MoD appoints former Post Office and TfL IT chief as CIO

Sooraj Shah
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Yvonne Ferguson begins work as a "3* CIO" in January 2014

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has appointed former Post Office chief information officer (CIO) and Transport for London (TfL) IT chief, Yvonne Ferguson as its CIO. Ferguson took up the reins at ...

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