The Foreign Secretary is pleased to announce the appointment of lain Lobban to succeed Sir David Pepper as Director, GCHQ. Sir David is retiring in July.
The Foreign Secretary said: "Sir David has made a huge personal contribution to GCHQ, leading its transformation to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. His successor is well placed to take this work forward - lain Lobban has an impressive track record in intelligence and is extremely well qualified to lead GCHQ in its vitally important work. I wish him every success in his new position and look forward to working with him".
Notes for Editors
1. lain Lobban joined GCHQ in 1983, a graduate of Leeds University. Most of his early career has been spent engaged in operational intelligence work. He was promoted to the GCHQ Board 2001, initially overseeing GCHQ's successful transition into the new, state-of-the-art headquarters built under Private Finance Initiative arrangements. He took up his current post as Director-General Operations in early 2004. Mr Lobban is also a graduate of the Ministry of Defence's Higher Command and Staff Course.
2. lain Lobban is married, and his leisure interests include football (a keen Everton supporter), cricket, photography, travel and music.
Published on: 2008-06-09
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