Education
Imperial College London.
chairman governor secretary civil servant
Imperial College London.
Later the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform). He became Chairman of the London Metal Exchange in April 2010, and is a Governor of Dulwich College, a trustee of Lloyds Register Foundation and a non-executive Director of the Financial Reporting Council. Bender held the following posts:
Department of Trade and Industry (Department of Trade & Industry) 1973-1989
Private secretary to Secretary of State for Trade 1976-1977
Seconded to United Kingdom Permanent Representation to the European Community
First Secretary, Trade Policy 1977-1982
Counsellor, Industry and Energy 1985-1989
Deputy Head, European Secretariat, Cabinet Office 1990-1993
Head, Regional Development, Department of Trade & Industry 1993-1994
Deputy Secretary and Head of European Secretariat, Cabinet Office 1994-1999
Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office 1999-2000
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 2000-2001
Permanent Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2001-2005
Permanent Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry 2005-2007
Permanent Secretary, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2007-2009.