10 Facts About Bernard Gray

Sir Bernard Peter Gray was born on 6 September 1960 in Redhill, Surrey and is a British businessman, journalist, and former government worker.

Bernard Gray worked for five years in investment banking and capital markets, for Bankers Trust and Chase Manhattan, in London and New York City.

Bernard Gray spent nearly ten years as a journalist at the Financial Times Group, including as a defence correspondent.

Bernard Gray was recognised in the Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards in 1996 for the Best Defence Submission.

From 1997 to 1999 Bernard Gray was a special adviser to former Defence Secretaries George Robertson and Geoff Hoon, during which time Bernard Gray directed the Strategic Defence Review of 1998.

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Bernard Gray was heavily involved in the proposed Carlton-UBM merger.

Bernard Gray has served as non-executive director for the UK broadcaster Five.

In October 2005, Bernard Gray was appointed as chief executive of TSL Education Limited, publisher of the Times Educational Supplement, when it was acquired by Exponent.

In December 2010 Bernard Gray was appointed to the role of Chief of Defence Materiel in the MoD, leading Defence Equipment and Support.

Private Eye reported in December 2016 that Bernard Gray had failed to seek approval for this from the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, which refused to approve the role retrospectively, although the committee had no powers to stop it.