The Whitehall & Industry Group
The Whitehall & Industry Group (WIG) is a non-profit lobbying firm that describes itself as building "understanding and co-operation between government and business." [1]
WIG describes its activities as "people exchange opportunities, events & networks and leadership programmes, all designed to help our member organisations build practical understanding of, and co-operation" between industry and government. [2]
In late 2004, WIG coordinated the recruitment of a "Head of Marketing" for the UK National Identity Cards Scheme, with candidates for the position being invited to "complete the electronic application form available on the WIG website." [3]
Contents
Personnel
Board members
As of January 2009, WIG's board members were: [4]
- Chairman: Miller McLean, Group Secretary and General Counsel, Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
- Ursula Brennan, Chief Executive, Office for Crimal Justice Reform
- Bob Coxon, Senior Advisor, Carlyle Group
- James Close, Partner, Government Services, Ernst & Young
- Patrick Kerr, Director, Corporate Communications Reed Elsevier Group plc
- Shirley Pointer, Director of HR, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
- Mark Sanders, Chief Executive, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
- Richard Thomas, Information Commissioner, The Information Commissioner's Office
- Rosa Wilkinson, Director of Public Policy & Regulation, Lloyds TSB
Former board members include:
- John Barker CB, Director, Corporate Development Group, Cabinet Office
- David Scott, HR Director, first Group
- Michael Sibbald, HR Director, Argos Retail Group
Patrons
As of January 2009, WIG's patrons were: [4]
- Paul Coen, Chief Executive, Local Government Association
- Richard Lambert, Director General, Confederation of British Industry
- Sir Tom McKillop, Chairman, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
- Sir Gus O'Donnell KCB, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service
Former patrons include:
- Lord Browne of Madingley, Group Chief Executive, BP
Private sector members
As of January 2009, WIG's private sector members were: [5]
- 3M
- Abbey
- Accenture
- Amey plc
- Anglo American
- AstraZeneca
- Atos Origin
- Avail
- BAE SYSTEMS
- Balfour Beatty
- Barclays
- BDO Stoy Hayward LLP
- Bevan Brittan
- BP
- British American Tobacco
- BT Group
- BT Government
- BUPA
- Camelot
- Capita Group
- Centrica
- Clifford Chance
- Deloitte
- Denton Wilde Sapte
- DHL
- EDS
- E.ON UK
- Ernst & Young
- Eversheds
- ExxonMobil
- Federation of Small Businesses
- Field Fisher Waterhouse
- Freshfields
- Fujitsu Services
- G4S plc
- Gemserv
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Global Crossing
- Hay Group
- HBoS
- HSBC Holdings
- Hunton & Williams
- Hutchison Whampoa Europe
- Hyder Consulting
- IBM
- Johnson Matthey
- Kingfisher
- Kingsley Napley
- KPMG
- Laird Group
- Linklaters
- Liverpool Direct
- Lloyds TSB Group
- Logica
- The Maersk Company
- Marks & Spencer
- Microsoft
- MND Exploration & Production
- National Grid
- Nationwide Building Society
- Northgate Information Solutions
- Oracle
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Procter & Gamble
- Prudential
- QinetiQ
- Reed Elsevier
- Reliance Security Group
- Rio Tinto
- Rok plc
- Rolls-Royce
- The Royal Bank of Scotland Group
- Royal Mail
- RWE Npower
- SAP (UK & Ireland)
- Serco Group
- Siemens
- Skandia UK
- Smith & Nephew
- Standard Life
- SunGard
- Steria
- Total
- Towers Perrin
- United Utilities
- VEGA Group
- Vertex
- Wragge & Co
- Zurich Financial Services
Former private members include:
- AON Group
- Atkins
- BT Retail
- ConocoPhillips
- Control Risks Group
- Costain
- GUS
- Hedra
- Nirex
- Norwich Union Life
- 02 Airwave
- SAS
- SAIC
- UBS
- Unilever
- Xansa
Contact details
From their website:
The Whitehall & Industry Group
22 Queen Anne's Gate
London SW1H 9AA
Tel: +44 20 7222 1166
Fax: +44 20 7222 1167
Email: info AT wig.co.uk
Website: http://www.wig.co.uk/
Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
References
- ↑ "About us," WIG website, accessed January 2009.
- ↑ "WIG's activities," WIG website, accessed January 2009.
- ↑ Job advertisement: "ID Cards - Head of Marketing, Communities Group Directorate - Home Office". Undated, accessed 22 November, 2004.
- ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 "WIG's patrons and board," WIG website, accessed January 2009.
- ↑ "Private sector WIG members," WIG website, accessed January 2009.
External resources
- Job advertisement: "ID Cards - Head of Marketing, Communities Group Directorate - Home Office". Undated, accessed 22 November, 2004.
- Steve Farrar, "Widen your horizons to blossom: Secondments can boost careers by getting talented staff out of their niches and teaching them valuable new skills," The Sunday Times (UK), May 25, 2008.
