Strategic governance
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Defence Equipment and Support Board
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Board members include:[1]
Mark Russell became chairman in November 2019.[4]
The board provides strategic governance for DE&S and a forum for independent, non-executive support and constructive challenge to the Chief Executive and the Executive Committee. The DE&S board delegates some activities to sub-committees, namely the Audit, Remuneration, Programme Review and Nomination Committees. The Chairman ensures that the board receives feedback on these sub-committees and that it is able to consider their recommendations.[1]
Direction and oversight
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Executive Committee Defence Equipment and Support
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Members of the executive committee include:[5]
| Title |
Name |
Start Date
|
| Chief Executive Officer (DE&S) |
Andy Start |
September 2022
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| DG (Ships) |
Vice-Admiral Paul Marshall |
2022
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| DG (Land) |
Chris Bushell |
2020
|
| DG (Air) |
Vice-Admiral Richard Thompson |
2020
|
| DG (Strategic Enablers) |
Adrian Baguley |
2018
|
| DG Commercial |
Andrew Forzani |
2022
|
| Finance Director |
David Johnson |
2019
|
| Director Human Resources |
Jill Hatcher |
2021
|
| Director Strategy & Corporate Ops |
Kriahna Dhanak |
2020
|
DE&S is led on a day-to-day basis by the Executive Committee, which consists of the Chief Executive Officer, Director Finance, Director Human Resources, Director Strategy & Corporate Operations, and five Director Generals who lead the delivery of the programme of work in their respective domains.[1]
The following subordinate Committees provide specialised support to the Executive Committee.[1]
| Name
|
| Business Case Review Committee
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| Innovation & Prosperity Committee
|
| People Committee
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| Performance Committee
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| Safety Committee
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| Security Committee
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| Transformation Committee
|
Administration of DE&S and senior leadership
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The organisation has been under the leadership of a civilian Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support since 2015.
Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support
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Director General for Air/Army/Navy/Strategic Enablers/Commercial/Resources
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The Chiefs of Materiel (CofMs), now Director Generals (DGs), are responsible for managing key relationships with the capability sponsor and user. They work at the strategic level to make sure that the operational readiness and sustainability needs of the user are met.[12]
The DGs ensure that an ethos of support to operations is in place throughout all DE&S activity.
Chief of Fleet Support
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Director General (Ships)
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Directorate of Ships Support
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Director Ship Support
| Name
|
Date held
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| Neal Lawson[12]
|
2017–2020
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| Russell Brown [20]
|
2020–present
|
Directorate of Ships Acquisition
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Director Ship Acquisition
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Henry Parker[12]
|
2017–present
|
Chief of Materiel (Submarines)
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This group now is part of the Submarine Delivery Agency.[21]
Chief Executive
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Ian Booth[12]
|
2017–present
|
Chief of Materiel (Submarines); post renamed as Chief Executive Submarine Delivery Agency
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Vice Admiral Sir Simon Lister[12]
|
2017–2017
|
Directorate of Submarine Acquisitions
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Director Submarine Acquisition
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Rear-Admiral Paul Methven[12]
|
2017–present
|
Directorate of Submarines Support
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Chief Strategic Systems Executive & Director Submarines Support
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Rear-Admiral Keith Beckett[12]
|
2017–present
|
Director General (Land)
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Directorate of Land Equipment
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Director Land Equipment
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Major-General Robert Talbot Rice[12]
|
2017–2017
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| Major-General Colin McClean[27]
|
2017–2019
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| Major-General Darren Crook[28]
|
2019–present
|
Directorate of Weapons
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Director Weapons
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Richard Smart[12]
|
2017–2020
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| Ed Cutts [20]
|
2020–present
|
Director General (Air)
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Directorate of Air Support
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Director Air Support
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Adrian Baguley[12]
|
2017–present
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| Richard Murray[12]
|
2019–present
|
Directorate of Combat Air
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Director Combat Air
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Air-Vice-Marshal Keith Bethell[12]
|
2017–present
|
Director General Strategic Enablers
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Director General (Strategic Enablers=)
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Dr Andrew Tyler
|
1 May 2011 – 21 June 2011
|
| Trevor Woolley
|
1 June 2011
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| Peter Worrall[12]
|
October 2013 – present
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| Adrian Baguley[12][20]
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July 2019 – present
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Directorate of Intelligence, Surveillance, Target, Acquisition & Reconnaissance
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Director ISTAR
| Name
|
Date held
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| Dr Simon Dakin[20]
|
2020–present
|
Directorate of Engineering & Safety
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Director Engineering & Safety
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Stephen Wilcock [20]
|
2020–present
|
Director Chief Digital Information Officer (CIO)
| Name
|
Date held
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| Nigel Shaw[20]
|
2020–present
|
Directorate of Programmes & Change
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Director Programmes & Change
| Name
|
Date held
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| Simon Hughes[20]
|
2020–present
