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Appointments taken up by former Crown servants (2014-2015 to 2017-2018)

Advice provided by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments from 2014-15 to 2017-2018 inclusive, where an outside appointment has been taken up or announced.

• From: Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
• Published: 31 August 2014
• Last updated: 20 June 2018 — See all updates

If an appointment is not listed here, it does not necessarily mean that advice has not been given, as we release information only when we are informed that an appointment has been taken up or announced.

The Committee’s advice given to former Crown servants, in relation to new appointments or employment, including the conditions imposed.

Information on appointments taken up before 2014-15 can be found in the relevant ACOBA annual report

If an appointment is not listed here, it does not necessarily mean that advice has not been sought or provided. Until the point at which an appointment or employment is taken up, it remains in confidence. The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments publish advice only when it is informed that an appointment has been taken up or announced.

ACOBA recommendations - latest publications

ACOBA recommendations - alphabetical

This list contains all appointments ACOBA advised on, and it is aware have been taken up, before April 2018.

• Aitken, Gillian – General Counsel, HMRC – ACOBA recommendation
  • 16 July 2018
  • Decision
• Allas, Tera - Director General for Strategic Advice, BIS - ACOBA recommendation
  • 6 January 2016
  • Decision
• Anderson, Michael - Director General for International and Immigration Policy, Home Office - ACOBA recommendation
  • 14 May 2015
  • Decision
• Asquith, Dominic - British High Commissioner New Delhi, Foreign and Commonwealth Office - ACOBA advice
  • 25 January 2021
  • Decision
• Bagwell, Gregory - former Deputy Commander Operations, Air Command at the Ministry of Defence - ACOBA Recommendation
  • 19 July 2017
  • Decision
• Baird, Nicholas - Chief Executive, UK Trade and Investment - ACOBA recommendation
  • 11 December 2015
  • Decision
• Barrons, Richard, Commander, Joint Forces Command, ACOBA recommendation
  • 16 July 2018
  • Decision
• Beasley, Ann - Chief Finance and Commercial Officer, Ministry of Justice- ACOBA recommendation
  • 7 February 2018
  • Decision
• Beckett, Thomas - Defence Senior Adviser Middle East, Ministry of Defence - ACOBA recommendation
  • 23 October 2018
  • Decision
• Blakeway, Richard - Special adviser, No.10 - ACOBA recommendation
  • 7 June 2017
  • Decision
• Bollom, Simon - Chief of Materiel (Air), DE&S, Ministry of Defence - ACOBA recommendation
  • 24 January 2017
  • Decision
• Bristow, Keith - Director General, National Crime Agency - ACOBA recommendation
  • 28 February 2018
  • Decision
• Brown, Catherine - Chief Executive, Food Standards Agency - ACOBA recommendation
  • 4 July 2018
  • Decision
• Calam, Mary - DG, Crime and Policing Group, Home Office - ACOBA recommendation
  • 20 June 2016
  • Decision
• Calvert, Richard - Director General, Strategy and Resources, Department for Education - ACOBA recommendation
  • 24 May 2017
  • Decision
• Carroll, Peter - Special Adviser, HM Treasury - ACOBA recommendation
  • 25 April 2016
  • Decision
• Casey, Louise - Director General, Department for Communities and Local Government - ACOBA recommendation
  • 23 October 2018
  • Decision
• Cavendish, Will - DG for Innovation, Growth and Technology, Department of Health - ACOBA recommendation
  • 28 February 2018
  • Decision
• Ceeney, Natalie, CEO of HM Courts and Tribunal Service, Ministry of Justice - ACOBA recommendation
  • 12 September 2018
  • Decision
• Chapman, James - Special Adviser, Department for Exiting the European Union - ACOBA recommendation
  • 20 February 2018
  • Decision
• Church, Julia - Special Adviser, HM Treasury - ACOBA recommendation
  • 24 May 2014
  • Decision
• Coward, Gary (Lieutenant General) - Ministry of Defence - ACOBA recommendation
  • 28 February 2013
  • Decision
• Crothers, Bill - Government Chief Commercial Officer, Cabinet Office - ACOBA advice
  • 2 June 2021
  • Decision
• Dalton, Graham - Chief Executive, Highways Agency - ACOBA recommendation
  • 25 November 2015
  • Decision
• Dalton, Stephen - Chief of the Air Staff - ACOBA recommendation
  • 27 May 2015
  • Decision
• Davies, Richard - Special Adviser, HM Treasury - ACOBA recommendation
  • 5 September 2016
  • Decision
• Day, Jon – Chair, Joint Intelligence Committee, Cabinet Office – ACOBA recommendation
  • 28 February 2017
  • Decision
• Dearnley, Mark - Chief Digital & Information Officer, HM Revenue & Customs - ACOBA recommendation
  • 30 January 2018
  • Decision
