Appointed in Jul 26 into his current role as Director Commissioning, responsible for leading the commissioning strategy, governance and delivery of complex programmes that support Defence capability outcomes. He works across government, industry and delivery partners to ensure that commissioning activity delivers value for money, drives innovation and enables operational success. A key part of his role is creating the environment for multidisciplinary teams and suppliers to work collaboratively in developing effective, future-focused solutions.

For the last four years, Andy has commercially led the UK MOD’s support to Ukraine, including the delivery of ‘mega projects’ for Task Force HIRST and commercial execution of Task Force Kindred requirements. He has also just taken on the leadership of Commercial X, which focuses on constructive disruption and generating pace & innovation in UK defence procurement.

Prior to that Andy was the Head of Commercial for the Weapons Operating Centre in Defence Equipment & Support, responsible for one of the most complex and diverse commercial portfolios in defence. In that role, he successfully led the re-negotiation of the £6bn Complex Weapons portfolio with MBDA. That followed several commercial leadership roles in the Weapons area, including overseeing the Meteor Joint Programme Office and management of the Meteor contract on behalf of the six partner nations.

Over a 20+ year career in defence procurement, Andy has extensive experience in single source negotiations, dispute management, high profile competitive sourcing, and international collaboration. He loves building relationships, negotiating, deal making, and problem solving! He holds a commercial delegation of £400m and is a Government Commercial Organisation (GCO) accredited Commercial Specialist.

Outside of work, Andy loves rugby - which centres on watching both his sons play as often as possible – and Liverpool Football Club. He relaxes with long walks with his wife and dog.