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Former Tesco CIO joins HMRC

Non-exec techie gets on board

Tags: colin cobain, cio, customs, hmrc

By Jo Best

Published: 6 January 2009 15:19 GMT

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has snapped up former Tesco CIO Colin Cobain as a non-executive director.

Cobain, who stepped down from Tesco in 2007 after six years with the retail giant, will sit on the HMRC board.

According to HMRC, the board's job is to give the department "strategic leadership", oversee its governance and performance as well as green light business plans.

Cobain is currently interim group CIO with SABMiller - the brewer behind beer brands including Miller and Peroni - and chairman of medical technology company Safe Surgery Systems. Previously, Cobain has held positions including IT director with EMI Thorn and Rumbelows.

Cobain will be joined by three other newly appointed non-executive directors at the HMRC: Philippa Hird, Phil Hodkinson and Dame Sue Street, with all appointments made for a three-year period.

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