Ken Anderson

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Ken Anderson is the managing director of UBS Bank and the former commercial director at the Department of Health.

Career

Ken Anderson was brought in by Tony Blair as the commercial director at the Department of Health, between 2003 and 2007.

In 2007 he was appointed managing director and vice chairman at UBS Bank, which was approved by ACOBA, "subject to the condition that, for 12 months from his last day of service, he should stand aside from discussion, if any, of the business of UBS or its clients relating to Government or NHS contracts in the UK Health sector, and should not be personally involved in lobbying the Department of Health or the NHS on behalf of UBS or its clients".[1]

Controversy

In 2011 it was announced Anderson was to be sued for up to £250,000 for corruption by the Department of Health. Whilst commercial director he was given a free Porsche and a luxury Caribbean holiday by Tyrone Robinson, owner of Broadsword, the company which was brought in by Anderson in 2003 and were being paid £1,300 a day by the Department of Health.[2]

In 2012 it was announced the case had been settled, with the Department of Health saying, "the secretary of state for health and Ken Anderson confirm that the civil proceedings brought by the secretary of state against Mr Anderson have been settled on confidential terms with no admission of liability by Mr Anderson.”[3]

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  1. Ninth Report 2006-2008 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 10 November 2014
  2. Martin Delgardo NHS troubleshooter 'given free Porsche and exotic holiday' is sued for £250,000 Daily Mail, 28 July 2011, accessed 10 November 2014
  3. Anderson settles DH case Civil Service World, 15 November 2012, accessed 10 November 2014
  4. MOVES-Greenhill hires UBS's Ken Anderson as senior adviser Reuters, 6 August 2014, accessed 10 November 2014