Roger was appointed on 1 February 2024 on a five-year term.
Roger is a mechanical engineer and has extensive senior leadership experience in the defence, nuclear and aviation industries. His executive career was at Babcock starting in the naval and civil nuclear programmes and previous roles have included managing both Devonport and Dounreay, two of the UK’s most complex nuclear licensed sites.
As a divisional Chief Executive at Babcock, Roger transferred from Cavendish Nuclear into defence and security and then into aviation, which included leading Europe’s largest aerial emergency services operation with a fleet of over 500 aircraft.
He is currently a Non-Executive Chair of a privately owned aerospace and defence company and is the Non-Executive Chair of a technical textiles manufacturer.
Register of Interests
| 1 | Companies, partnerships, trusts or other bodies of which you are a paid employee. | None |
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| 2 | Companies and organisations in which you or your family or close associates: |
Non Executive Chair of Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Limited Non Executive Chair of John Heathcoat & Company (Holdings) Limited |
| a) has/have a controlling interest, or | ||
| b) is/are a Director or Partner, or | ||
| c) has/have shares or securities with a nominal value of more than £25,000 or one hundredth of the total issues share capital, and | ||
| d) could be involved in the supply of goods or services to, or have business dealings with the ONR | ||
| 3 | Non-profit making organisations (e.g. charities, housing associations) where you or your close family are Trustees, or on the Committee of Management or other controlling body and which might receive grants, carry out activities designed to promote or develop the organisation, or have other significant dealings with the ONR. | None |
| 4 | Any land or property in which a member has a direct interest and is clearly within ONR's sphere of activities. | None |
| 5 | Membership of local authorities, health authorities and trusts, the Magistrates Bench, and relevant voluntary sector bodies. | None |