FCDO Services board
Responsible for agreeing our strategic agenda, setting corporate policy and monitoring corporate performance
David Williams CB
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the FCDO Services Board
David became the Chair of the FCDO Services Board in August 2026. Between April 2021 to November 2025, he served as Permanent Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Defence. Before that he was
Second Permanent Under-Secretary at the Department of Health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Prior to that, he held the position of Director General of Finance and NHS Group Operations at the Department of Health and in leadership roles in the Ministry of Defence and the East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust. He also worked in Communities and Local Government, as the Director lead for the PREVENT programme and as a policy director on policing, fire and rescue and community safety for the Local Government Association.
In July 2026, he was appointed as a Trustee and board member of Invictus Games Birmingham 2027.
David was awarded a CB in the 2020 New Years’ honours list.
Greg Rubins
Non-Executive Director and Audit and Risk Assurance Committee Chair
Greg is a qualified accountant and member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.
He has enjoyed a 37-year career in public sector audit and advisory, at the National Audit Office, PwC and BDO.
As a partner at BDO, Greg led on public sector internal audit and was the overall lead for the firm’s public sector work. He has extensive experience of working with central and local government, as well as the National Health Service.
In addition to his role as a Non-Executive Director at FCDO Services, he is also the Chair of the Audit Committee and Non-Executive Director at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust.
Ann Tourle
Non-Executive Director
Ann is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Personnel and Development and a Fellow of the Institute of Directors. She has forty years operational experience in the defence, security and foreign affairs fields of UK government service. She is a Non-Executive Director at SANS EMEA.
She has held senior roles in GCHQ and was a Programme Director for the cross-Ministry of Defence Spending and Efficiency Programme. She has also worked in NATO and the Met Office.
Lawrie Haynes
Non-Executive Director
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.
He comes with a strong track record in the nuclear sector including his roles as President of Rolls-Royce’s Land and Sea Division, Chair of Magnox Ltd, Chief Executive of British Nuclear Group and Non-Executive Director at Network Rail.
Lawrie has been the chair of Magnox Ltd since September 2019.
Sabah Carter
Non-Executive Director
Sabah has over 25 years’ experience in technology leadership roles across numerous industry sectors. This includes financial services, media, education, telecoms and government.
She is currently serving as Chief Data, Intelligence and Technology Officer at the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).
Prior to working at the FSCS, Sabah held a senior role at News Corp and was on the Board of News Technology Services (NTS), a subsidiary of News Corp.
She is passionate about the link between team diversity and high performance, and speaks regularly about the opportunities and challenges AI will present to society.
Mike Astell
Chief Executive Officer
Clare Pickin
Chief of Operations
Tim Gall
Chief Financial Officer
Gayle Worvill
Director, People