James Currie

James 'Jim' Currie was appointed to the Board of RBS in November 2001. He serves as International Adviser to Eversheds and a consultant to Butera & Andrews UK Limited. Currie served as Director General at the European Commission as director of Directorate General Environment, Nuclear Safety and Civil Protection, with responsibility for the EU's Environmental Policy and previously Director General for Customs and Indirect Taxation. Mr. Currie is a highly experienced senior international civil servant who spent many years working in Brussels and Washington. He serves as a Director of Total Holdings UK Limited. Mr. Currie served as a Non Executive Director of British Nuclear Fuels PLC since November 2002 until September 30, 2005.

In March 2007 Jim Currie joined the public affairs consultancy firm Burson-Marsteller as a part-time senior adviser. Currie left his position a the European Commission in 2001 having been head of cabinet to Leon Brittain, acting head of the Commission's delegation in Washington, director-general for customs and taxation, before heading the environment department.

Background

His working with BNFL was brought to discussion at the European Commission in March 2002 by Nuala Ahern, considering the question of integrity and discretion expected from the Commission employees.

After leaving the Commission he prefers, it seems, to be known, more informally, as Jim.

This article is part of the EU Revolving Door project of SpinWatch.

Resources

• ALTER-EU, About lobbying transparency, accessed 11 January 2010.
• Burson-Marsteller, Jim Currie/Burson-Marsteller, accessed 11 January 2010.
• Business Week Royal Bank of Scotland Executive Profile - Jim Currie, accessed 11 January 2010.
• EUR-Lex, Written Question P-0921/02 by Nuala Ahern (Verts/ALE) to the Commission, Official Journal of the European Communities, 14.11.2002 C277E/107, accessed 11 January 2010.