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One is the fitness-loving former oil magnate who kept his lucrative private sector job upon being parachuted into the upper echelons of government.
The other is the City boss-turned-mandarin who joined Greensill Capital while still on the civil service payroll - and stood to make millions in shares.
Sir John Manzoni and Bill Crothers were today the latest ex-officials facing awkward questions after being dragged into the lobbying row echoing through Westminster.
Both earned big bucks in the private sector, then entered the heart of government in a Whitehall drive to recruit fresh talent, before switching back to the corporate life.
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Greensill Capital lobbying row deepens as it emerges top civil servant worked for firm while at Cabinet Office
Questions have now been asked about why Bill Crothers did not consult a Whitehall watchdog before joining
Greensill as a director.
He began working for the company in an advisory role in September 2015 and did not leave his job as government chief commercial officer at the Cabinet Office, in charge of billions of pounds worth of government contracts, until November that year - during Mr Cameron s time as prime minister.
Less than 10 months later, Mr Crothers became director of the recently-collapsed finance firm.
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image captionBill Crothers says he was transparent about the move
A top civil servant joined financial firm Greensill Capital as an adviser while still working for the government, a lobbying watchdog has revealed.
Bill Crothers s part-time position had been agreed to by the Cabinet Office, the Office of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments added.
Its chairman Lord Pickles complained of a lack of transparency over the situation.
But Mr Crothers said he had been taken on by Greensill in a transparent way.
Labour called his dual employment extraordinary and shocking .
The revelation over Mr Crothers - who had been the government s chief procurement officer prior to being taken on by Greensill - is the latest of several stories involving the now-collapsed financial firm.