TfL appoints Steve Townsend as new CIO in boardroom shakeup

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One in four senior director-level roles to be axed as part of Project Horizon

Transport for London (TfL) has appointed Steve Townsend, previously director of information management for the company, to the role of chief information officer (CIO). The move is part of an ong...

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