Dick Hemsley Email & Phone Number

Vedette is a decision support company. We help our clients to make better decisions and obtain better outcomes. We do this by generating evidence and insights to inform specific client decisions, and transforming the decision-making skills of client leadership teams.We integrate carefully-chosen interventions into our work:- Scenario-based games and exercises, combined with other powerful analytical tools, to generate decision-quality insights- Observation, coaching, and innovative learning and development activities, to enhance the decision-making skills of leadersWe remain at the forefront of decision support by undertaking applied research and innovative capability development

Leadership of a 60-strong team with 5 direct reports. Managing a £12M+ pa turnover business unit delivering consultancy services to varied public sector and commercial clients. Programme direction of, and intellectual contribution to multiple concurrent consultancy assignments. Thought leader in Command and Control, Battlespace Management, Defence Experimentation, and networked information and intelligence.

Deputy Director, Command & Battlespace Management, UK MODSenior Air Staff Officer, Joint Warfare Training CentreDivision Chief, UK Joint Force Air Component HQSO1 Directing Staff, Joint Services Command & Staff CollegeStudent, Advanced Command & Staff CourseExecutive Officer, Director of Corporate PlansVarious operations and training appointments

Deputy Director in the MOD Central Staff, responsible for developing and driving forward MOD’s C2ISR change programme, owned by VCDS, and for coherent implementation of Network Enabled Capability across Defence. Formulated authoritative policy on, and catalyzed fundamental change to UK military C2 capabilities. Championed integrated use of technical research, operational analysis and war-fighting experimentation to underpin Defence organizational development. Shaped the role, outputs and future development of the NITEworks partnership. Lead UK stakeholder in a multinational Defence Transformation peer group, encompassing the USA, Australia and NATO. Exercised delegated financial authority of £3.5 million and led a core team with 7 direct reports, whilst matrix-managing multiple mixed military/civil service/consultant teams across MOD.

Ma, Defence Studies

Ba, International Relaions