Martin Narey

Sir Martin James Narey DL (born 5 August 1955, in Middlesbrough) is a largely retired Civil Servant, Charity CEO and advisor to the British Government. He served as director general of the Prison Service of England and Wales between 1998 and 2003, and chief executive of the National Offender Management Service from 2003 to 2005. He was as chief executive officer of the charity Barnardo's from 2005 to 2011. In 2013 he was appointed as a special advisor to the education secretary Michael Gove and advised numerous Secretaries of State and Prime Minister, David Cameron about issues relating to child neglect. In 2003 he was awarded the Chartered Institute of Management's Gold Medal, an annual award recognising outstanding leadership. He was the first public sector recipient for 10 years.