Anne Keast-Butler appointed as GCHQ's first female director.

1 min read
Source: BBC
Anne Keast-Butler appointed as GCHQ's first female director.
Photo: BBC
TL;DR Summary

Anne Keast-Butler has been appointed as the first female director of GCHQ, succeeding Sir Jeremy Fleming. She is currently serving as deputy director general at MI5 and has previously worked for GCHQ as the head of counter-terrorism and serious organised crime. Keast-Butler has a 30-year career in the national security field and helped to launch the national cyber security programme. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly described her as the "ideal candidate to lead GCHQ".

Share this article

Reading Insights

Total Reads

0

Unique Readers

2

Time Saved

1 min

vs 2 min read

Condensed

78%

33673 words

Want the full story? Read the original article

Read on BBC