The 2012 CIO 100 is our ranking of the top CIOs in the UK. This listing awards the IT leaders and company directors that are transforming their organisations through technology leadership.
100. Department for Transport
- Head of IT: Chris O’Connor, Chief Executive, Shared Services
- Industry: Public sector
- Website: www.dft.gov.uk
The Department for Transport (DfT) is the Whitehall government department for the English transport infrastructure and some parts of transport provision and policy in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales which have not been devolved to the local government agencies. The current Secretary of State for Transport is Conservative Justine Greening.
IT Leader: Chris O’Connor, Chief Executive, Shared Services
In role since: Been an IT leader with the department since July 2008
Significant strategic technology deals been struck in the last 12 months: the Department for Transport (DfT) has cut website costs by moving from an enterprise content management system for its corporate website in June 2011, to an open source solution and a new hosting platform.
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