Chief executive of UK Government Investments, Mark Russell, is leaving the post to chair the Ministry of Defence’s buying agency Defence Equipment & Support. He pledges to “partner more effectively with private sector suppliers” at the defence buying body. He said: “I am greatly looking forward to working with the DE&S team, and with MoD colleagues, to continue the important work of maximising value and efficiencies across defence and in partnering more effectively with private-sector suppliers.” Read more on Civil Service World.