Trustee of Good Things Foundation and The Heritage Alliance, I am also involved with various voluntary, creative and charitable activities that strengthen community life in Essex, including as President of SSAFA Essex, a Member of the Court of the University of Essex and a Parish Councillor in Tollesbury.Since 2000 my principal appointments have been: Director of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich; Chief Executive of England’s Museums Libraries and Archives Council; and Director of Auckland War Memorial Museum, New Zealand.Previously a Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy, my commands included HMS Invincible, HMS York, HMS Birmingham, HMS Bronington and Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. Vice Lord-Lieutenant for the county of Essex and a guest speaker onboard ships of Noble Caledonia cruise line, I have undertaken a range of governance positions, both in the UK and in NZ, lately including inaugural Chair of Chelmsford Cultural Development Trust.I advocate empathetic leadership and public added value through creativity, diversity, equity, inclusion, innovation, digital investment and co-development.In my spare time I enjoy family life and am slowly progressing a maritime research project, which just happens to include some sailing.My pronouns are he/him.