Brian Bender

This article is part of the Lobbying Portal, a sunlight project from Spinwatch.

Sir Brian Bender is a retired Whitehall mandarin who is now chairman of the London Metal Exchange and a senior adviser to PR and lobbying firm MHP Communications.

Life after the civil service

Bender's last position before leaving the civil service in April 2009 was as Permanent Secretary at the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform. The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments granted him 'unconditional approval to take up his role' at MHP (formerly known as Mandate Communication).