Dstl chief exec Gary Aitkenhead quits to take up private-sector role
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory COO Doug Umbers will serve as interim chief
Gary Aitkenhead photographed by Louise Haywood-Schiefer for Civil Service World
07 Apr 2021
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has announced that chief executive Gary Aitkenhead has stepped down from his role to take a new job in the private sector.
In a brief statement, the arm’s length body sponsored by the Ministry of Defence said yesterday that Aitkenhead was joining an unnamed “global technology company”.
Dstl said chief operating officer Doug Umbers would step up as interim chief executive while a successor to Aitkenhead was sought. The organisational structure on the laboratory s website suggested that the change had taken place with immediate effect.