Chief Executive's team

Mark Kelly was appointed Chief Executive to the Department of Home Affairs in January 2011 and subsequently started in this role at the beginning of March 2011.

Mr Kelly joined the Civil Service in 1983, shortly after graduating from the University of Liverpool with a degree in economics. After a short spell with the then IoM Tourist Board he joined the Treasury as an Economist, where he served for 10 years and conducted 2 censuses (1986 and 1991).

In 1995 he was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive of the then Department of Health and Social Security, where he served for a further 10 years before joining the then Department of Trade and Industry as Deputy Chief Executive Officer in 2005.

After being seconded to the Department of Home Affairs as Acting Chief Executive from January to June 2010 he returned to the newly formed Department of Economic Development as Chief Operating Officer, where he remained until his appointment as Chief Executive.

Julian Lalor-Smith was appointed Deputy Chief Executive at the Department of Home Affairs in June 2017.

He moved to the Isle of Man at the age of 15 with his parents and started his career as an account executive with a commodities broker in Douglas. After a spell travelling in the USA he returned to the Island and joined the Civil Service in 1988, initially as European Officer with the Chief Secretary's Office.

He was promoted to the post of Legislation Officer at the Department of Transport before being appointed Administrator at the Department of Home Affairs in 1999. The post developed to Director level, when he was appointed as Director of Administration and Legislation in 2006, and subsequently promoted to Deputy Chief Executive 11 years later. Julian is responsible for managing the Administration and Legislation Section of the Chief Executive’s Office and in addition for managing the accounts staff, below Director of Finance level, and the Emergency Planning Officer.

Julian deputises for the Chief Executive on all matters when required or when the Chief Executive is absent. He provides legal advice, identifies and analyses options, formulises policies, strategies and objectives and manages their effective implementation. Julian is responsible for managing and making decisions on corporate projects and chairing internal and external working groups to deal with emerging issues, as well as being the Department's lead officer with regard to anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism.

Simon returned to the Department in November 2014, having completed nearly 8 years as Finance and Legislation Director in the Department of Health and Social Care.

Simon has extensive knowledge and experience of Isle of Man Government financial planning and budgeting system and is the principal advisor on all financial matters ensuring that the Minister, Members and Strategic Heads of Service are fully appraised on matters relating to finance.

Simon previously served as Finance Director in the DHA and prior to that was a Senior Accountant in the Treasury. Before joining the IoM Government Simon worked in Merchant Banking, specialising in Corporate Finance and derivatives.
Simon is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants having qualified in 1997 and enjoys Fellowship status.