Revolving door - log
The revolving door between government and the arms industry turns relentlessly. This is a log of the more high-profile exchanges. The main source is the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA).
2012
January
James O'Shaughnessy
Old job:
Head of the Downing Street Policy Unit
New job:
Chief Policy Adviser for lobbying firm Portland. Portland clients
include Google, Apple, McDonalds, Vodafone, VirginMedia and BAE Systems.
Sources:
Portland, 9 Jan 2012
and
The Independent, 10 Jan 2012
2011
July
Air Marshal Peter Ruddock
Old job:
Director General of the MoD's Saudi Armed Forces Project
which exists to sell arms to Saudi Arabia
New job:
Director of Business Development,
Lockheed Martin UK
Sources:
Private Eye, 5 August 2011,
and ACOBA
July
Rear Admiral Christopher Parry
Old job:
Director General of Development Concepts & Doctrine, MoD
New job:
Defence & Security Conferences Advisor,
Clarion Events
Source:
www.zawya.com, 4 July 2011
June
Admiral Alan West / Lord West
Old job: Minister for Security
and Counter-terrorism
New job: Strategic Adviser,
Primetake - specialist ammunition producer that exhibited at
the IDEX arms fair in February 2011.
Sources:
Register of Lords' Interests, Private Eye, 10 June 2011,
and IDEX 2011 website
May
Geoff Hoon
Old job: Defence Secretary,
who awarded AgustaWestland a billion pound contract without competition.
In 2010 he was suspended from the Labour party after being recorded by
Channel 4 saying he wanted to use his knowledge and contacts to make money
- £3,000 a day.
New job: senior V-P of international business,
AgustaWestland
Sources:
Financial Times, 16 May 2011,
and Times, 25 March 2005
March
Vice Admiral Tim Laurence
Old job: Chief Executive, Defence Estates
New jobs: Senior Adviser, PA Consulting
and: Non-executive director, Capita Symonds
Sources:
Private Eye, 13 May 2011,
ACOBA
and Daily Mail, 23 May 2011
February
Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles
Old job: Britain's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia,
who pressured the Serious Fraud Office to drop its investigation into BAE-Saudi arms deals
New job: internat. business development director,
BAE Systems
Sources:
Guardian, 18 Feb 2011,
Telegraph, 18 Feb 2011
and 14 Mar 2011
January
Graham Wright
Old job: Cabinet Office, Office of Cyber
Security & Info. Assurance
New job: "key leadership roles in the UK",
Northrop Grumman
Source:
Northrop Grumman, 4 January 2011
January
Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy
Old job: Chief of the Air Staff
New job: Senior Adviser,
BAE Systems
Source:
ACOBA website
2010
December
Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Old job: Minister for Defence Equipment and Support
New job: Advisory Board Member, Thales Corporate Services
Source: ACOBA website
December
Lt General Richard Applegate
Old job: MoD Chief of Materiel (Land) Defence Equip. & Support
New job: Associate Member, Niteworks
Source: ACOBA website
October
Air Marshal Iain McNicoll
Old job: Deputy Commander-in Chief
New job: Associate Partner, Defence Strategy & Solutions LLP
Source: ACOBA website
September
General Sir Richard Dannatt
Old job: Chief of the General Staff
New job: Consultant, Control Risks Group
Source: ACOBA website
January
Paul Stein
Old job: MoD Director General, Science & Technology
New job: Chief Scientific Officer, Rolls Royce
Source: ACOBA 11th Report 2009-2010
2009
November
The Rt Hon Paul Boateng
Old job: British High Commissioner Pretoria
New job: Non-executive Director, Aegis Defence Services
Source: ACOBA 11th Report 2009-2010
November
John Williams
Old job: MoD Special Adviser to the Secretary of State
New job: Independent Consultant, Fujitsu Services
Source: ACOBA 11th Report 2009-2010
September
Dr Peter Collecott
Old job: HM Ambassador Brasilia
New jobs: Consultant, G4S
and [August]: Adviser, Smiths Group
Source: ACOBA 11th Report 2009-2010
September
Sir David Pepper
Old job: Government Communications Headquarters Director
New jobs: Member of Advisory Board, Thales UK
and [July]: Strategic Adviser, Defence Strategy & Solutions LLP
Source: ACOBA 11th Report 2009-2010
June
David Gould
Old job: MoD Chief Operating Officer, Defence Equip. & Support
New jobs: Consultant, G4S
and: Consultant, JRA Aerospace
and: Consultant, RFD Beaufort
and [May]: Non-executive Director VEGA Consulting Services
Source: ACOBA 11th Report 2009-2010
February
Sir Graham Fry
Old job: HM Ambassador Tokyo
New job: Corporate Adviser for UK, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
ACOBA 10th Report 2008-2009
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