Former Conservative minister Steve Norris has been appointed to the Vital Services Group board.
During his political career, Norris spent five years in the Department of Transport where he held the positions of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport and Minister for Transport in London.
Steve, the former executive chairman of Jarvis Plc, is currently a commissioner of the Independent Transport Commission.
John Smith, chief executive and founder of Vital Services Group, said: “We are delighted to have someone of Steve’s calibre joining us as we expand our group. He brings invaluable industry experience and is respected as one of the few politicians to also have a successful career in industry.”
Steve said: “I am thrilled to be joining John Smith and his excellent management team at Vital Services Group. They are market leaders in the fields of transport, power and communications and have an excellent training division that is helping to improve our national skills base.
“I look forward very much to working with the team to help develop the business further.”
Ex ministers, and ex civil servants, should not be allowed to work in areas over which they once had responsibility. This is a basic requirement of democracy and transparency.