Leadership team
Executive team
Seth Kybird
CEO
Before becoming CEO Seth was Managing Director of INS. He is a former chartered accountant and strategy consultant, who has experience of leading and developing organisations and a strong track record in tackling complex commercial challenges in the UK and internationally.
Meb Vadiya
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Meb has an in-depth knowledge of international, UK and EU nuclear law, regulations and obligations relating to nuclear transport.
Linda Aylmore
Chief Finance Officer
Linda is an experienced finance professional, has a fellowship status with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and more than 25 years’ experience at senior board and executive roles within the Nuclear, Defence and Transport sectors.
Peter Buchan MBE
Managing Director, Shipping
An experienced leader and director, Pete has successfully led a number of significant, and strategically important commercial and operational projects. He has worked extensively with UK, European and Japanese customers, including spending three years in our Japan office, and is a board member of PNTL and WNTI.
Claire Peers
Health, Safety, Environment & Quality Director
Claire is an HSEQ leader with a passion for delivering effective, sustainable solutions, and holds a master’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health. She was formerly DRS’s HSEQ Director before which she held senior EH&S positions in the construction, chemical manufacturing, and energy sectors.
Ben Whittard
Managing Director, Solutions
Before becoming Managing Director, Solutions at NTS, Ben was the Director for Safety, Security & Environment at International Nuclear Services. He is a former Senior Inspector of the UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), and has experience of leading, managing and regulating highly complex nuclear programmes globally.
Ciara Middlehurst
Commercial Director
Ciara is an experienced commercial leader with a private sector background. She began her career with BAE systems, delivering high value complex projects with domestic and international clients. She joined NTS from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority where she was Head of Commercial Projects.
Sam Wilkinson
Communications and Stakeholder Relations Director
Sam is a highly experienced Communications and Public Affairs expert, who led both INS and DRS communication teams prior to the creation of NTS. He previously spent ten years advising Ministers in central and regional government departments, including the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
Carl Bilton
Human Resources Director
Carl has considerable experience of leading HR people transformation initiatives at private sector companies including Balfour Beatty and Ford Motor Company. His last role was at Sellafield Ltd where he was responsible for leading HR operational delivery and enterprise-wide change programmes before joining NTS.
Bob Officer
Security & Resilience Director
Gottfried Eymer
Managing Director – Rail
The NTS Board
Wanda Goldwag
Chair
Wanda has a wealth of experience in non-executive roles, specialising in chairing complex organisations in both the public and private sectors. She is currently also Chair of the Covent Garden Market Authority, Chair of a technical body in the gas industry called the Uniform Network Code Modification Panel, and, as part of her role as NTS Chair, also Chairs the Diversity and Inclusion Council for the whole of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
Geoff Spencer
Non-Executive Director
Geoff is a respected leader and expert in rail. He has over 35 years’ experience in the rail freight sector and was previously Chief Executive of DB Cargo.
John Hudson
Non-Executive Director
John has over 20 years of Executive Management experience working on large complex programmes with a particular focus on the maritime sector. He was Managing Director of BAE Systems Maritime Group until 2019, and prior to that he spent many years in shipbuilding, becoming Engineering Director then Managing Director at the Barrow Shipyard.
Andrew Dickinson
Non-Executive Director
Andrew has a wealth of finance and general management experience having spent 27 years with Rolls Royce, including two years as Chief Finance Officer of Rolls Royce Civil Aerospace. Since leaving Rolls Royce in 2018 he has been Board Member and Chair of Audit Committee at the Open University, Nottingham City Homes, and Nottingham College.
Clive Nixon
Non-Executive Director
Clive is a renowned expert in the nuclear industry. He is currently Group Chief Nuclear Strategy Officer at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and has held a number of R&D, technical and commercial roles in the sector.
Seth Kybird
CEO
Before becoming CEO Seth was Managing Director of INS. He is a former chartered accountant and strategy consultant, who has experience of leading and developing organisations and a strong track record in tackling complex commercial challenges in the UK and internationally.
Linda Aylmore
Chief Finance Officer
Linda is an experienced finance professional, has a fellowship status with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and more than 25 years’ experience at senior board and executive roles within the Nuclear, Defence and Transport sectors.
