Saxton Bampfylde and its global colleagues around the world advise many government leadership roles. We are delighted to share with you a selection of some of the roles that we have been privileged to work on recently.
Gideon Henderson
Defra, Chief Scientific Advisor
Professor Gideon Henderson has been appointed by Defra to be the department’s new Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA). Professor Henderson, currently a Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford and until recently its head of department, will join Defra in October this year. He will replace Sir Ian Boyd, who is leaving Defra after seven years in the post.
Jo Shanmugalingam
BEIS, Director General Industrial Strategy, Science & Innovation
Jo Shanmugalingam joins the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in July from the Ministry of Defence, where she was Director, Corporate Effectiveness.
Craig Woodhouse
BEIS, Director of Communications
Craig Woodhouse has been appointed as Director of Communications at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Craig will join BEIS in July from Edelman where he is currently a Senior Director.
Gwen Parry-Jones
Magnox, Chief Executive
Gwen Parry-Jones joins Magnox following her role as Executive Director of Operations Development at Horizon Nuclear Power. Previously, Gwen was Generation Development Director and Safety and Assurance Director at EDF Energy.
Lawrie Haynes
Magnox, Chair
Lawrie Haynes has been appointed Chair at Magnox. Lawrie has extensive experience in senior executive and non-executive roles across a range of major private sector companies and high profile public sector organisations, with a strong track record in the nuclear sector. These include his roles as President of Rolls-Royce Land and Sea Division, Chief Executive of British Nuclear Group and Non-Executive Director at Network Rail.
Jeremy Harrison
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Director of Assurance
Jeremy Harrison joined NDA as Director of Risk and Assurance in October 2018, following 4 years at HS2 Ltd.
Previously Jeremy worked in the rail industry for 25 years. Jeremy has supported government initiatives to improve risk management across major projects. He is a certified Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management, a chartered member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and past Chair of BSI Risk Management Technical committee.
Malcolm Wright
NHS Scotland, Chief Executive and Scottish Government, Director General Health and Social Care
Malcolm Wright was appointed Director-General for Health and Social Care and Chief Executive of NHS Scotland in June 2019. Malcolm previously held a range of NHS Chief Executive appointments covering Tayside, Grampian, NHS Education, Dumfries and Galloway and Edinburgh Sick Children’s NHS Trust. Malcolm has spent his career in the NHS, starting as an administrative trainee with Lothian Health Board in 1975. He progressed through a range of managerial and leadership positions.
Sarah Munby
BEIS, Director General Business Sectors
Sarah Munby became Director General, Business Sectors at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on 15 July 2019. Before joining BEIS, Sarah worked at Mckinsey, where she led their Strategy and Corporate Finance practice in the UK and Ireland.
Anna Rawlings
Commerce Commission NZ, Chair
Anna Rawlings was appointed Chair in June 2019, and has been a Commissioner since June 2014. She was previously a partner in the dispute resolution division of Minter Ellison Rudd Watts, where she specialised in contentious and non-contentious aspects of competition, regulatory and consumer law.
Tim Wheeler
UKRI, Director of International Engagement
UKRI has announced that Professor Tim Wheeler has been appointed as Director for International. As Director for International, Professor Wheeler will be responsible for overseeing the development and delivery of a collective UKRI International strategy, ensuring alignment with the UK government’s broader international strategy for research and innovation.
Lisa Pinney
Coal Authority, Chief Executive
Lisa Pinney MBE joined the Coal Authority as Chief Executive on 1 June 2018. Lisa was previously at the Environment Agency, most recently as the Director of the West Midlands. During her 21 year career at the Environment Agency she led the organisation’s sponsor relationship with Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and other government departments including their 2013 Triennial Review.
Karen Hanghøj
British Geological Survey, Chief Executive
The British Geological Survey (BGS) has appointed its first female director – materials innovation leader Karen Hanghøj. Currently, Chief Executive of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology’s Raw Materials arm, Hanghøj will start at the UK Government-funded earth science expertise body on 13 October.
