Summary of business appointments applications - Lieutenant General Sir Gary Coward
Published 28 February 2013
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Lieutenant General Sir Gary Coward left his role as Commander (Land), Defence Equipment and Support, Ministry of Defence in October 2012.
1. Consultant, SM&A
Sir Gary Coward sought the committee’s advice to take to accept a role with SM&A as an adviser to Project MARSHALL (formerly JMATTS).
The Committee noted that MOD has no relationship with SM&A and the appointment will not include any dealings with Sir Gary’s former department. The Committee also took into account that Sir Gary has had no official or contractual dealings with his prospective employer or their competitors and he has not been responsible for anyone who has had such dealings.
The Secretary of State for Defence has accepted the Committee’s recommendation that the application be approved subject to the following condition that for two years from his last day of service, Sir Gary should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of his new employer, its partners or its clients.
The letter containing the final decision was sent in July 2014 and the appointment was taken up later that month.