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Directorate of Helicopters
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Director Helicopters
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Air-Vice-Marshal Graham Russell[12][20]
|
2017–present
|
Directorate of Support
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Director Support
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Steve Glass[20]
|
2020–present
|
Directorate-General (Commercial)
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Director-General, Commercial
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Nick Elliot[12]
|
2015–2020
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| Morag Stuart [20]
|
2020–present
|
Commercial Operations
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Director DE&S Commercial Operations
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Alan Peter[12]
|
2017–present
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| Phil Tozer[12][20]
|
2017–present
|
Commercial Capability
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Director Commercial Capability
| Name
|
Date held
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| Mike Greatwich[12]
|
2017–present
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Commercial Improvements
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Director Commercial Improvements
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Morag Stuart[12]
|
2017–2020
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| Graham Hyndman [20]
|
2020–present
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Directorate-General (Resources)
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Director-General, Resources
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Michael Bradley[12]
|
2016–2018
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| David Johnson[12]
|
2019–present
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Financial Planning & Analysis
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Director Financial Planning & Analysis
| Name
|
Date held
|
| David Johnson[12]
|
2017–2019
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| Ann Underwood[12][20]
|
2017–present
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Directorate Human Resources
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Director Human Resources
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Don Cuthbert[12]
|
2016
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| Daniel Griffiths[12]
|
2019 – present
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Deputy Director HR Head of Function – HR
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Deputy Director HR Head of Function – HR
| Name
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Date held
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| Katie Sloggett[20]
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2020 – present
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Head of HR Operations
| Name
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Date held
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| Scott Murray[20]
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2020 – present
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Head of Performance & Reward
| Name
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Date held
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| Nick Jackson, interim[20]
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2020 – present
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Talent & Organisation Development
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Head of Talent & Organisation Development
| Name
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Date held
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| Amanda Lammonby[20]
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2020 – present
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HR (Strategic Enablers)
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Head of HR (Strategic Enablers)
| Name
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Date held
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| Ruth Moesby[20]
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2020 – present
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Head of HR (Land)
| Name
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Date held
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| Maureen Doherty[20]
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2020 – present
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Head of HR (Air & Ships)
| Name
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Date held
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| Rachel Tothill[20]
|
2020 – present
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HR (Military Human Resources & Commanding Officer)
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Head of HR (Military Human Resources & Commanding Officer)
| Name
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Date held
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| Captain Nicholas Dodd[20]
|
2020 – present
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Directorate Strategy & Change
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Director Strategy & Change
| Name
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Date held
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| Barry Burton[12]
|
2019–2020
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| Krishna Dhanak[20]
|
2020–present
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International Relations Group
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International Relations Group
| Name
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Date held
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| Valerie Evans[12][20]
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2019–present
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Corporate Communications
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Corporate Communications
| Name
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Date held
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| Dawn Cunningham-Martin[20]
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2020–present
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COVID-19 Operations Cell
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COVID-19 Operations Cell
| Name
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Date held
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| Air Commodore Rob Woods[20]
|
2020–present
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DE&S manages over 600 defence procurement and support programmes for the UK's armed services.[31] Examples of current and future procurement projects include:
As of 2016 the main locations (with staff numbers) were:[33]
Responsibility for 'Logistics, Commodities and Services' (including storage and delivery of non-weaponry equipment, such as food and clothing, to soldiers)[34] was contracted out to the private sector in 2015 under an arrangement that included the transfer of 1,100 staff and construction of a new Defence Fulfilment Centre at MoD Donnington.[33]
This article incorporates text published under the British Open Government Licence: "Defence Equipment and Support Corporate Plan 2016 – 2019" (PDF). www.gov.uk. MOD UK, p.3. 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
