4/11/2023 New Director GCHQ announced - GCHQ.GOV.UK Anne Keast Butler biography Career As Deputy Director General, Anne is the DG responsible for MI5's operational, investigative and protective security work. This has included MI5's– and allies’ preparation for and response to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. Immediately prior to this role, Anne was Director General Strategy, with responsibility for all the enabling functions that support MI5's operational activities. Prior to this, Anne spent two years on secondment to GCHQ as Head of Counter Terrorism and Serious Organised Crime, and has also spent part of the last decade on secondment in Whitehall. Whilst there, she helped to launch the National Cyber Security Programme. During her thirty years in the national security field, Anne has held a number of key operational roles in MI5. PUBLISHED 11 April 2023 NEWS T YPE General news https://www.gchq.gov.uk/news/new-director 3/3