News story

New Executive Director for Transparency and Open Data announced

Cabinet Office has announced the appointment of Tim Kelsey as the new Executive Director for Transparency and Open Data.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

23 January 2012

Cabinet Office has announced the appointment of Tim Kelsey as the new Executive Director for Transparency and Open Data within the Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG) with immediate effect.

Tim is a well-known authority in the field - he founded the organisation that transformed transparency in the NHS, and designed NHS Choices, the national health information service. For the last six months, he has been leading on Transparency in ERG on secondment from McKinsey & Co.

Published 23 January 2012