John Grant
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John Grant is a former British diplomat who is now executive vice president of oil and gas company BG Group plc.
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Grant was appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden in succession to Roger Bone CMG who transferred to a new Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Grant took up his new appointment in August 2008.
In March 2007, Grant left his position as permanent representative to the European Union and in September 2007 joined the Australian mining company BHP Billiton to head its European operations. BHP Billiton is the world's largest mining company.[1] ACOBA approved Grant's role at BHP on March 2007, "subject to a three-month waiting period from his last day in post and the condition that, for six months from that same date, he should not be involved in lobbying UK or EU ministers on behalf of his new employers".[2]
In September 2009 he was given "unconditional approval" by ACOBA to take up the role of executive vice president, policy & corporate affairs at oil and gas company BG Group plc.[3]
Curriculum Vitae
- Full Name: John Douglas Kelso Grant
- Date of Birth: 17 October 1954
- Marital Status: Married
- Children: 2 daughters (1987; 1988) 1 son (1993)
Career:
- 1997-99 FCO (Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State)
- 1994-97 BRUSSELS (UKRep) (Counsellor External Relations)
- 1993-94 On loan to Cabinet Office (European Secretariat)
- 1989-93 BRUSSELS (UKRep) (First Secretary Information)
- 1986-89 FCO (News Department)
- 1984-85 FCO (Soviet Department)
- 1982-84 MOSCOW (First Secretary Commercial)
- 1980-82 FCO (Full-time language training)
- 1977-80 STOCKHOLM (Third later Second Secretary Chancery)
- 1976-77 FCO (West Africa Department)
- 1976 Entered FCO[4]
References
- European Voice, Movers and Shakers, 19 April 2007, accessed 11 January 2010.
- Hermes Database, Foreign And Commonwealth Office Fco Daily Bulletin, 06 April 1999.
Notes
- ↑ European Voice, Movers and Shakers, 19 April 2007, accessed 11 January 2010.
- ↑ The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments ninth report 2006-2008 Associate committee on business appointments, accessed 5 November 2014
- ↑ Eleventh Report 2009-2010 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 27 November 2014
- ↑ Hermes Database, Foreign And Commonwealth Office Fco Daily Bulletin, 06 April 1999.
