Her Majesty's Revenue & CustomsIT
headSteve Lameyhas been promoted to chief
operating officer.
Lamey joined HMRC as CIO in 2004, and helped bring together the
technology platforms of the Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise
when the two merged.
Lamey has also overseen an increase in online self assessment,
and was involved in negotiating major contracts with key suppliers,
including those involved with the previously troubled tax credits
system.
Lamey's replacement as acting CIO is Deepak Singh. Singh joined
HMRC last year from T-Mobile, where he was a vice-president.