Interim Chair, ACOBA and Member of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

Isabel Doverty

Biography

Isabel Doverty was formerly Global Head of Human Resources, Wholesale Banking, at Standard Chartered Bank. She is also an independent member of the State Honours Committee Throughout her private sector career she has held senior HR roles in the energy and financial services sectors, specialising in employee relations, organisational change, and executive level recruitment. Isabel served as a Civil Service Commissioner, before joining ACOBA.

Interim Chair, ACOBA

The role of the Committee is to:

  • provide independent advice to the government on the application of the government鈥檚 Business Appointment Rules to the most senior members of the Civil Service, armed forces, diplomatic service, and intelligence agencies who wish to take up appointments within 2 years of leaving Crown service
  • provide independent advice directly to former ministers on appointments they wish to take up within 2 years of leaving government

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

Member of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

The role of the committee is to:

  • provide independent advice to the Prime Minister on the application of the government鈥檚 Business Appointment Rules to the most senior members of the Civil Service, armed forces, diplomatic service, and intelligence agencies who wish to take up appointments within 2 years of leaving Crown service
  • provide independent advice directly to former ministers on appointments they wish to take up within 2 years of leaving government

See ACOBA鈥檚 register of interests for committee members.

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments