For the last six years John Noble has led on providing assurance for cyber security as a Non- Executive Director at NHS Digital and, from 1 February 2023 to August 2024, at NHS England. On 1 May 2025 John was appointed to another NHS NED role. John holds several other... Read more
For the last six years John Noble has led on providing assurance for cyber security as a Non- Executive Director at NHS Digital and, from 1 February 2023 to August 2024, at NHS England. On 1 May 2025 John was appointed to another NHS NED role. John holds several other advisory and non-executive director roles in the UK and Japan. For four years John was a senior cyber security advisor at McKinsey as well as being an advisor to Qatar’s World Cup Committee.
Formerly, John Noble was the Director of Incident Management at the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). He helped to establish the NCSC and led on nearly 800 major cyber incidents. These incidents included the WannaCry incident that impacted the NHS in May 2017. The NHS runs the largest computer network in Europe, part of the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), and it continues to be under constant attack.
John Noble has continued to be called upon to help organisations who have been impacted by cyber-attacks. He has an extensive knowledge of why organisations are compromised ad how they can defend themselves.
During his 40 years of Government service, John specialised in operational delivery and strategic business change. For his work in creating effective security partnerships for the London Olympics, he was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 2012.