• De Peyer, Will - Special Adviser, HM Treasury - ACOBA recommendation
  • 25 April 2016
  • Decision
• Donnelly, Martin - Permanent Secretary, Department for International Trade - ACOBA recommendation
  • 20 November 2018
  • Decision
• Douglas, Richard - Director General, Department of Health - ACOBA recommendation
  • 30 March 2016
  • Decision
• Douglas, Tony - Chief Executive, Defence Equipment and Support (MOD) - ACOBA recommendation
  • 30 January 2018
  • Decision
• Dowden, Oliver - Chairman of the Conservative Party - ACOBA Advice
  • 22 November 2022
  • Decision
• Evans, Timothy, Commander - Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, MOD
  • 19 July 2017
  • Decision
• Fall, Kate - Deputy Chief of Staff to the PM, No.10 - ACOBA recommendation
  • 12 September 2018
  • Decision
• Fraser, Simon - Permanent Under Secretary, Foreign & Commonwealth Office - ACOBA recommendation
  • 18 January 2016
  • Decision
• Galton, Bernard - Director General, Welsh Government - ACOBA recommendation
  • 10 February 2016
  • Decision
• Gibson, Vernon - Chief Scientific Adviser, Ministry of Defence - ACOBA recommendation
  • 12 July 2018
  • Decision
• Gill, Ameetpal - Director of Strategy, No.10
  • 12 July 2018
  • Decision
• Godfrey, John - Director of Policy, No.10 - ACOBA recommendation
  • 26 September 2017
  • Decision
• Gooding, Stephen - Director General, Department for Transport - ACOBA recommendation
  • 20 April 2015
  • Decision
• Gray, Bernard, Chief of Defence Materiel, DE&S, Ministry of Defence - ACOBA recommendation
  • 12 April 2017
  • Decision
• Gregory, Andrew - Chief of Defence People, Ministry of Defence
  • 5 September 2016
  • Decision
• Hague, William - Chief People Officer, HM Revenue and Customs - ACOBA recommendation
  • 4 July 2018
  • Decision
• Hall, Gareth - Director General, Welsh Government, ACOBA recommendation
  • 30 March 2016
  • Decision
• Handcock, Peter - Chief Executive, HMCTS - ACOBA recommendation
  • 20 June 2016
  • Decision
• Hannigan, Robert - Director, GCHQ - ACOBA recommendation
  • 5 December 2018
  • Decision
• Harper, Christopher - Director General, NATO International Military Staff, MOD
  • 5 December 2018
  • Decision
• Harrison, Malcolm - CEO, Crown Commercial Service - ACOBA recommendation
  • 20 February 2018
  • Decision
• Harrison, Rupert - Special Adviser, HM Treasury - ACOBA recommendation
  • 24 May 2017
  • Decision
• Harvey, Felicity - DG for Public and International Health, Department of Health - ACOBA recommendation
  • 20 June 2018
  • Decision
• Hearty, Michael - Director General for Finance and Corporate Services in the Welsh Government - ACOBA recommendation
  • 19 July 2017
  • Decision
• Hill, Bronwyn - Permanent Secretary, Defra - ACOBA recommendation
  • 28 February 2017
  • Decision
• Hitchens, Timothy - former Ambassador to Japan, FCO - ACOBA recommendation
  • 14 June 2017
  • Decision
• Homer, Lin - former Permanent Secretary, HMRC - ACOBA recommendation
  • 4 July 2018
  • Decision
• Houghton, Nicholas, Chief of Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence - ACOBA recommendation
  • 12 July 2018
  • Decision
• Housden, Peter - Permanent Secretary, Scottish Government - ACOBA recommendation
  • 19 July 2017
  • Decision
• Hudson, Peter, Commander, NATO Maritime Command - ACOBA recommendation
  • 16 July 2018
  • Decision
• Jeffery, Tom - Director General, Department for Education - ACOBA recommendation
  • 17 December 2015
  • Decision
• Jenkins, Paul - Treasury Solicitor - ACOBA recommendation
  • 1 September 2014
  • Decision
• Jermey, Dominic, HM Ambassador to Afghanistan, FCO - ACOBA recommendation
  • 14 November 2017
  • Decision
• Jones, Derek - former Permanent Secretary for the Welsh Government - ACOBA recommendation
  • 14 December 2017
  • Decision
• Jones, Gareth - Director General, Welsh Government - ACOBA recommendation
  • 30 March 2016
  • Decision
• Kerslake, Bob - Permanent Secretary, DCLG, and Head of the Civil Service - ACOBA recommendation
  • 19 July 2017
  • Decision
• Kingman, John - Second Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury - ACOBA recommendation
  • 2 October 2017
  • Decision
• Last, Chris - Head of Civil Service Human Resourcing, Cabinet Office - ACOBA recommendation
  • 8 July 2015
  • Decision
• Lauener, Peter - Chief Executive, Education and Skills Funding Agency – ACOBA recommendation
  • 24 January 2018
  • Decision
• Lawrence, Vanessa - Head of Ordnance Survey - ACOBA recommendation
  • 7 December 2016
  • Decision
• Lobban, Iain - Director, GCHQ - ACOBA recommendation
  • 4 April 2016
  • Decision
• Lotinga, Stephen - Director of Communications, Deputy Prime Minister's Office - ACOBA recommendation
  • 1 June 2016
  • Decision
