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Our board

The Board provides the strategic leadership of the Department. This involves setting the Department's strategy and allocating resources, agreeing business plans and monitoring performance, enhancing Departmental capability and setting standards, values and controls

The Board is chaired by the Permanent Secretary and meets on a monthly basis. There are three non-Executive Directors on the Board to provide a non-Departmental perspective in decision-making. They provide an independent judgment on issues of strategy, planning, performance, and standards of conduct. Although they advise and question, they don't make executive decisions, and they remain independent of management, and free from any other relationships within government that might interfere with their role.

Aims of the board

  • Ensure the organisation delivers the Strategic Priorities and service delivery targets
  • Ensure effective allocation and management of resources, in line with the Strategic Priorities
  • Communicate DIUS' purpose, Strategic Priorities and vision to staff and other stakeholders
  • Monitor and improve Departmental performance internally and across Whitehall
  • Protect and enhance DIUS' reputation for professionalism, innovation, effectiveness, integrity and efficiency

Executive Board Members

DIUS board members
Ian Watmore Permanent Secretary
Ian Watmore

Stephen Marston

Director General, Universities and Skills
Stephen Marston

 

Philip Rycroft

Director General, Business and Innovation 
Philip Rycroft

Professor Adrian Smith

Director General, Science and Research
Professsor Adrian Smith

Bill Dickinson

Director General, Finance and Corporate Services
Bill Dickinson

Susan Pember

Learning and Skills Council/Skills Funding Agency 
Susan Pember

 

Alun Evans Head of Strategy and Communications
Alun Evans
Shirley Pointer Director, Human Resources, Employee Engagement and Change
Shirley Pointer

Non Executive Board Members

Alan Aubrey Alan Aubrey
Julia King CBE Julia King CBE
Dame Julie Mellor Dame Julie Mellor

 

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