Bill Crothers says there were no conflicts between his work for Greensill Capital and the government.
Appearing before the Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Mr Crothers said: "My intention was always to follow the rules in spirit and form. I was transparent in all that I did and no conflict [of interest] happened."
He told the committee his initial plan had been to stand down as the government's chief commercial officer and immediately "contract back" as an adviser, while at the same time working for Greensill.But the Whitehall ethics supremo at the time, Sue Gray, advised that it would be more appropriate instead to remain a civil servant "part-time" while taking on the Greensill role, he added.
Mr Crothers had not been involved in trying to secure a government contract for Greensill until January 2018, he added.Earlier in the hearing, former Cabinet Office minister Lord Maude said Sir Jeremy had been keen to get Mr Greensill - who was taken on as an unpaid government adviser during the early days of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition - involved in efforts to make economies in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
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