In 1967, Evans was appointed as Government Contracts Officer at Ferranti in Manchester and two years later joined British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) at Warton, Lancashire.
In 1997 he joined the Board of United Utilities plc as a Non-Executive Director and was appointed Chairman on 1 January 2001.
He was named in investigations by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) concerning allegations of a £60m slush fund destined for private members of the Saudi Royal family in connection with Al-Yamamah,[3] and alleged secret payments totalling £80m in relation to aircraft deals with South Africa.
[7] However, he was retained as an adviser on Saudi Arabia until 2009, just weeks after BAE agreed a settlement with the SFO over the bribery allegations.
[8] In October 2006, Evans was appointed as Chairman of The Board of Directors of State Holding Company Samruk, Kazakhstan.