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Simon has extensive experience of complex procurement programmes and change leadership from senior government roles at the Ministry of Defence. Operating at board level, Simon has led serial improvements in the naval procurement and support sector, through organisational and cultural...
Simon joined the Prison Service in 1986 as a forensic psychologist at what is now HMP Northumberland. His roles since then have included: Head of Resettlement and Psychology for Thames Valley and Hampshire Deputy Director and Head of Regime Services...
Simon Earwicker was appointed Division Head of Chemical, Biological and Radiological Sciences ( CBR ) Division in April 2015. Simon joined the Civil Service in 1992 as a Scientific Officer and has wide experience within Dstl and across government. His...
Simon Baugh was appointed the Chief Executive of Government Communications in October 2021. He has twenty years’ experience in strategy and communications roles in the public and private sectors. His previous roles include: Director of Communications, Home Office Director of...
Simon Bollom graduated from Southampton University in 1981 with an honours degree in mechanical engineering. He served in the RAF as an engineering officer for 35 years and his last appointment was as Chief of Materiel (Air) in Defence Equipment...
Simon Claydon is the Director of Civil Service Pay, Policy and Pensions at the Cabinet Office. Simon was previously, from June 2021 to May 2023, the Director of People, Capability and Change at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and...
Simon Ricketts is Chief Information Officer of Rolls Royce PLC, a position he has held since 2010, where he is accountable for IT and business process transformation. He has extensive experience of leading large and complex cross functional transformation programmes,...
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Simon Dixon joined the Marine Management Organisation in May 2015 and is currently the interim Director of Digital and Analysis. Simon joined the Marine Management Organisation as a statistician, having previously worked as an Environmental Scientist at Durham University. He...
Simon Chesterman joined the Civil Nuclear Constabulary in January 2014 as the CNC ’s deputy chief constable and was promoted to chief constable on 1 April 2019. He is also the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead expert on armed policing....
Simon Collins is the Chairman and Senior Partner at KPMG. Mr Collins has a background in investment banking (with SG Warburg and NatWest Markets) and in debt markets, particularly with large corporate loans and buy-outs.
Simon Wood arrived in Brazil as HM Consul-General to Rio de Janeiro in August 2017. In addition to leading the UK government’s presence in Rio de Janeiro, he leads the UK government’s work across Brazil on climate and energy issues....
Simon Clarke was Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities between 6 September 2022 and 25 October 2022. He was appointed previously appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 15 September 2021 to 6 September 2022. Simon Clarke...
Simon has previously served as: Head of the Cabinet Office COVID-19 Taskforce, from March 2020 to March 2022 Director General, Withdrawal Agreement, Transition Taskforce, from January 2020 to March 2020 Director General Future Economic Partnership, Department for Exiting the European...
Simon has a strong background in international shipping, as his abbreviated career history shows below: 1974-1990 Shell Tankers UK Ltd (culminating as Master) 1990-1996 Crescent Shipping Ltd – General Manager 1996-2006 Stena Tex UK/Stena Bulk Ltd – Commercial Ops Manager,...
Simon Devonshire has worked for a number of prestigious corporate businesses across a diverse range of industries – from fmcg (Heinz, Spillers); travel (Thomas Cook) retail (The Post Office, Total petrol); and telco (Virgin Media, O2). He was also Non-Executive...
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Simon Hodgson joined the Forestry Commission as Chief Executive of Forest Enterprise England in 2005, managing all the Forestry Commission forests in England. He took wider responsibilities as Chief Executive of Forestry Commission England 2011-2013 and returned to Forest Enterprise...
Simon was appointed Director General, Chief Digital and Information Officer in December 2018.
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