Gareth Jones - Registrar of Companies for England and Wales and Chief Executive of Companies House

Gareth joined Companies House in April 2007 as Chief Executive and Registrar of Companies.

Prior to this Gareth was Director for Environment, Planning and Countryside at the Welsh Assembly Government. In a long and varied career within the civil service, he has held a number of senior positions including Operations Director for Wales during the 2001 Foot and Mouth crisis and, in the Conservative Government of the late eighties and early nineties, Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry at the DTI. Gareth started his career in 1979 as a computer programmer and analyst and has used this grounding in more recent roles to drive successful business change projects which comprise a significant element of IT. His interests and recent roles lie in leading significant organisations through periods of change and development, something that Companies House has experienced of late and will continue to do so for some time. Gareth was awarded the OBE for services to the National Assembly for Wales in 2003.

As Chief Executive, Gareth is head of, and Accounting Officer for, Companies House, responsible for all aspects of operational and financial management and ensuring that Companies House meets the targets set by ministers.

Tom Smith - Director of Customer Delivery

Tom is responsible for Companies House's Central Operations, for Customer Service and for Enforcement. Prior to joining Companies House in September 2004, he spent 14 years in a variety of roles within the Department of Trade and Industry, specialising in international trade policy and globalisation issues. He has a history degree from Cambridge University.

Phil Bushby - Director of People, Procurement and Property

Phil joined Companies House in April 2007. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Personnel and Development and has a BSc in Geography. 

His previous senior HR experience has been gained in the private sector where he has operated mainly within the logistics sector. His previous employers include DHL, Exel and WH Smith. Most recently he was the Divisional HR Director for a sector of DHL that managed the logistics requirements for large retailers such as B&Q, Mothercare, BHS, Currys and Comet. 

Phil is responsible for the people agenda within Companies House which includes Learning and Development, Employee Relations, Payroll and Health and Safety.  Since joining Companies House he has also taken on responsibility for procurement and estates and works closely with our parent department (BERR) on sharing best practice on HR issues across the organisations.

Phil's major challenge for the coming year is managing the aspects of significant change associated with the implementation of the new Companies Act.

Mike Nash - Director of Finance

Mike joined Companies House as Chief Accountant in April 2000 and has been Finance Director since July 2008.

He has responsibility for providing the lead on financial performance and planning, and for financial risk management.

Before that, he worked in the pharmaceuticals industry as Financial Controller of the Parke-Davies operation in Pontypool. Mike is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, and has a degree in Accountancy from University College of Wales, Cardiff.