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Former civil servants named as next Historic England chief executives

By 2025-04-30T11:14:00

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Claudia Kenyatta and Emma Squire to take over heritage adviser this autumn

Two former civil servants in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) have been named as the next chief executives of Historic England.

Claudia Kenyatta and Emma Squire will take the reins of the government heritage advisor on a job share arrangement when current chief executive Duncan Wilson retires in October.

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