

Rail Competitiveness – Jeremy Hotchkiss

Rail Workforce and Transformation

Directors – Sacha Hatteea and Claire Gibbs

Workforce Reform and Industrial Relations Policy – Lakhbir Hans

Workforce Transformation Implementation – Rebecca Hall

Minimum Service Levels – George Kenyon

Integration and Security

Director – Ben Smith

Rail Interface Team – Robin Groth

Rail Portfolio Office – Sofia Marcal Whittles

Land Transport National Security – Shanez Cheytan

Rail Environment and Digital – Jennifer Elevique

Passenger Services

Managing Director – Peter Wilkinson

Markets Strategy and Planning

Director – Sam Caughey

Passenger Services Contracts – Siobhan Oudahar

Coordination and Planning Group – Michael Hayes

Direct Awards Programme – Dan Brandenburger

Programme and Procurement Excellence – Rachel Wilson

Train Strategy and Operations – Daniel Ashley

Rolling Stock – Jag Maitala

Procurement Excellence – Sally Palmer

Passenger Services – Markets South

Director – Jim Richards

Market Lead, TSGN and South Eastern Market – Tim Rees

Market Lead, Wessex and Western – Graham Stockbridge

Market Lead, Chiltern and Anglia Market – Kate Laramee

Passenger Services – Policy, Operations and Change

Director – Simon Smith

Passenger Experience – Deborah Lewis

In-Franchise Change – Vicky Williams

Rail Finance – James Pfeffer

Head of Station Rail Reform – Joe James

Passenger Services – Markets North

Director – Fiona White

Market Lead, Midlands, North and Wales Market – Eddie Muraszko

Market Lead, West Coast Partnership – Jessica Holland

Market Lead, East Coast Market – Arthur Borkwood

Franchising Mobilisation and Resilience – Andrew Macdonald

Rail Infrastructure Group

Rail Infrastructure South

Director – Matthew Lodge

South East, Anglia and Stations – James Conway

Western, Wales and Enhancements – Jonathan Daley

Restoring your Railway – Nick Wilcox

Rail Infrastructure North

Director – Russ MacMillan

Transpennine Route Upgrade – Farha Sheikh

North West – Paul Fishwick

North East – Faizul Chowdhury

Rail Infrastructure Central

Director – Cavendish Elithorn

East West Rail – Jodie Lofthouse and Kazi Hossain

Midlands Mainline – Patrick Bateson

Rail Infrastructure Midlands and Integrated Rail Plan (RIMiNI)

Director – Nick Bisson

Integrated Rail Plan and Future Network Planning – Ruth Collins

Northern Powerhouse Rail New Lines – Jen Brown

East Coast Main Line – Stephen Sutcliffe

Northern Powerhouse Rail Strategy and Change – Fiona Jackson

Strategy and Portfolio

Director – Amanda Roper

Portfolio and Performance – Stuart White

Strategy and Policy – Charlotte Clarke

High Speed Rail Group

Euston Project

Director – Jill Adam

Euston Station Development and Delivery – Aisling O’Driscoll

Euston Station Sponsorship – Stuart Voller

Delivery Phases 1 and 2a

Director – Vacant

Phase 1 Route and Powers – Paul Stewart

Phase 2a Sponsor – Nick Adams

Shadow Operator and End State – Paul Sherrell

Rolling Stock, Systems and Infrastructure Management – Paul Mansbridge

Delivery Strategy and Project Control – Vicky O’Brien

Development

Director – Susanna May

Phase 2 Strategy – Nicola Cullen

HS2 East Sponsor – Elle Costigan and Steven Howell

HS2 Manchester – Raja Nadarajan

HS2 Development: Cost, Delivery and Western Leg Route Sponsorship – Joanna Stanyard

Programme Integration

Director – Luke Wells

Programme and Benefits – Kate Parry

Land and Property – Rob Middleton

Analysis – Alice Crossley and Priya Shah

Funding Strategy and Sponsorship – Daniel Cox

Roads and Local Group

Active Travel England

Chief Executive – Danny Williams

Chief Operating Officer – Louise Wilkinson

Director of Inspections – Brian Deegan

Director of Spatial Planning and Development Management – Graham Grant

Director of Data and Analysis – Chris Stewart

Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency

Chief Executive – Loveday Rider

Director of People – Paula Pitcher

Chief Financial Officer – Clare Nichols

Director of Operations (North) – Peter Hearn

Director of Operations (South) – Richard Hennessy

Director of Enforcement – Marian Kitson

Director of Strategy, Policy, Digital and Technology – Becky Thomas

Director of Corporate Affairs – Adrian Long

Director of Corporate Services – Carrie Dolan and Kerry Smith

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Chief Executive – Julie Lennard

