{"id":18371,"date":"2018-04-27T18:11:28","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T18:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/27\/britains-defense-procurement-agency-finds-news-leadership-from-within\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:44:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:44:39","slug":"britains-defense-procurement-agency-finds-news-leadership-from-within","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2018\/04\/27\/britains-defense-procurement-agency-finds-news-leadership-from-within\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s defense procurement agency finds new leadership from within"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LONDON \u2015 Britain\u2019s defense and procurement arm has turned to an insider to run the \u00a314 billion (U.S. $20 billion) a year organization, the government announced April 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simon Bollom, a retired air marshal who is currently the chief of materiel (ships) at the Defence Equipment &amp; Support organization, takes up the post of chief executive. The job has been vacant since Tony Douglas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2017\/09\/28\/uk-defense-procurement-chief-to-resign-for-job-in-abu-dhabi\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">unexpectedly jumped ship<\/a> and returned to industry last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bollom takes up one of the toughest jobs in Britain\u2019s defense sector on May 21, just ahead of the expected publication of the government\u2019s defense modernization review, which could cull or delay programs and capabilities unless more money is found for the Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alex Ashbourne Walmsley, of Ashbourne Consulting, said Bollom has the experience needed for DE&amp;S having worked on two challenging portfolio\u2019s covering air and maritime procurement and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s as good as they have got. His experience at DE&amp;S has given him a good grasp of the challenges. I think he is the right man for the job,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2018\/04\/26\/top-northrop-boss-in-uk-europe-to-leave-company\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/254454-Cropped.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Top Northrop boss in UK, Europe to leave company<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Andrew Tyler joined the company in the new role of CEO for the U.K. and Europe with the task of boosting the company\u2019s business across the region.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The appointment reverses recent trends, with the previous two holders of the post coming from outside the defense sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/interviews\/2015\/03\/25\/uk-appoints-new-procurement-chief\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" style=\"\" target=\"_blank\">The most recent, Tony Douglas<\/a>, caught the MoD by surprise when he suddenly left the post after two years to take up a position as chief executive of Abu Dhabi\u2019s Etihad Aviation Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The previous incumbent, Bernard Gray, had been a financial reporter and businessman who wrote a blistering critique of DE&amp;S for the government before being invited in to sort out the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some executives Defense News talked to said this time around the government had tapped industry executives as part of the recruitment process, but that anybody who would have been seen as a sensible choice had turned them down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo one in their right mind would touch it, it\u2019s a very, very difficult job,\u201d said one executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A second industry executive, who also spoke on the same condition, said the government had made a good choice by going for an internal candidate. \u201cThey needed an insider to maintain some stability and maintain the transformation agenda that\u2019s underway. Bollon fits that bill, he\u2019s full of energy and enthusiasm, and he understands the inner working of DE&amp;S and the MoD. He is also well-liked by just about everybody,\u201d the executive said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For his part, Gray was renowned for his sometimes hostile relationship with industry and some of his staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ashbourne-Walmsley said the MoD has come full circle in appointing Bollom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe MoD has gone back to the traditional route of appointing someone who already has DE&amp;S experience, particularly on project delivery. The experience of recruiting outside has not worked as well as had been anticipated,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a vocational job. The experience of [the] last two candidates made that even more clear, but you really need somebody who is doing the job for the love of the armed forces. 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