Revolving Doors

If you spot anything in the press or on the web about ex MoD senior officials or officers please put them in comments at the bottom and I will transfer them into the main list.

This is just those that have moved from the MoD or Government into the defence industry, specifically excluding moves into academia and other non commercial entities

Politicians

• Geoff Hoon, former Secretary of State for Defence, International Business Senior Vice President AgustaWestland International Ltd, May 2011
• Lord Bach Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Director Finmeccanica, May 2006
• The Rt Hon Baroness Taylor of Bolton Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Government Spokesperson at the Ministry of Defence, Member of the Advisory Board Thales Corporate Services Ltd, December 2010

Civil Servants

• Sir Kevin Tebbit KCB CMG Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary, Chairman Finmeccanica, November 2005
• David Gould CB Ministry of Defence Chief Operating Officer, Defence Equipment and Support, Non Executive Director of VEGA Consulting (another Finmeccanica company), 2005
• Professor Sir Keith O’Nions FRS Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Non Executive Director Finmeccanica, September 2008
• Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles KCMG LVO Foreign & Commonwealth Office Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Business Development Director, International Operating Group BAE Systems, February 20111
• Sir David Omand UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator, Finmeccanica, September 2008

• Colin Balmer CB,previously FD at MOD with responsibility for the sale of DERA, now non-exec at Qinetiq

Royal Air Force

• Air Marshal Sir Christopher Coville KCB BA FCIPD FRAeS Ministry of Defence, Commander-in-Chief Personnel and Training Command, Non Executive Director Agusta Westland, joined in 2003 followed by Non Executive Chairman in 2005
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Burridge KCB CBE Ministry of Defence Commander-in-Chief Strike Command, joined as Senior Strategic Advisor to Finmeccanica January in 2006
• Air Marshal Iain McNicoll Ministry of Defence Deputy Commander-in Chief, Associate Partner Defence Strategy and Solutions LLP, October 2010
• Air Marshal Peter Ruddock CBE Ministry of Defence Director General, Saudi Armed Forces Projects, Director, Business Development Lockheed Martin UK, July 2011
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy GCB CBE DSO ADC Chief of the Air Staff, Senior Adviser BAE Systems, January 2011

Royal Navy

• Admiral Sir Jonathon Band GCB Ministry of Defence First Sea Lord & Chief of the Naval Staff, Non-executive Director/strategic adviser Lockheed Martin and Chairman of Defence Advisory Board VT Group, May 2010
• Vice Admiral Tim Laurence CB MVO ADC Ministry of Defence Chief Executive, Defence Estates, Non-executive director Capita Symonds, Senior Adviser PA Consulting, Senior Adviser PA Consulting, April 2011
• The Rt Hon Admiral West of Spithead GCB DSC Under-Secretary of State, Security and Counter-terrorism, at the Home Office, Strategic Adviser Key Technologies plc, April 2011
• Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, non-exec at Qinetiq
• Commodore Luke van Beek CBE, Director Equipment Capability Above Water Effects MOD 2010, Director of Business Development and Marketing, Raytheon UK 2011
• Sir Nigel Essenhigh GCB, ADC was First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy from 2001 to 2002 is currently Chief Executive for Defence and Civil IT, and C4ISTAR Business in Europe for Northrop Grumman

Army

• General Sir Richard Dannatt GBE CBE MC Ministry of Defence Chief of the General Staff, Consultant Control Risks Group Ltd, Consultant Ricardo Plc, September 2010
• Lt Gen Sir James Dutton CBE Deputy Commander International Security and Assistance Force, Infrastructure and Operations Manager Bechtel Civil, May 2010
• General Sir Timothy Granville-Chapman GBE KCB Ministry of Defence Vice Chief of Defence Staff, Member of Advisory Board Thales, November 2010
• Lt General Richard Applegate OBE Ministry of Defence Chief of Materiel (Land) Defence Equipment and Support, Associate Member Niteworks, December 2010
• Brigadier Jolyon Jackson,  Director of Recruiting and Training, takes up a position with Serco in November 2011

Remember, nothing to see here, move along now