Overview

• She will succeed Sir Richard Moore this autumn after his five-year tenure leading Britain’s foreign intelligence service.
• Metreweli joined the intelligence community in 1999 and has undertaken operational roles in the Middle East and Europe.
• As director of the Q branch, she has driven technological innovation in surveillance, cyber operations and secure communications.
• A Cambridge University anthropology graduate, she is credited with integrating scientific methods into modern espionage.
• Prime Minister Keir Starmer said her appointment comes at a crucial moment for countering risks from Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.