David Gould
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David Gould is the former chief operating officer of the Ministry of Defence's procurement division. As of December 2010, he is chairman of Selex Systems, part of Finmeccanica.[1]
Revolving Door
His move to Selex Systems was approved by ACOBA "subject to the conditions that, for 12 months from his last day of service, he should not become personally involved in direct negotiations with the MOD or in lobbying MOD Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of SELEX, any other Finmeccanica company, or any consortium they may join to bid for MOD business".[2]
In May 2009 he was appointed a non-executive director at Finmeccanica owned company, VEGA Consulting Services Ltd, the role was approved by ACOBA "subject to the conditions that, for 12 months from his last day of service, he should not be personally involved in direct negotiations with the MOD or in lobbying MOD Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of VEGA, any other Finmeccanica company, or any consortium they may join to bid for MOD business".[3]
In June 2009 he was given "unconditional approval" by ACOBA to become a consultant at G4S plc, JRA Aerospace Ltd and RFD Beaufort Ltd.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Rajeev Syal and Solomon Hughes, Ex-defence minister joins arms firm behind MoD £1.5bn overspend,guardian.co.uk, 17 December 2010.
- ↑ Tenth Report 2008-2009 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 25 November 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Eleventh Report 2009-2010 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 27 November 2014