• Lyall Grant, Mark - National Security Adviser, Cabinet Office – ACOBA recommendation
  • 22 August 2018
  • Decision
• Macgregor, Judith, British High Commissioner to South Africa, FCO - ACOBA recommendation
  • 19 July 2017
  • Decision
• Macpherson, Nick - Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury - ACOBA recommendation
  • 24 August 2017
  • Decision
• Mason, Susanna - Director General, Commercial, Defence Equipment and Support, MOD - ACOBA recommendation
  • 19 July 2017
  • Decision
• Massey, Charlie - Director General, Department of Health - ACOBA recommendation
  • 12 October 2016
  • Decision
• Mathews, Andrew (Vice Admiral) - Chief of Materiel Fleet, Ministry of Defence - ACOBA recommendation
  • 31 July 2014
  • Decision
• Mayall, Simon - Defence Adviser for the Middle East, Ministry of Defence - ACOBA recommendation
  • 19 July 2017
  • Decision
• Milligan, June - Director General, Welsh Government - ACOBA recommendation
  • 16 May 2016
  • Decision
• Nixon, Hannah - Senior Partner, Ofgem - ACOBA recommendation
  • 27 May 2015
  • Decision
• Oates, Jonathan - Chief of Staff to the Deputy Prime Minister - ACOBA recommendation
  • 19 July 2017
  • Decision
• O'Reilly, John - Director General of Knowledge and Innovation, BIS - ACOBA recommendation
  • 24 March 2015
  • Decision
• Pavitt, Phil - Director General, HM Revenue and Customs - ACOBA recommendation
  • 31 May 2014
  • Decision
• Paxman, Giles - HM Ambassador to Spain, Foreign and Commonwealth Office - ACOBA recommendation
  • 8 April 2015
  • Decision
• Perrior, Katie - Director of Communications, Number 10 – ACOBA recommendation
  • 23 August 2017
  • Decision
• Prout, David, Director General, Department for Transport - ACOBA recommendation
  • 26 September 2017
  • Decision
• Pulford, Andrew - Chief of the Air Staff, Ministry of Defence - ACOBA recommendation
  • 16 July 2018
  • Decision
• Rapson, Sarah - DG UK Visas and Immigration, Home Office - ACOBA recommendation
  • 14 November 2016
  • Decision
• Reddaway, David - HM Ambassador to Turkey, Foreign and Commonwealth Office - ACOBA recommendation
  • 23 May 2016
  • Decision
• Rhodes, Andrew - Director General, Operations, Department for Work and Pensions - ACOBA
  • 12 July 2018
  • Decision
• Richards, Lord (David) - Chief of Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence - ACOBA recommendation
  • 27 May 2015
  • Decision
• Ricketts, Peter - Ambassador to France and Monaco - ACOBA recommendation
  • 5 August 2016
  • Decision
• Ridgwell, Angela - Director General at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - ACOBA recommendation
  • 7 February 2018
  • Decision
• Rogers, Ivan, Permanent Representative to the EU, FCO - ACOBA recommendation
  • 16 July 2018
  • Decision
• Rogers, Thea - Chief of Staff to the Chancellor, HM Treasury - ACOBA recommendation
  • 17 January 2017
  • Decision
• Rollo, William (Lieutenant General) - Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence - ACOBA recommendation
  • 31 July 2014
  • Decision
• Rouse, Jon - DG Department of Health - ACOBA recommendation
  • 25 April 2016
  • Decision
• Sandby-Thomas, Rachel - former shadow CEO, Institute for Apprenticeships, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • 24 August 2016
  • Decision
• Sawers, John - Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service - ACOBA recommendation
  • 23 June 2016
  • Decision
• Sherlock, Neil - Special Adviser, Deputy Prime Minister's Office - ACOBA recommendation
  • 19 February 2015
  • Decision
• Stagg, Richard - HM Ambassador to Kabul, FCO - ACOBA recommendation
  • 1 June 2016
  • Decision
• Stanhope, Mark (Admiral) - First Sea Lord, Royal Navy - ACOBA recommendation
  • 9 March 2015
  • Decision
• Stroud, Philippa - Special Adviser, Department for Work and Pensions - ACOBA recommendation
  • 26 October 2015
  • Decision
• Timothy, Nick - Chief of Staff, No.10 - ACOBA recommendation
  • 8 August 2017
  • Decision
• Thomson, Adam - Ambassador to NATO, Foreign & Commonwealth Office - ACOBA recommendation
  • 12 October 2016
  • Decision
• Trenholm, Ian - Chief Operating Officer, Defra - ACOBA recommendation
  • 30 April 2014
  • Decision
• Unwin, Peter - Director General for Policy Delivery Group, Defra - ACOBA recommendation
  • 24 March 2015
  • Decision
• Wall, Peter - Chief of the General Staff, MOD - ACOBA recommendation
  • 5 September 2016
  • Decision
• Westmacott, Peter - Ambassador to Washington DC - ACOBA recommendation
  • 31 May 2017
  • Decision
• White, Kevin - HR Director General, Home Office - ACOBA recommendation
  • 6 January 2016
  • Decision
• Wilson, Graeme, Press Secretary to the PM, No.10 - ACOBA recommendation
  • 7 December 2016
  • Decision
• Zambellas, George - First Sea Lord - ACOBA recommendation
  • 21 December 2022
  • Decision

