Latest civil service & public affairs moves — January 28

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People


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Government departments

  • Ministry of Justice: Civil Justice Council - Andrew Higgins, Nick Hanning, Elisabeth Davies, Martin Barnes and Rhodri Williams appointed as members.
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Marine Management Organisation - Bill Dickson, Peter Judge and David Lyall appointed to the board.
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Charles Garrett has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic.
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Sports Grounds Safety Authority - Jil Matheson and Jane Sawyers appointed to the board; Victoria and Albert Museum – Nicholas Coleridge reappointed as Chair; Committee for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games - Ellie Simmonds, Lyndsey Jackson and Nick Timothy named as non-executive directors.

House of Lords

  • Lord Reay was elected as the new Conservative hereditary peer.

House of Commons

  • Justice Committee: Robert Courts replaced Alex Chalk as a member.
  • Science and Technology Committee: Sam Gyimah replaced Neil O’Brien as a member.

Parties

  • Conservative Party: Caroline Preston appointed as Director of Communications.

Devolved Authorities

  • Scottish Government: Scottish Charity Regulator – Maureen Mallon to become chief executive on an interim basis, replacing David Robb.

Local Authorities

  • Bridgend County Borough Council: Mark Shephard replaced Darren Mepham as chief executive on an interim basis.

 

Consultancies

  • Cicero Group: Nikki da Costa joined as strategic counsel.
  • Grayling: Ben Gascoigne appointed as a director in the UK public affairs team.

Interest Groups

  • The Brain & Spine Foundation: Marc Smith named as the new chief executive.
  • The Thomson Reuters Foundation: Antonio Zappulla promoted to become chief executive in April.
  • Beacon: Lisa Cowley appointed as chief executive.
  • The British Red Cross: Kate Griffiths appointed as director for Wales.

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