Finance Director – Tracy Nash

Human Resources and Estates Director – Louise White

Operations and Customer Services Director – Tony Ackroyd

Chief Technical Officer – Brian Sullivan

Strategy, Policy and Communications Director – Lynette Rose

Commercial Director – Darren Thompson

Head of Estates and Facilities Management – Cen Powell

Vehicle Certification Agency

Chief Executive – Pia Wilkes

Chief Operating Officer – Paul Higgs

Chief Finance and Resources Officer – Richard L Brown

Chief Technical and Statutory Operations Officer – Chris McCabe

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer – Paul Cooke

Motoring and Freight

Director – Ros Wall

Road Freight Strategy – Hannah Tooze and Katherine Macdivitt

Road Freight Regulation – Duncan Price

Road Safety – Pauline Reeves

Motoring Services Agency Sponsorship – Katie Warren and Rose Snashall

Roads Strategy

Director – Dave Buttery

Roads Planning and Environment – Cathy Miller

Future Roads Policy – Helen McGill/Richard Thomas

Roads Investment, Policy and Pipeline Development – Phillip Andrews

Traffic and Technology – Anthony Ferguson

Statistics Roads and Freight – Gemma Brand

Roads Economics Modelling and Evaluation – Neil Shorten

Logistics and Borders

Director – Iain Forbes

Borders Resilience and Response – Lydia Austen

Logistics and Supply Chain Policy Division – Laura Marquis

Supply Chain Analysis – Daniel Broadfield

Future Borders Strategy – Paul O’Sullivan

Local Transport

Directors – Stephen Fidler and Jessica Matthew

Local Passenger Transport – Caroline Barker and Fiona Lee

Travel and Environment Data and Statistics – John Wilkins

Local Infrastructure Delivery – Mark Aldworth

Local Improvement, Transport Users and Portfolio – Nina Skomorowski-Brown

Local and Regional Transport Analysis – Andrew Morrison

Highways Active Travel and Strategy – Rupert Furness

Accessible and Inclusive Travel – Alison Franks and Elizabeth Wilson

Bus Reform– Sharon Maddix

Bus Funding – Matt Crane

Regions, Cities and Devolution

Directors – John Hall

London Partnerships and Delivery – Samantha Collins-Hall

Regional Partnerships and Delivery – Dan Taylor

Regional Partnerships and Delivery North – Andy Rhind

English Devolution – Ruth Harper

Roads and Projects Delivery Infrastructure

Director – Kate Cohen

Roads Investment Strategy Client Portfolio and Performance – Kate Walters and Rosalind Reid

