Rod Paterson

In May 2024, Rod Paterson was delighted to be appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Shipbuilding Office (NSO).

Prior to that he was the NSO’s Deputy Director since its creation working across Government and the entire shipbuilding enterprise to drive delivery of the refreshed National Shipbuilding Strategy.

From 2015 to 2021 Rod held various Deputy Director roles in the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Maritime Directorate. Rod first joined the Civil Service in 1999 and has held wide ranging roles including leading EU negotiations on aviation security issues, working for HS2 Ltd and leading the Department for Transport’s Business Planning process.  Rod has also had spells in private office and on secondment at the Marine Accident Investigation Branch.