Ad
Ex-finance commissioner Jonathan Hill has taken a job witih Freshfields, as well as multiple roles at several multinationals, including Iberdrola, Deloitte, and Aviva insurance (Photo: European Commission)

Hill's UBS move confirms EU's 'revolving door' problem

In July 2016 Lord Jonathan Hill left his role as EU finance commissioner as a consequence of the unexpected Brexit referendum result.

Two years on, Hill has now racked up a series of new jobs, almost all of them in the financial industry and focused on the Brexit process.

The latest is giving advice to Swiss banking giant UBS, raising serious concerns over conflicts of interest.

But Hill is fa...

Get EU news that matters

Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting member

Already a member? Login here

Disclaimer

The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author’s, not those of EUobserver

Author Bio

Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

Ex-finance commissioner Jonathan Hill has taken a job witih Freshfields, as well as multiple roles at several multinationals, including Iberdrola, Deloitte, and Aviva insurance (Photo: European Commission)

Tags

Author Bio

Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

Ad

Related articles

Ad
Ad