Mark Adam

Mark was appointed MOJ’s Director General People & Capability in August 2025.  Mark joined the MOJ in 2016 and previously held several senior roles within the department, including MOJ’s Chief People Officer and HR Director for HMPPS.  He has driven many of the department’s HR led programmes from restructuring to service improvement, including driving recruitment to fulfil ministerial commitments, effectively staffing prisons, and increasing officer numbers.  Human Resources, Organisational Transformation and Project Delivery have been anchors in Mark’s career for over 20 years, spanning both public and private sector.  This has included starting his career supporting workforce efficiencies in the Cabinet office to private consultancy work on innovation and change.  Prior to joining the MOJ, Mark spent 4 years working as a Transformation Director for the Northern Ireland Strategic Investment Board working on post-Good Friday Justice reforms across Courts, Prisons, Probation, and Policing.  Mark was most recently voted into CIPD’s list of Top 30 HR professionals.