Published 31 August 2014
Last updated 20 June 2018 + show all updates

1. 20 June 2018

   Description updated and updated list

2. 28 February 2018

   Updated list

3. 20 February 2018

   List updated.

4. 7 February 2018

   Updated list.

5. 30 January 2018

   List updated.

6. 24 January 2018

   List updated.

7. 29 November 2017

   List updated.

8. 14 November 2017

   Updated list.

9. 2 October 2017

   Updated list.

10. 26 September 2017

    Updated list.

11. 21 September 2017

    List updated.

12. 24 August 2017

    Latest added

13. 23 August 2017

    latest appointments added

14. 20 July 2017

    Updated list.

15. 6 July 2017

    Updated list.

16. 14 June 2017

    Updated list.

17. 7 June 2017

    Updated list.

18. 31 May 2017

    Updated list.

19. 24 May 2017

    Updated list.

20. 12 April 2017

    Updated list

21. 4 April 2017

    Updated list.

22. 28 February 2017

    Updated list.

23. 24 January 2017

    Updated list.

24. 17 January 2017

    Updated list.

25. 11 January 2017

    Updated list.

26. 19 December 2016

    Updated list.

27. 7 December 2016

    Updated list.

28. 14 November 2016

    Updated list

29. 31 October 2016

    List updated

30. 18 October 2016

    Appointments for Sir John Kingman and Dr Will Cavendish added.

31. 12 October 2016

    Updated list for October

32. 19 September 2016

    Updated list.

33. 5 September 2016

    Updated list

34. 24 August 2016

    Updated list.

35. 5 August 2016

    Updated list

36. 26 July 2016

    Updated list

37. 18 July 2016

    List updated.

38. 5 July 2016

    Updated list.

39. 23 June 2016

    List updated.

40. 20 June 2016

    Updated list.

41. 7 June 2016

    Updated list.

42. 1 June 2016

    Updated list for June.

43. 23 May 2016

    Update to list of appointments.

44. 16 May 2016

    Updated list for May 2016.

45. 25 April 2016

    List updated.

46. 4 April 2016

    Updated list for April

47. 30 March 2016

    Updated list for March

48. 23 February 2016

    Updated list

49. 11 February 2016

    Updated list

50. 10 February 2016

    Updated list

51. 8 February 2016

    Updated list of latest publications

52. 3 February 2016

    Updated list for February

53. 25 January 2016

    Updated list.

54. 18 January 2016

    List updated

55. 6 January 2016

    Updated list for January 2016

56. 17 December 2015

    Updated list

57. 25 November 2015

    Updated list.

58. 26 October 2015

    List updated

59. 29 September 2015

    List updated

60. 15 September 2015

    List updated for September

61. 26 August 2015

    Updated latest appointments for August

62. 11 August 2015

    List updated for August

63. 8 July 2015

    List updated

64. 11 June 2015

    List updated for June.

65. 27 May 2015

    Updated latest list.

66. 14 May 2015

    Updated list

67. 14 May 2015

    Updated latest appointments

68. 30 April 2015

    Updated to show appointments in 2014-15 and 2015-16

69. 20 April 2015

    Added Iain Lobban and Stephen Gooding

70. 8 April 2015

    Giles Paxman added.

71. 24 March 2015

    Peter Unwin and Sir John O'Reilly added

72. 9 March 2015

    Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope and Sir Bob Kerslake added

73. 5 February 2015

    Oliver Dowden appointment added

74. 19 January 2015

    New appointment added to list

75. 31 August 2014

    First published.