Serial non-exec wins role at PA

PA Consulting has appointed Lady Barbara Thomas Judge as a non-executive director with effect from December.

Lady Judge holds a series of senior positions including non-executive chairmanship of the UK Atomic Energy Authority where she is leading the nuclear decommissioning programme and overseeing the transformation of UKAEA as it prepares to compete with BNFL and other rivals.

She is also deputy chairman of Friends Provident and the Financial Reporting Council, and senior independent director of Quintain Estates and Development.

She has held senior positions across a range of industries including executive director of Samuel Montagu, chairman of food specialist company Whitworths, executive director at News International, and was one of the first women to be appointed as commissioner for the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Lady Judge said: 'PA is embarking on an aggressive growth agenda and has a clear vision for building on its market success. I look forward to working with the rest of the board to deliver the growth agenda.'