DCMS is managed by our Permanent Secretary, three Directors General, and four non-executive Directors who make up the DCMS Board. The Board is supported by four governance teams including an executive leadership team, made up of our Directors.
Our DCMS Organisation Chart (PDF 47kb) shows the reporting structure of DCMS.
Each of our strategic priorities is assigned to a Director General who has lead responsibility for its delivery.
Jonathan Stephens
Permanent Secretary
The Permanent Secretary chairs the DCMS Board and leads the Department in order to achieve the Secretary of State's objectives. He accounts to Parliament for all the Department's expenditure
Nicholas Holgate
Chief Operating Officer
Senior Responsible Owner for:
Efficiency Review target
Overview of:
Modernisation Directorate
Direct responsibility for:
- Finance and planning
- Business and human resources
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Andrew Ramsay CB
Director General, Creativity, Culture & Economy
Senior Responsible Owner for:
PSA targets 3 & 4
Overview of:
Industry and Culture Directorates
Direct responsibility for:
- Broadcasting Policy
- Gambling and National Lottery Licensing
- National Lottery Distribution and Communities
- Local, national & international division
- Sport policy
- PE, school sort & club links policy
Jeremy Beeton
Chief Executive, Government Olympic Executive
Senior Responsible Owner for:
PSA targets 1, 2 & 3
Overview of:
- Sport Directorate
- Government Olympic Executive
- Direct responsibility for:
Group strategy & support unit
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Brian Leonard
Director, Industry
- Creative industries
- Tourism
- Better Regulation champion
Vacant
Director, Culture
- Architecture and historic environment
- Arts
- Culture Online project
- Government Art Collection
- Museums and cultural property
- Volunteers and the voluntary sector champion
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David Roe
Director, Change
Graham Turnock
Director, Programmes
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Vacant
Director, Legacy, Olympic Games
Nicky Roche
Director, Staging, Olympic Games
David Goldstone
Director, Finance, Olympic Games
Paddy Feeny
Director, Communications
- Communications
- News
- E-Champion
- Information systems
Jon Zeff
Director, Broadcasting
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Non-Executive Directors
Parminder Vir OBE
Appointed on 1 March 2006
- Established Ingenious World Cinema at Ingenious Media Investments.
- Business Advisor for the Creative Industries to the London Development Agency, Diversity Advisor to MTV, ITV and RSC.
Darra Singh OBE
Appointed September 2007
- Chief Executive, Ealing Council
- Formerly, Chair of the Commission on Integration and Cohesion
Dame Liz Forgan OBE
Appointed September 2007
- Chair, National Heritage Memorial Fund
- Formerly, Managing Director, BBC Network Radio
- Non Executive Director, Guardian Media Group, Arrowhead Productions, Das Web Radio Berlin
