Working with Employers

e-skills UK's strategic direction is guided by two employer Boards. The e-skills UK IT & Telecoms Industry Board comprises Chief Executives/Managing Directors from influential companies in the IT and Telecoms industry. The e-skills UK CIO Board brings together the executives responsible for IT in companies in a diverse range of industries. Board members are as follows:

IT & Telecoms Industry Board

David Thomlinson, Country Managing Director, UK & Ireland, Accenture
Sally Davis, Chief Executive, BT Wholesale
John Pluthero, Executive Chairman, UK, Cable & Wireless
Phil Smith, VP and Chief Executive, UK & Ireland, Cisco
Bill Thomas, Senior VP, EMEA, EDS
Stephen Gill (Chair), VP and MD, UK & Irelan, HP
Larry Hirst, Chair, EMEA, IBM
Andy Green, CEO, Logica
Gordon Frazer, MD, UK and VP, MS International, Microsoft
David Callaghan, Senior Vice President, Oracle
Gayna Hart, MD, Quicksilva
A. S. Lakshminarayanan, VP & Country Manager – UK & Ireland, Tata Consultancy Services
Nick Read, CEO of Asia-Pacific & Middle East Regions, Vodafone

CIO Board

Alex Robinson, CIO, Aviva
Paul Coby (Chair), CIO, British Airways
Keith Little, CIO, BBC
Lesley Hume, CIO, Cabinet Office
Simon Post, Chief Technology Officer, Carphone Warehouse
Peter Pedersen, Chief Technology Officer, Figleaves
Ailsa Beaton, Director of Information, Metropolitan Police Service
David Lister, CIO, National Grid
Catherine Doran, CIO, Network Rail
Angela Morrison, CIO, Sainsbury's
Richard Thwaite, CTO, Global Asset Management,, UBS
Neil Cameron, CIO, Unilever
Ben Wishart, Change and Information Director, Whitbread

For more details on our boards, go to www.e-skills.com/boards.

In addition, our Steering Groups bring together a range of representatives from industry, education and government to advise on and drive our collaborative initiatives and programmes.

• Awarding Body Forum – representing the Regulatory Authorities and Awarding Bodies for IT (users and professionals) and Telecoms
• Academy Development Steering Group – overseeing planning for the creation of the National Skills Academy for IT
• e-skills Internship Steering Group – monitoring the pilot of the professional placement programme
• e-skills Professional Programme Employer Advisory Group – supporting development of the programme to fast-track the careers of new IT professionals
• Future Talent Employer Group – offering support and guidance to e-skills UK's programmes in schools
• ICT Skills Action Group – focusing on the skills needs of the UK IT and Telecommunications sector
• ITMB Employer Strategy Forum – enabling employer interaction on the IT Management for Business degree
• Welsh Employers Forum – bringing together employers and government to address IT user skills in Wales

e-skills UK is also represented on various groups in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

For more details on our steering groups, go to www.e-skills.com/steeringgroups.