Roads Investment Strategy Client Complex Infrastructure Projects – vacant

Road Investment Strategy Smart Motorways – Helen Ramsden

Roads Investment Strategy Client Regional Infrastructure Projects – Danny Trup

Corporate Delivery Group

Portfolio and Project Delivery

Director – Rosemary Hopkins

Project Delivery Excellence and Profession – Serena Cussons

Portfolio Assurance and Project Delivery – John Sartin

Chief Engineer – David Coles

Corporate Finance and Property

Director – Alistair Cormack

Head of Operational Estates – Jo Trilloe

Corporate Finance Advisory – Peter Brown

Property Portfolio and Advisory – Nick Lambert

Corporate Finance – Revantha Rodriguez

Shareholding and Corporate Sponsorship

Director – Nathan Phillips

Covid-19 Public Inquiry – Rhona Glazer-Munck

Network Rail/East West Rail Shareholder Team – Tracey Sedgley

HS2 Ltd, LCR and Crossrail International Shareholder Team – Michelle Kennard

Public Appointment and National Highways Shareholder Team – Sophie Keay

Public Bodies Portfolio, DOHL Shareholder – Lisa Moses

Group Finance

Director – Tirth Benning

Strategic Finance and Planning – Kate Hill

Financial Accounting and Control – Rob Hart

Finance Product Owners, Future of Shared Services – Deborah Allen

Business Intelligence and Shared Services – Tim Gardner

Finance Business Partners – Ashton Edwin

Group Commercial

Director – Paul Rodgers

Supply Assurance and Supply Change Management – Ann McChesney

Commercial Relationship Management – Peter Birkbeck

Strategy, Policy and Capability – Damien Robertson

Operations and Continuous Improvement – Christina Bizzi

Group Human Resources

Group HR Director – James Norton

HR Director – Change and Organisational Design – Rosie Borland

Organisational Design and Change – Sarah Turner and Tammy Noel

Culture and Wellbeing – Francesca Leyne

Business Partnering and Talent – Janine Newmarch

Group Reward and Employee Experience – Steve Bartlett

Group HR Operations – Sarah Casey

Future of Shared Services Programme – Dave Johnson-Allton

Digital, Information and Security

Director – Gavin Gaunt

Digital Strategy and Operations – David Booth

Digital Delivery – Sioned James

Information Management and Rights – David Coker

Corporate Security – Samantha Hiles

Internal Audit – vacant

Group Communications

Director – Wendy Fielder

Creative hub and marketing – Amanda Downey

Head of External Engagement – Emma Beer

Strategy and Internal Communications – Kiran Collier

Media and speech writing – Tom Wells

Aviation, Maritime and Security Group

Transport Security

Director – Sarah Nacey

National Security Division – Gisela Carr

National Security Science and Research – Tom Salter

Aviation Security International Operations – Laura Cooke

Aviation Security Policy and Strategy – Chris Selim

Maritime Security and Resilience – James Driver

Maritime Security Operations – John Connell

Transport Resilience and Response

Director – Andy Gregory

Transport Security Operations Centre – Chris Chant

Aviation, Maritime and Border Analysis – Vacant

Aviation and Maritime International and Trade  – Jasmine Banghard

Transport Sanctions and Ukraine Recovery – Stephen Benzies

Aviation

Director – David Silk

Airspace, Noise and Resilience – Ian Elston

Airports Policy – Erin Cowburn

General Aviation, Safety, Skills and CAA – David Harding

Aviation Decarbonisation – Holly Greig

Aviation Commercial Interventions – Michael Stark

Future of Aviation – Jenny Ward

Maritime

Director – Petra Wilkinson

Maritime People, Resilience, Safety and Sponsorship – Dave Whyte

Maritime Strategy and Programmes – Vicki Race

Maritime Environment Policy – Sarah Francis

UK SHORE – Eamonn Beirne

Ports and Shipping – Mike Alcock

Accident Investigation Branches

Rail Accident Investigation Branch – Andrew Hall

Marine Accident Investigation Branch – Andrew Moll

Air Accidents Investigation Branch – Crispin Orr

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Chief Executive – Virginia McVee

Director of UK Maritime Services and UK Permanent Representative of IMO – Katy Ware

Director of HM Coastguard – Claire Hughes

Director of Information and Technology – Steve Mulcahy

Head of the Office of the Chairman and Chief Executive – Jonny Lloyd Davidson

Head of Private Office Engagement – Karen McNeill

Chief Medical Advisor – Dr Sue Stannard

Director of People, Safety and Communications – Matthew Briggs

Director of Finance, Compliance and Estates – Oliver Poxon

Decarbonisation, Technology and Strategy Group (reports directly to the Second Permanent Secretary)

International

International Director – John Parkinson

Europe Division – Simon Argyle

Europe Advisor – Martin Jones

Global Impact Division – Jane Peters

Trade Division – Nathan Cox

Strategy, Private Office and Governance

Director – Abi Hayes

Chief of Staff to the Permanent Secretaries – Tom Lindsell

Governance, Risk and Insight – June Bowman

Principal Private Secretary – Amy Payne

Strategy Unit – Phil Bateman

Network North Unit – Chrissy Tichler

Science, Innovation and Technology

Chief Scientific Adviser – Professor Sarah Sharples

Head of Science, Innovation and Technology Division – Annette Pass

Analysis

Director – Amanda Rowlatt

Transport Appraisal and Strategic Modelling – Liz Jacobs

Central Research Division – Steven Finch

Head of Data – Katherine Williamson

Advanced Analytics – Sam Rose

Transport Decarbonisation

Directors – Richard Bruce and Caroline Low

Decarbonisation Strategy – Bob Moran

Head of Low Carbon Fuels – Debbie Stockwell and Claire Swadkin

Head of the Office of Zero Emission Vehicles – Nick Shaw and Stephen Rippon

Environment and Future Mobility Analysis – Lucy Kavanagh

Economy, the Union and Levelling Up

Director – Rupesh Mehta

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Division – Gavin James

Union Connectivity Delivery – Caroline Fish

Economy and Levelling Up – Sarah Nattrass

Planning, Transport and Housing – Martin Gilmour

Head of Strategic Analysis – Harry Ravi

Future Transport Systems and Environment

Directors – Claire Wren and Henry Shennan

Environment, Adaptation and COP26 Legacy – Deborah Owens

Head of the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles – Simon Connick

Joint Air Quality Unit – Suzanne Trueman, Andrew Jackson and Laura Keogh

International Vehicle Standards – Phil Earl and Ian Yarnold

Systems and Strategies – Kirsty Austin

Retained EU Law Programme

Director of Retained EU Law and Better Opportunities – Lola Fadina

Deputy Director Retained EU Law and Better Regulation – Cambyse Jafari-Pak

Government Legal Department

Legal Director – Stephen Cave

Deputy Legal Director – Adrian Roberts

DfT Legal advisers

Rail Transformation – Katherine Scott

Rail Passenger Services – Jessica Walters

Roads 1 – David Anderson

Roads 2 – Mabinthy Kanu

Future of Transport, Environment and Legislation – David Milroy

Aviation – Hilton Leslie

Maritime – Louise Johnson

International – James Spybey

Rail Strategy and Policy – Jane Worthington

Infrastructure, Commercial and Devolution – David Lewis

Business Management – Julia Stewart