Ruth has responsibility and oversight of the Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Construction and Operations functions. Her focus is on industrialising the manufacture, construction and assembly of the Rolls Royce SMR powerplant.

Ruth has held senior roles in some of the UK’s largest infrastructure programmes and has a wealth of experience in transformational management and leading complex programmes. Ruth most recently headed up the Commercial Directorate within the UK’s High Speed 2 (HS2) programme, leading on procurement, commercial and contract management, including land and property related activity.

Ruth also has significant prior career experience from the Covid-19 Vaccine Task Force, where she led the programme to deliver coronavirus vaccines for the UK receiving a CBE in recognition of her contribution. Prior to this, Ruth was Commercial Director at the Submarine Delivery Agency, an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence. She previously worked for Babcock International where she managed the Land Equipment (military vehicles and other army equipment) support supply chain. Prior to that she was programme director for Jaguar Land Rover, improving their inbound supply chain.

Ruth has a degree in Manufacturing Engineering and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.

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