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| − | '''Guy David St John Kelso Spindler''' ( | + | '''Guy David St John Kelso Spindler''' (born June 1962) is a former British diplomat. According to his company biography, he joined the foreign service in 1987, served in Moscow, Pretoria, Warsaw and New Delhi, and spent five years heading the Foreign Office's Africa Directorate before leaving government service in 2017.<ref name="Earendel">Earendel Associates, [https://www.earendelassociates.com/our-people Our People], accessed 10 November 2026 (company biography).</ref> His name appears on a list of alleged [[MI6]] officers published by [[Cryptome]] in 1999. The list is anonymous and unverified, and his service with MI6 has not been confirmed (see [[Cryptome MI6 lists]]).<ref name="c276">Cryptome [http://cryptome.org/mi6-list-276.htm 276 Unique Names of MI6 Officers]. Accessed 14 may 2019.</ref> In 2018 and early 2019 he stated that he worked for the Foreign Office in London as head of its Africa Directorate. At the time he also worked part time on a 50% contract for the [[Institute for Statecraft]] as part of its [[Integrity Initiative]] project which is funded largely (but not exclusively) by the Foreign Office, Spindler’s other employer. In May 2019 Spindler altered his LinkedIn profile to claim that he had left the Foreign Office in 2017. |
[[File:LinkedIn-Screen Shot 2018-12-20 at 11.17.57.png|thumb|right|400px|[[Guy Spindler]] LinkedIn profile 20 December 2018, showing that he at that stage claimed to be working for the [[Foreign Office]].]] | [[File:LinkedIn-Screen Shot 2018-12-20 at 11.17.57.png|thumb|right|400px|[[Guy Spindler]] LinkedIn profile 20 December 2018, showing that he at that stage claimed to be working for the [[Foreign Office]].]] | ||
[[File:Screenshot 2021-06-16 at 08.22.25.png|thumb|right|400px|Screenshot of Tweets tagging [[Guy Spindler]] and pointing to his then current claim to still work at the [[Foreign Office]], 12-13 May 2019.]] | [[File:Screenshot 2021-06-16 at 08.22.25.png|thumb|right|400px|Screenshot of Tweets tagging [[Guy Spindler]] and pointing to his then current claim to still work at the [[Foreign Office]], 12-13 May 2019.]] | ||
| − | [[File:Screenshot 2019-05-23 at 12.00.16.png|thumb|right|400px|[[Guy Spindler]] LinkedIn page from 23 May 2019, showing the new claim that he had retired from the [[Foreign Office | + | [[File:Screenshot 2019-05-23 at 12.00.16.png|thumb|right|400px|[[Guy Spindler]] LinkedIn page from 23 May 2019, showing the new claim that he had retired from the [[Foreign Office]] in June 2017.]] |
| − | [[File:Screenshot 2019-05-23 at 11.51.14.png|thumb|right|400px|[[Guy Spindler]], Chief Operating Officer of the [[Integrity Initiative]] | + | [[File:Screenshot 2019-05-23 at 11.51.14.png|thumb|right|400px|[[Guy Spindler]], Chief Operating Officer of the [[Integrity Initiative]], acting with [[Dan Lafayeedney]] as a bouncer at the HQ of the [[Institute for Statecraft]]]] |
==Family background== | ==Family background== | ||
| − | Spindler was the son of [[John Edward Spindler]] (died 7 November 1993) and [[Jocelyn Spindler]] (died 5th March 2008)<ref>Telegraph Announcements [http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/76258/spindler Spindler], ''Daily Telegraph'', March 2008.</ref> When he died, John Spindler was a retired company director living in Malmesbury, Wiltshire.<ref>''The Gazette'', https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-55215-336 Deceased Estates], 4 August 1998 | + | Spindler was the son of [[John Edward Spindler]] (died 7 November 1993) and [[Jocelyn Spindler]] (died 5th March 2008)<ref>Telegraph Announcements [http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/76258/spindler Spindler], ''Daily Telegraph'', March 2008.</ref> When he died, John Spindler was a retired company director living in Malmesbury, Wiltshire.<ref>''The Gazette'', [https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-55215-336 Deceased Estates], 4 August 1998 |
Notice ID: L-55215-336, Issue Number: 55215</ref> | Notice ID: L-55215-336, Issue Number: 55215</ref> | ||
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* August 2009 – September 2012 3 years 2 months Counsellor, Regional Affairs British High Commission, New Delhi New Delhi, India | * August 2009 – September 2012 3 years 2 months Counsellor, Regional Affairs British High Commission, New Delhi New Delhi, India | ||
*May 2006 - July 2009 - Gap in career listing. Unclear what Spindler did at this time. | *May 2006 - July 2009 - Gap in career listing. Unclear what Spindler did at this time. | ||
| − | *July 2002 – April 2006 3 years 10 months Counsellor, Regional Affairs British Embassy, Warsaw, Poland.<ref>LinkedIn [https://uk.linkedin.com/in/guy-spindler-a29160124 Guy Spindler]. Accessed 14 May 2019.</ref><ref name= | + | *July 2002 – April 2006 3 years 10 months Counsellor, Regional Affairs British Embassy, Warsaw, Poland.<ref>LinkedIn [https://uk.linkedin.com/in/guy-spindler-a29160124 Guy Spindler]. Accessed 14 May 2019.</ref><ref name="DL2006"> [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20060220171838/http:/www.fco.gov.uk/Files/kfile/ORL%2520-%2520JANUARY%25202006%2520(Word%2520version).doc HM Diplomatic Service Overseas Reference List], 2006</ref> |
*97 Pretoria | *97 Pretoria | ||
| − | *87 Moscow<ref>Cryptome [ | + | *87 Moscow<ref name="c276" /><ref name="Earendel" /> |
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| + | ==Cryptome listing== | ||
| + | The list of alleged MI6 officers published by Cryptome on 13 May 1999 includes the entry "Guy David St. John Kelso Spindler: 87 Moscow, 97 Pretoria; dob 1962."<ref name="c1999">Cryptome, [https://cryptome.org/mi6-list.htm List of MI6 Officers], 13 May 1999.</ref> The lists are anonymous and unverified. The [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office|Foreign Office]] has said that some of those named were not SIS staff, and the UK government neither confirms nor denies such lists (see [[Cryptome MI6 lists]]).<ref name="gu990514">Richard Norton-Taylor and David Pallister, [https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/may/14/davidpallister.richardnortontaylor MI6 internet purge doomed to failure], ''The Guardian'', 14 May 1999.</ref> | ||
===Business ventures=== | ===Business ventures=== | ||
*[[MAESDOWN LTD]] (11384084) Company status Active, Correspondence address: Brottens Lodge, Doulting, Shepton Mallet, England, BA4 4RB. Role ACTIVE. Director Appointed on 25 May 2018, Occupation: Consultant | *[[MAESDOWN LTD]] (11384084) Company status Active, Correspondence address: Brottens Lodge, Doulting, Shepton Mallet, England, BA4 4RB. Role ACTIVE. Director Appointed on 25 May 2018, Occupation: Consultant | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | [[Category:MI6|Spindler, Guy]] | + | [[Category:Named on Cryptome MI6 lists|Spindler, Guy]] |
Latest revision as of 13:45, 10 November 2026
Guy David St John Kelso Spindler (born June 1962) is a former British diplomat. According to his company biography, he joined the foreign service in 1987, served in Moscow, Pretoria, Warsaw and New Delhi, and spent five years heading the Foreign Office's Africa Directorate before leaving government service in 2017.[1] His name appears on a list of alleged MI6 officers published by Cryptome in 1999. The list is anonymous and unverified, and his service with MI6 has not been confirmed (see Cryptome MI6 lists).[2] In 2018 and early 2019 he stated that he worked for the Foreign Office in London as head of its Africa Directorate. At the time he also worked part time on a 50% contract for the Institute for Statecraft as part of its Integrity Initiative project which is funded largely (but not exclusively) by the Foreign Office, Spindler’s other employer. In May 2019 Spindler altered his LinkedIn profile to claim that he had left the Foreign Office in 2017.
Guy Spindler LinkedIn profile 20 December 2018, showing that he at that stage claimed to be working for the Foreign Office.
Screenshot of Tweets tagging Guy Spindler and pointing to his then current claim to still work at the Foreign Office, 12-13 May 2019.
Guy Spindler LinkedIn page from 23 May 2019, showing the new claim that he had retired from the Foreign Office in June 2017.
Guy Spindler, Chief Operating Officer of the Integrity Initiative, acting with Dan Lafayeedney as a bouncer at the HQ of the Institute for Statecraft
Family background
Spindler was the son of John Edward Spindler (died 7 November 1993) and Jocelyn Spindler (died 5th March 2008)[3] When he died, John Spindler was a retired company director living in Malmesbury, Wiltshire.[4]
Career
- January 2013 – Present 6 years 5 months Africa Directorate Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- August 2009 – September 2012 3 years 2 months Counsellor, Regional Affairs British High Commission, New Delhi New Delhi, India
- May 2006 - July 2009 - Gap in career listing. Unclear what Spindler did at this time.
- July 2002 – April 2006 3 years 10 months Counsellor, Regional Affairs British Embassy, Warsaw, Poland.[5][6]
- 97 Pretoria
- 87 Moscow[2][1]
Cryptome listing
The list of alleged MI6 officers published by Cryptome on 13 May 1999 includes the entry "Guy David St. John Kelso Spindler: 87 Moscow, 97 Pretoria; dob 1962."[7] The lists are anonymous and unverified. The Foreign Office has said that some of those named were not SIS staff, and the UK government neither confirms nor denies such lists (see Cryptome MI6 lists).[8]
Business ventures
- MAESDOWN LTD (11384084) Company status Active, Correspondence address: Brottens Lodge, Doulting, Shepton Mallet, England, BA4 4RB. Role ACTIVE. Director Appointed on 25 May 2018, Occupation: Consultant
- AC21 LTD (11037445), Company status Active, Correspondence address: 20-22, Wenlock Road, London, England, N1 7GU. Role ACTIVE. Director Appointed on 30 October 2017. Occupation: Company Director
- MAESBURY LTD (10817680) Company status: Active, Correspondence address 20-22, Wenlock Road, London, England, N1 7GU. Role ACTIVE Director. Appointed on 14 June 2017, Occupation: Consultant[9]
- 33 ST MARTINS ROAD LONDON SW9 MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED (02425867) Company status Active. Correspondence address 33 St Martins Road, London, SW9 0SP. Role RESIGNED. Director Appointed before 19 July 1991, Resigned on 20 June 1994. Occupation: Government Official [10]
Social media presence
- Flickr
- Twitter @ReldnipsYug
- Facebook Guy Spindler
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Earendel Associates, Our People, accessed 10 November 2026 (company biography).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cryptome 276 Unique Names of MI6 Officers. Accessed 14 may 2019.
- ↑ Telegraph Announcements Spindler, Daily Telegraph, March 2008.
- ↑ The Gazette, Deceased Estates, 4 August 1998 Notice ID: L-55215-336, Issue Number: 55215
- ↑ LinkedIn Guy Spindler. Accessed 14 May 2019.
- ↑ HM Diplomatic Service Overseas Reference List, 2006
- ↑ Cryptome, List of MI6 Officers, 13 May 1999.
- ↑ Richard Norton-Taylor and David Pallister, MI6 internet purge doomed to failure, The Guardian, 14 May 1999.
- ↑ Companies House Guy David St John Kelso Spindler. Accessed 14 May 2019.
- ↑ Companies House Guy David St John Kelso SPINDLER. Accessed 14 May 2019.