Blaise Metreweli, who is currently the foreign intelligence agency’s director of technology and innovation, will take over from Richard Moore to become MI6’s 18th leader.

In a landmark appointment, Blaise Metreweli has been named the next chief of MI6, making her the first woman in the agency’s 116-year history to take the top role. Announced by Prime Minister ...

Metreweli will be the 18th chief of MI6 when she takes charge from Moore. “I am absolutely delighted by this historic appointment of my colleague, Blaise Metreweli to succeed me as 'C'.

The UK government has appointed Blaise Metreweli as the first-ever woman to head its MI6 spy service as the country faces "threats on an unprecedented scale", Prime Minister Keir Starmer ...

Blaise Metreweli will take up the position of Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in the fall. She is currently head of the service’s technology and innovation teams, a position ...

Blaise Metreweli is the first woman to be named head of MI6. Pic: Reuters Dame Judi Dench held the fictional role - called "M" in the films instead of "C" - between 1995 and 2015.

Blaise Metreweli, the first woman to head Britain's MI6 spy service, is a self-confessed "geek" whose appointment comes as the intelligence world faces growing challenges from cyber plots and AI.