Credit: Jo Johnston/Pixabay Four senior executives from business sectors including human resources, technology, and professionals services have joined the boardroom set-up of government’s central department with a remit to support digitisation and efficiency Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden has appointed four new non-executive directors with a remit to support the department’s digital transformation ambitions. The deputy prime minister has named Janette Beinart, Marcus Boyle, Stephen Gordon-Dando and Jenni Myles as the Cabinet’s latest non-executive board members. The quartet bring with them experience from the technology, HR, and professional services industries. Former Metropolitan Police head Bernard Hogan-Howe and Henry de Zoete – another tech executive, who was recently appointed as Downing Street’s official artificial intelligence adviser – have also been reappointed for second terms. All six appointees have all have signed three-year contracts. “They will work with civil servants and ministers across the Cabinet Office, with a particular focus on digital transformation, strategic HR and government efficiency,” according to the department. Related content Phone-bots and social-media alerts – Cabinet Office unveils £1bn plan for tech-powered efficiency savings EXCL: Cabinet Office launches £12m project to move all data and users from Google to Microsoft ‘Better, smaller and fairer’ – Cabinet Office […]
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