History
Strategic governance
Defence Equipment and Support Board
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
Executive Committee Defence Equipment and Support
Members of the executive committee include:[5]
| Title |
Name |
Start Date
|
| Chief Executive Officer (DE&S) |
Andy Start |
September 2022
|
| DG (Ships) |
Vice-Admiral Paul Marshall |
2022
|
| 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]
Sub-committees
The following subordinate Committees provide specialised support to the Executive Committee.[1]
| Name
|
| Business Case Review Committee
|
| Innovation & Prosperity Committee
|
| People Committee
|
| Performance Committee
|
| Safety Committee
|
| Security Committee
|
| Transformation Committee
|
Administration of DE&S and senior leadership
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
Director General for Air/Army/Navy/Strategic Enablers/Commercial/Resources
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
Director General (Ships)
Directorate of Ships Support
Director Ship Support
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Neal Lawson[12]
|
2017–2020
|
| Russell Brown [20]
|
2020–present
|
Directorate of Ships Acquisition
Director Ship Acquisition
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Henry Parker[12]
|
2017–present
|
Chief of Materiel (Submarines)
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
Director Submarine Acquisition
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Rear-Admiral Paul Methven[12]
|
2017–present
|
Directorate of Submarines Support
Chief Strategic Systems Executive & Director Submarines Support
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Rear-Admiral Keith Beckett[12]
|
2017–present
|
Director General (Land)
Directorate of Land Equipment
Director Land Equipment
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Major-General Robert Talbot Rice[12]
|
2017–2017
|
| Major-General Colin McClean[27]
|
2017–2019
|
| Major-General Darren Crook[28]
|
2019–present
|
Directorate of Weapons
Director Weapons
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Richard Smart[12]
|
2017–2020
|
| Ed Cutts [20]
|
2020–present
|
Director General (Air)
Directorate of Air Support
Director Air Support
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Adrian Baguley[12]
|
2017–present
|
| Richard Murray[12]
|
2019–present
|
Directorate of Combat Air
Director Combat Air
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Air-Vice-Marshal Keith Bethell[12]
|
2017–present
|
Director General Strategic Enablers
Director General (Strategic Enablers=)
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Dr Andrew Tyler
|
1 May 2011 – 21 June 2011
|
| Trevor Woolley
|
1 June 2011
|
| Peter Worrall[12]
|
October 2013 – present
|
| Adrian Baguley[12][20]
|
July 2019 – present
|
Directorate of Intelligence, Surveillance, Target, Acquisition & Reconnaissance
Director ISTAR
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Dr Simon Dakin[20]
|
2020–present
|
Directorate of Engineering & Safety
Director Engineering & Safety
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Stephen Wilcock [20]
|
2020–present
|
Directorate of Digital Information
Director Chief Digital Information Officer (CIO)
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Nigel Shaw[20]
|
2020–present
|
Directorate of Programmes & Change
Director Programmes & Change
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Simon Hughes[20]
|
2020–present
|
Directorate of Helicopters
Director Helicopters
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Air-Vice-Marshal Graham Russell[12][20]
|
2017–present
|
Directorate of Support
Director Support
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Steve Glass[20]
|
2020–present
|
Directorate-General (Commercial)
Director-General, Commercial
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Nick Elliot[12]
|
2015–2020
|
| Morag Stuart [20]
|
2020–present
|
Commercial Operations
Director DE&S Commercial Operations
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Alan Peter[12]
|
2017–present
|
| Phil Tozer[12][20]
|
2017–present
|
Commercial Capability
Director Commercial Capability
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Mike Greatwich[12]
|
2017–present
|
Commercial Improvements
Director Commercial Improvements
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Morag Stuart[12]
|
2017–2020
|
| Graham Hyndman [20]
|
2020–present
|
Directorate-General (Resources)
Director-General, Resources
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Michael Bradley[12]
|
2016–2018
|
| David Johnson[12]
|
2019–present
|
Financial Planning & Analysis
Director Financial Planning & Analysis
| Name
|
Date held
|
| David Johnson[12]
|
2017–2019
|
| Ann Underwood[12][20]
|
2017–present
|
Directorate Human Resources
Director Human Resources
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Don Cuthbert[12]
|
2016
|
| Daniel Griffiths[12]
|
2019 – present
|
Deputy Director HR Head of Function – HR
Deputy Director HR Head of Function – HR
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Katie Sloggett[20]
|
2020 – present
|
HR Operations
Head of HR Operations
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Scott Murray[20]
|
2020 – present
|
Performance & Reward
Head of Performance & Reward
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Nick Jackson, interim[20]
|
2020 – present
|
Talent & Organisation Development
Head of Talent & Organisation Development
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Amanda Lammonby[20]
|
2020 – present
|
HR (Strategic Enablers)
Head of HR (Strategic Enablers)
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Ruth Moesby[20]
|
2020 – present
|
HR (Land)
Head of HR (Land)
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Maureen Doherty[20]
|
2020 – present
|
HR (Air & Ships)
Head of HR (Air & Ships)
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Rachel Tothill[20]
|
2020 – present
|
HR (Military Human Resources & Commanding Officer)
Head of HR (Military Human Resources & Commanding Officer)
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Captain Nicholas Dodd[20]
|
2020 – present
|
Directorate Strategy & Change
Director Strategy & Change
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Barry Burton[12]
|
2019–2020
|
| Krishna Dhanak[20]
|
2020–present
|
International Relations Group
International Relations Group
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Valerie Evans[12][20]
|
2019–present
|
Corporate Communications
Corporate Communications
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Dawn Cunningham-Martin[20]
|
2020–present
|
COVID-19 Operations Cell
COVID-19 Operations Cell
| Name
|
Date held
|
| Air Commodore Rob Woods[20]
|
2020–present
|
Major projects
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:
Ships
Aircraft
Vehicles
Munitions
Other
Main locations
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]
References
Attribution
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