Annabelle started her career as a graduate Naval Architect, but quickly found herself delivering strategically important transformation projects and this has become a bit of a career theme. Annabelles initial exposure to this type of work led to the re-design the defence logistics operations to meet wartime needs. Over the following ten years the new business model delivered a step change in performance for users while reducing operating costs through footprint consolidation and other efficiencies. In subsequent years, she worked with Ministers leading the Science and Technology agenda; with suppliers to achieve surge capacity for wartime operations; and developed team and organisation performance in the nation-wide operations of the Rural Payments Agency. Having moved into the private and third sector to satisfy a thirst for delivery knowledge and experience she sharpened her skills in a range of diverse positions including consultancy, professional programme delivery in UK’s highest-ranking Charity, and helping a Small to Medium sized company turn-around. Then back into Defence, her work continued developing teams and ways of working to uplift productivity and performance standards, delivering: Equipment Management services for the Royal Navy; Class Output of T23 and T45 warship availability, and building new capability at the Waterfront.This history has been invaluable experience inbuilding teams who are motivated by outcomes and value generation. And it continues in the nuclear enterprise, undertaking SDA strategy, MUFC programme management, and SSN-R Programme Director leadership. Annabelle lives in Exeter with her family where they spend much time on or beside the water, moors and coastal paths. For some years now, she has also engaged in doctoral study at University of Bath developing a thesis on Innovation and Change, and Major Projects Leadership at Oxford University.