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CIOs rate MBAs

News Paul Coby British Airways Ted Woodhouse, ex-IT director of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust went even further in his condemnation of the artificial nature of MBAs. In the latest silicon.com CIO Jury poll, the 12-strong panel of IT chiefs voted... [19 Aug 2008]

IT chiefs brace for recession

News Paul Coby British Airways Signs that the country is sliding into a recession include mortgage approval numbers at the lowest level for 25 years and consumer spending at its weakest since the CBI started measuring it in 1983.silicon.com asked the 12... [04 Aug 2008]

The McCue Interview: Phil Pavitt, CIO, Transport for London

Comment Paul Coby CIO, British Airways After a rollercoaster ride at telco NTL Phil Pavitt was contemplating a more relaxing semi-retirement that involved spending more time at his house in France, flying helicopters and playing golf. [29 Jul 2008]

Aviva strikes $1bn BPO deal

News WNS, a former offshore offshoot of British Airways, has provided BPO services to Aviva since 2004 and will provide BPO services to Aviva's UK and Canadian businesses under the new deal. More on outsourcing…  Gov't stung by 'rip-off... [11 Jul 2008]

Hardware defies economic gloom

News Paul Coby British Airways The predictions came out of the Gartner IT Hardware Insights forum, which was held at the company's UK headquarters in Egham, Surrey, on Wednesday. According to Jump, the emerging markets hold the key to growth for many IT... [02 Jul 2008]

Leading a horse to water

Comment Paul Coby British Airways It's difficult not to warm to him, which is a characteristic he is bound to find useful in his role as an architect for public sector transformation. It's a testament to his standing in the CIO community and an... [23 Jun 2008]

Euro 2008 blues dents online booze and TV sales

News Paul Coby British Airways In a statement, Capgemini VP UK consumer products and retail team said: "The premiere of Sex and the City provided an excellent platform for e-retailers to capitalise on consumer spending but elsewhere the lack of any of... [20 Jun 2008]

Paul Coby

CIO Profile Coby has been CIO for British Airways since September 2001 after spending many years working in the civil service where he became principle private secretary to the Secretary of State for Transport in the 1990s. [11 Jun 2008]

Mars - The CIO training ground

Comment Taylor, a liberal arts graduate with a masters in English Literature started his IT career at British Airways before spending a decade at Mars including 18 months in the US. Jane Scott, IT director at food services group 3663 learnt her trade on... [11 Jun 2008]

The CIO's route to the top

Comment Martin Taylor, group CIO at clearing house LCH.Clearnet is an arts graduate with a masters in English Literature but then started his wide and varied career at British Airways in 1976. Being a techie isn't necessarily the best route to the top of... [11 Jun 2008]

The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08

Round-Up Meanwhile, back on the ground and travellers flying with British Airways (BA) and other Oneworld alliance airlines will soon be able to access wireless broadband for free in UK airport lounges. The airline is spending a cool $27m kitting out its... [28 Mar 2008]

Steve Ballmer's $44.6bn letter to Yahoo!

News Paul Coby British Airways It is our view that Microsoft has significant potential upside given the continued solid growth in our core businesses, the recent launch of Windows Vista, and other strategic initiatives. [01 Feb 2008]

David Burden

CIO Profile Burden is a well-travelled CIO and his previous roles include executive VP of technology and services at Qantas Airways in Sydney, when the airline went through privatisation; CIO of Air Canada in Montreal; a year working on industrial policy for... [06 Jun 2007]

BA saves £500m with smart shopping software

Case Study British Airways has saved more than £500m by streamlining its buying procedures. At the end of the 1990s, BA was spending more than £4bn per year with suppliers, processing in excess of 350,000 orders annually and processing more than half a... [07 Mar 2007]

CIO Agenda, part 1: The 2006 IT shopping list

News At silicon.com's CIO Forum event in London earlier this year British Airways CIO Paul Coby said IT chiefs need to be thinking now about how these new disruptive technologies will impact their business, staff and customers. [15 Dec 2005]

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