John Manzoni
| John Manzoni | |
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 John Manzoni | |
| Chief Executive of the Civil Service | |
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Assumed office 13 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Bob Kerslake |
| Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office | |
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Assumed office 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Heaton |
| Chief Executive, Major Projects Authority | |
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In office February 2014 – 13 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | New role |
| Succeeded by | David Blackall |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Imperial College, London and Stanford University |
| Occupation | British businessperson and civil servant |
John Alexander Manzoni (born 1960) is a British civil servant and business executive, currently serving as Chief Executive of the Civil Service and the Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office.[1]
Early life and education
Manzoni read for a BSc in Civil Engineering and an MSc in Petroleum Engineering at Imperial College, London before joining BP in 1983. He later undertook a Master of Science in Management as a Sloan fellow at Stanford University in 1994.
Career
Business career
Manzoni was Chief Executive for Refining & Marketing at BP at the time of the Texas City Refinery explosion in 2005, and was thus the responsible board member.[2] An internal BP investigation cleared him of “serious neglect or intentional misconduct” but said he should have taken more steps to consider and mitigate the risks before the disaster occurred.[3]
In 2007, Manzoni left BP after 24 years to be the Chief Executive Officer of Talisman Energy, an oil and gas exploration and production company.[4] He replaced James Buckee, who had headed the company for 14 years.[5] During his time at Talisman the company focused on shale gas, selling a non-controlling stake in its North Sea business to Sinopec in July 2012.[6] He resigned from Talisman a few months later, being replaced by Hal Kvisle.[7]
Civil Service career
In February 2014, Manzoni joined the British Civil Service in a senior role as Chief Executive of the Major Projects Authority.[8] On 13 October 2014, he was appointed to be the first Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Service, after the position was split out from that of the Head of The Home Civil Service when The Lord Kerslake retired.[9] He will be paid £200,000-a-year.[10] As of September 2015, Manzoni was paid a salary of between £230,000 and £234,999, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.[11]
Until he took up his post as Chief Executive of the Civil Service in October 2014, Manzoni was chairman of the Leyshon Energy exploration company, which is headquartered in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and an adviser to an energy private equity firm, Adamant Ventures. As of 2015, Manzoni continues to be a non-executive director for SABMiller, for which he is paid £100,000 a year.[12] This has been criticised by Sarah Wollaston and others who say it undermines his credibility as an impartial official. SABMiller was one of the drinks firms that opposed the introduction of minimum alcohol pricing, a policy which was considered by the Department of Health at the time.[13][14]
References
- ↑ "New Permanent Secretary for Cabinet Office announced: John Manzoni - Press releases - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ↑ "SAB.ZA Company Profile & Executives - SABMiller PLC - Wall Street Journal". quotes.wsj.com. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ↑ "Former BP man secures role as Whitehall’s first chief executive". Financial Times. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ↑ "John Manzoni - Incoming President and CEO, Talisman Energy Inc." (pdf). Talisman Energy. 2007. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ↑ "Globe & Mail: Jim Buckee: Talisman's retired contrarian picks his next fight". Royal Dutch Shell plc .com. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ↑ "Talisman announces North Sea stake sale to Sinopec of $1.5bn - BBC News". Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ↑ Mason, Rowena (3 February 2014). "Ex-BP oil disaster and fracking executive to lead big government projects". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ "Former BP executive Manzoni gets top Whitehall job". BBC News. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ "Chief executive for civil service appointed - Press releases - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ↑ Neville, Sarah; Rigby, Elizabeth (14 September 2014). "Sir Ian Cheshire rejects offer of top Whitehall job". Financial Times. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ↑ 4-traders. "John Alexander Manzoni, MBA - Biography". www.4-traders.com. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ↑ "New civil service chief must resign from second job, says health committee chair". The Guardian. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ↑ "Minimum unit price '50 times more effective' than alcohol floor price - BBC News". Retrieved 2015-07-05.
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| Business positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Buckee |
Chief Executive Officer, Talisman Energy 2007 to 2012 |
Succeeded by Hal Kvisle |
| Government offices | ||
| New title | Chief Executive, Major Projects Authority February to October 2014 |
Succeeded by David Blackall |
| Preceded by Sir Bob Kerslake as Head of the Home Civil Service |
Chief Executive of the Civil Service 2014 to present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Richard Heaton |
Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office 2015 to present | |