GCHQ announces first female director
GCHQ has appointed a female director for the first time in its 104-year history.
She will succeed Sir Jeremy Fleming who announced in January he would be stepping down after six years.Ms Keast-Butler, who had previously worked for GCHQ as the head of counter-terrorism and serious organised crime, said she was "delighted" to become the organisation's 17th director. The recruitment process was chaired by Cabinet Secretary Simon Case and has been made in agreement with the prime minister.
"In just the last year GCHQ has contributed vital intelligence to shape the West's response to the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine; helped disrupt terrorist plots; and worked tirelessly to tackle the ongoing threat of ransomware, the impact of which costs the UK dearly," she added.
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