John Suffolk
Her Majesty's Government Chief Information Officer
John was appointed Her Majesty's Government Chief Information Office on
the 5 June 2006. Prior to this he was the Director General of Criminal
Justice IT (CJIT) from February 2004.
He has a background of over 25 years&' experience in IT and major
transformation programmes. John has worked in the engineering and financial
service industries and has extensive experience in delivering IT-enabled
change.
He has had many and varied roles at Director level, including as a CIO
twice in different organisations, as well as Customer Services Director,
Operations Director and a Managing Director of a multi-channel £20bn
business. His experience of running large, national businesses means John
has the track record and insight to lead major IT-enabled transformation
programmes which deliver clear business benefits.
John will lead the work of the CIO Council in delivering the
Government&'s strategy for the transformation of public services
enabled by technology. John will also provide leadership to the IT
Profession across the wider public sector and enable public service
transformation through the strategic deployment of technology which
includes driving the use of shared services. John will also act as the
‘face’ of UK Government IT both home and abroad.
John is a frequent conference speaker on transformational change and
leadership in the UK and abroad. In his spare time he looks after his farm
protecting rare breed sheep and pigs.
