Deputy Director General and Technical Director of the DSA
Air Vice-Marshal Mark Hunt OBE BEng(Hons) MSc MA MBA FCMI CEng FRAeS FIMechE RAF
Biography
Air Vice-Marshal Mark Hunt was appointed Deputy Director General and Technical Director for the Defence Safety Authority on 18 December 2024.
His previous Ministry of Defence roles include:
- Defence Equipment and Support Team Leader, Type Airworthiness Authority, Portfolio Head and Principal Engineer
- Director of Ground Training (delivering the RAF鈥檚 education policy, governance and assurance for all 27 specialist disciplines)
- Deputy Air Officer commanding No 22 Group
- Commandant of the Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering
- RAF Cosford鈥檚 Station Commander, Head of Establishment and Accountable Manager
- Chief Air Engineer at RAF Brize Norton
Deputy Director General and Technical Director of the DSA
Responsibilities include:
- As Deputy Director General, lead DSA鈥檚 strategy development and governance, representing the Director General as interlocutor across Defence for independent safety and environmental regulation, assurance, enforcement and investigation.
- As Technical Director, cohere the Defence Regulators across Aviation, Maritime, Land, Nuclear, Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives, Medical Services, Fire and Environmental Protection.