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Richard Keys

Non-Executive Director

Richard Keys is a chartered accountant and retired as a senior partner of the UK firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) in June 2010. Over his 37 years with PwC he held a number of senior management positions, most recently that of Global Chief Accountant, leading a team of partners and professionals across more than 30 countries. His roles have included responsibility for many top clients of the Firm on both a national and global basis where he worked closely with and advised boards, senior management and audit committees. He spent a period on secondment to the UK Government, had a significant involvement in the UK privatisation programme and in the first IPO of a major Chinese Airline.

Since 2010 he has enjoyed a portfolio of Board roles ranging across, banking, air transport, utilities, central government and education.

Richard is a NED, Chair of the Governance Committee and member of the Audit and Risk Committees of Merrill Lynch International; a NED, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and member of the Nominations and Transformation Review Committees of NATS Holdings Limited; Non-Executive Chair and Director of Glaziers Hall Limited; and Non-Executive Member and Chair of the Group Audit and Risk Committee of the Department for Transport.

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Strategic Alliance Partners Conference hits the mark

Senior representatives from AWE, the Defence Nuclear Organisation (DNO), the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) and the university community gathered at the recently held Strategic Alliance Partners Conference to discuss and debate areas of STEM that support our mission. The two-day event organised by the External Technical Partnerships Office brought together government, academia, […]

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Strengthening International Ties

International collaboration is vital in strengthening national defence and nuclear security and despite the high levels of security involved, collaboration amongst allies is strong. At AWE, a dedicated team of experts, advisors and business managers govern regular exchanges with international partners to facilitate collaboration and cooperation, and support research and development in nuclear science and […]

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Detecting the undetectable

At AWE Blacknest, experts in forensic seismology work behind the scenes to support the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). Their mission? To detect and verify potential nuclear tests worldwide by analysing seismic data. Our seismologists play a key role in upholding global security and arms control through cutting-edge research, international collaboration, and advanced monitoring techniques.

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