We have no problem recruiting data scientists because we have really big data, says Royal Mail

John Leonard
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With 160,000 employees and billions of letters and parcels to deliver, Royal Mail has plenty of data for those who like a challenge, says Thomas Lee-Warren

Thomas Lee-Warren set up the Technology Data Group at Royal Mail when he joined from Network Rail two and a half years ago. Before that he was involved in nurturing start-ups. "I'm interested in...

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