FCDO Services
Mike Astell has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Mike currently holds the position of Chief Executive Officer at FCDO Services, where they oversee a large enterprise with operations in multiple countries. In their previous role as a Director at Portfolio, they focused on developing various ventures and projects, including establishing a new venture targeting Oil & Gas assets and providing business and program advisory services. Before that, Mike served as a Director at Centrica, where they managed the natural gas business and was responsible for a significant portion of UK gas production. Mike has also held leadership positions at the UK Atomic Energy Authority, Shell, The Acrobot Company, Alstom, and British Rail.
Mike Astell has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London. Mike also holds an MBA in Business Administration from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. In addition, Mike has completed the Global Business Leadership Programme from IMD and the Executive Programme from IMD. Mike has also received certifications as a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Mike has also obtained a Certificate & Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors. Prior to their higher education, they completed A-Levels in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry at Hymers College.
FCDO Services
For over 60 years, we have been keeping our customers’, assets and information safe all around the world. We are essentially a public sector organisation, which gives us a strong ethos of service. Yet we are commercial too. This rare blend of governmental stability and commercial drive allows us to be dynamic and keenly competitive within our markets. We do vital work on a global scale. We design and deliver secure services to high-level customers, such as governments and international organisations, all over the world – often in places that others don’t go. From personal and site security, to counter eavesdropping and sophisticated cloud solutions, our customers look to us to keep their information and assets secure in a constantly changing world. To respond, we need to continue to deliver solutions that are truly world class, We are an organisation of immense capability. Our work protects information, national interests and people worldwide. Our customers face ever-changing security challenges. We respond with speed, agility and technological innovation and are able to deliver solutions anywhere in the world. Our complex work is always important, and takes place on a global scale - often in very demanding environments. Join our diverse and accomplished team, and you’ll find careers with unparalleled variety and an ingrained culture of excellence, more than this, you'll find a job to be proud of. Many of our roles are truly international, but whatever you do here, you’ll support and deliver complex work that just matters more. Your contribution will help keep people safe, protect critical information and safeguard national interests. As such, your work will have greater significance. And the impact you make will reach further. Put simply, your job will be bigger. Our careers are as diverse as our organisation. Whatever your skills, find out where we might have a role for you.