Northgate pushes ahead on transformation partnerships with major new appointment to local government and social housing team |
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Public Services 02-Jul-2008 - [Northgate Public Services] Northgate pushes ahead on transformation partnerships with major new appointment to local government and social housing team Northgate Information Solutions today announces the appointment of Peter Tucker to the local government team as the company strengthens its drive to deliver innovative transformation partnerships across the UK. Peter, who has over twenty years of experience in the IT and BPO industries working with blue chip companies, has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing. He has extensive operational skills and know-how in delivering key services across the local government sector and securing major partnerships with local authorities across the country. He joins Northgate after three years at Serco, where he worked on local government strategic partnerships, including a major partnership with Glasgow City Council. Prior to that, he was Business Director at Capita, managing one of the broadest public private partnerships within local government. He has also previously worked for Fujitsu managing a variety of services in Scotland. At Northgate, he will be directly responsible for developing local government strategies to address the changing needs and expectations of citizens. Peter will focus on supporting local authorities and Housing Associations as they transform the way citizens access public services to promote social inclusion and healthier communities. The expansion of Northgate’s local government team follows the recent appointment of Vipul Patel as Business Development Director for Northgate Kendric Ash. Both appointments mark Northgate’s commitment to developing innovative performance partnerships for local authorities and placing sustainable transformation at the heart of public services. Joe Bradley, Managing Director of Local Government & Social Housing for Northgate Public Services, said today: “I am delighted to welcome Peter as a key member of our local government team. He is the ideal choice to help us continue to deliver services which meet the challenge of modernisation and support our local authority partners. Northgate is committed to transforming public services through innovation and building community well-being by tackling the issues that are most important to local people. Peter’s appointment will considerably strengthen our work in this strategic area.” Peter Tucker added: “I am looking forward to helping Northgate strengthen its relationships with councils and housing providers across the country at such a challenging time for local government in the UK. Northgate has an excellent track record across the landscape of local government, particularly as a pioneer and leading provider of performance partnerships, and I believe has enormous potential for future development.” [Ends] For more information Fellows’ Associates
Notes to Editors: 1. Northgate Information Solutions is a leading provider of innovative services to the public sector and utilities markets. Northgate’s task is to enhance public value through the intelligent use of people and technology, and to share in the economic and social benefits that this brings. 2. In the UK, the company works with four out of five local authorities and every police force. Northgate supports public service transformation through sustainable performance partnerships. Its services are used in the administration of more than £12 billion of revenues and benefits; in electoral administration systems covering 18 million people; to support the national system for reporting police performance; and in the management of over three million local authority and housing association properties worldwide. Founded in 1969, the company has over 6,500 employees. 3. Peter was Bid Director for Serco on a major local government strategic partnership bid into Glasgow City Council. As Business Director for Capita he managed two of Capita’s northern business centres including a contract with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. From 1984 to 1999, Peter was employed by Fujitsu. 4. In addition to his operational role, Peter also acted as the Business Director for Serco in Scotland. He sat on the Scottish Partnership Forum on behalf of Serco and is currently a member of the Scottish Leadership Forum.
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