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Our leadership

Our leadership team sets the agency's strategic direction and provides senior operational oversight. Executive and non-executive directors bring a wealth of experience and expertise from across policing, government and the private sector.

Senior leadership structure

NCA Senior Leadership organogram

document View text version of our senior leadership structure (15 KB)

NCA Board

The NCA Board is made up of executive and non-executive members and is chaired by Director General Graeme Biggar.

  • Director General (NCA): Graeme Biggar

  • Director General (Operations): Steve Rodhouse

  • T/Director General (Capabilities): Claire Smith

  • Director General (National Economic Crime Centre) & Threat Leadership: Rob Jones

  • Director CBS: Jacqui Smillie
  • Non-Executive Director: Sir Jonathan Stephens
  • Non-Executive Director: Mary Calam
  • Non-Executive Director: David Horncastle
  • Non-Executive Director: Andrew Tivey
  • Advisor to the Board Director Legal: Kay Taylor

The Board is supported by a number of sub-committees, including an pdf Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC) (36 KB) chaired by a Non-Executive Director.

The Independent Advisory Group on Ethics (IAGE) provides advice to the Board on novel or contentious issues that may present ethical, moral or reputational concerns.

Information on the conduct of the NCA Board is available in the pdf NCA Code of Conduct for Board Members (190 KB) and the pdf NCA Code (163 KB) .

Board meetings

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2020 (TBC)

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2017

Command Team

The Director General and Deputy Directors General are supported by a wider team of directors who provide senior operational oversight.

  • T/Director of Investigations: John Denley
  • Director of Threat Leadership: Chris Farrimond
  • Director of Intelligence: Steve Smart
  • Director of Digital Data & Technology: Rob Coleman

  • Director of the NECC: Adrian Searle

  • Director of Strategy and Change: Charlie Edwards
  • Director CBS: Jacqui Smillie
  • Director Legal: Kay Taylor
  • T/Director SARs Programme: Leanne Almond

Related publications

  • pdf Summary of NCA Board Meeting: 14 November 2019 Popular
  • pdf Summary of NCA Board Meeting: 19 September 2019 Popular
  • pdf Summary of NCA Board meeting: 18 December 2018 Popular
  • pdf Gifts & Hospitality: Wendy Barnes 2018/19 Popular
  • pdf Summary of NCA Board meeting: 15 November 2018 Popular
  • pdf Summary of NCA Board meeting: 23 August 2018 Popular

Related publications

  • pdf NCA Bulk Personal Datasets Popular
  • pdf NCA Gender Pay Gap: 2018 Report Popular
  • pdf NCA Annual Report & Accounts 2017/18 Popular
  • pdf National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime 2018 Popular
  • pdf NCA Gender Pay Gap: 2017 Report Popular
  • pdf NCARRB written submission Popular

Senior leader biographies

Charlie Edwards

Director of Strategy: Charlie Edwards

Kay Taylor

Director Legal: Kay Taylor

Jacqui Smillie

Director CBS: Jacqui Smillie

Sir Jonathan Stephens

Non-executive Director: Sir Jonathan Stephens

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Publications

  • pdf Expenses Steve Rodhouse - Feb-Mar 2021 Popular
  • pdf Register of Interests Andrew Tivey 2020-21 Popular
  • pdf Register of Interests David Horncastle 2020-21 Popular
  • pdf Register of Interests Graeme Biggar 2020-21 Popular
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