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Across central government, effective leadership is fundamental to delivering critical public services, encouraging and driving reform and responding to the evolving needs of society. Veredus partners with government departments and public bodies across the United Kingdom to secure exceptional executive and interim talent, empowering institutions to lead with resilience, integrity and innovation.
Public sector organisations face increasing complexity, with demands for greater digital transformation, regulatory reform and more agile service delivery against a backdrop of fiscal pressure and public scrutiny. Drawing upon a wealth of experience, Veredus provides trusted search and interim solutions, enabling government bodies to build leadership teams capable of navigating today’s challenges and delivering tomorrow’s public value.
Our placements have strengthened leadership across vital areas such as justice, education, environment, international trade and governance.
We are proud to support institutions at the heart of public life, enabling the design and delivery of services that impact millions of citizens across the UK. Our commitment to diversity, integrity and candidate care ensures every appointment enhances public sector excellence.
Our expertise spans leadership appointments across operational delivery, digital transformation, regulatory oversight and strategic governance.
Our Clients
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successful appointments
| Client name | Role |
| Defence Client | Chief Engineer (Warhead) |
| Defence Client | Engineering Function Director |
| MoD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) | Head of Lethality 2 |
| MoD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) | Deputy Director Communications |
| MoD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) | Chief Data Officer |
| MoD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) | Director Project Initiation |
| MoD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) | Director Commissioning |
| Kleen-Tex Industries Inc. | IT Director (Global) |
| Defence Client | General Manager – Fissile |
| Defence Client | General Manager – Explosives |
| Defence Client | General Manager – Conventional Materials |
| Defence Client | General Manager – Assembly |
| Defence Client | General Manager – Test & Trials |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Chief Economist |
| Crown Prosecution Service | Chair/Lead Non-Executive Board Member |
| Crown Prosecution Service | Speak Out Champion |
| HM Land Registry | Deputy Director, Organisation Design and Development |
| Department for Transport | Deputy Director, Public Appointments and Public Bodies Centre of Excellence |
| Government of Jersey | Director of Nursing, Allied Health Professions, Clinical Governance and Quality |
| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | Hospital Managing Director, Broomfield |
| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | Hospital Managing Director, Southend |
| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | Hospital Managing Director, Basildon |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Senior Research Leader – Seed Biology |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Head of Seed Collections |
| Defence Client | VP Commercialisation (Digital & Data) |
| Department for Transport | Director Market Lead (North) |
| HM Land Registry | Director of Land Registration Services |
| Babcock Land Defence Ltd | Head of Production |
| Babcock Land Defence Ltd | Production Director |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Head of Science Services |
| Department for Transport | Deputy Director Market Leads (South) |
| HM Land Registry | Director Data and Register Integrity |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Programme Director – Science Transformation Programme |
| Defence Client | Head of Change Management, DE&S |
| Smart DCC | Commercial Programme Director (Continuity of Service) |
| Babcock International | Head of Transformation |
| Department for Work and Pensions | Head of Citizen Information |
| Department for Work and Pensions | Deputy Director Delivery – Personal Independence Payments (PIP) |
| Department for Work and Pensions | Deputy Director Delivery – Health Assessment Service (HAS) – Additional Placement |
| Department for Work and Pensions | Deputy Director Delivery – Health Assessment Service (HAS) |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Director of Finance and Corporate Planning |
| Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) | Chair, National Energy Systems Operator |
| Magnox Dounreay (NDA) | Programme Director (Balance of Site) |
| Babcock Land Defence Limited | Programme Director (LIOS – Land Integrated Operating Services) |
| Kleen-Tex Industries (Europe) | Head of Sales (Europe) |
| Greater London Authority/Transport for London | Chair, London TravelWatch |
| MoD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) | Head of SALMO |
| MoD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) | Director Ships Operations & Capability Integration |
| MoD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) | Head of Function Project Delivery |
| MoD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) | Commercial Director |
| MoD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) | Head of Commercial |
| MoD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) | Head of Commercial |
| MoD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) | Head of Commercial |
| MoD Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) | Head of Commercial |
| MoD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) | Head of Helicopters Portfolio – Operations and Delivery |
| MoD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) | Head of Helicopters Portfolio – Engineering and Safety |
| MoD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) | Head of Complex Weapons |
| Defence Client | Director Warhead Delivery |
| HM Land Registy | Director of Technology and Transformation |
| VisitBritain | Transformation Director |
| VisitBritain | Partnerships Director |
| Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority | Board Member |
| Kleen-Tex Industries Limited | Head of Group Performance Reporting |
| Sussex Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust | Chief Digital Information Officer |
| HM Revenue & Customs | Finance Director – CDIO |
| Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | Chief Medical Officer |
| Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | Director Strategy & Partnerships |
| HM Revenue & Customs | Deputy Director Accounting Operations, Group Controller Directorate |
| MoD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) | Head of Portfolio Delivery Typhoon Programme |
| Independent Office for Police Conduct | Head of Communications |
| Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority | Board Member |
| Department for Work and Pensions | Synergy Programme Director |
| Smart DCC | Chief Information Security Officer |
| HM Revenue & Customs | Director Customer Insight and Design |
| Scottish Funding Council | Deputy Director Student Interests Access and Pathways |
| Scottish Funding Council | Deputy Director Coherent Learning Provision |
| Babcock (Devonport Royal Dockyards Ltd) | Group Head of Project Management |
| Scottish Funding Council | Director of Research & Innovation |
| HM Land Registry | Non-Executive Chair |
| Dounreay Site Restoration Limited | Head of People |
| City of London | Director, Digital Information Technology |
| Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust | Director of People and Organisational Development |
| Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust | Deputy Director of Integration and Transformation |
| Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust | Deputy Director of Estates |
| Office of Rail and Road | Deputy Director Railway Operations |
| Dounreay Site Restoration Limited | Human Resources Business Partner |
| Crown Estate Scotland | Chief Executive |
| Devonport Royal Docklands Limited | Estimating Manager (Submarines) |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Head of ROSA Service Organisation |
| Devonport Royal Docklands Limited | Head of Project Development – Infrastructure |
| Scottish Funding Council | Deputy Director Assurance and Outcome |
| Greater London Authority | Executive Director, Communities & Skills |
| Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Non-Executive Director |
| Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust | Non Executive Director x2 |
| Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | Head of Commercial Innovation Unit |
| Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority | Board Member |
| Greater London Authority | Assistant Director, Scrutiny & Investigation |
| Scottish Funding Council | Deputy Director Institutional Sustainability & Capital |
| Devonport Royal Docklands Limited | Senior Project Manager – Infrastructure |
| Devonport Royal Docklands Limited | Head of Performance – Submarines |
| Devonport Royal Docklands Limited | Construction Operations Manager – Infrastructure |
| Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust | Chief Operating Officer |
| Devonport Royal Docklands Limited | Head of Project Controls – Submarines |
| Kleen-Tex Industries (Europe) | Finance Director Poland |
| Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | Deputy Director of Science |
| Crown Estate Scotland | Director of Property |
| Greater London Authority | Executive Director, London Assembly |
| Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust | Divisional Manager Medicine and Urgent Care |
| Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority | Chair |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Director Delivery and Analysis |
| Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust | Executive Director of Workforce and OD |
| Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | Director of Site, LLWR |
| Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | Operations Director – DSRL |
| Herefordshire Council | Chief Executive |
| Kleen-Tex Industries | Finance Manager Austria |
| Furukawa Electric Group | Chief Finance Officer |