British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed Gautam Rangarajan, the son of a former senior Indian diplomat, as an Expert Adviser on Structure and Process, as per a Downing Street announcement made earlier this week.
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Mr. Government. He has vowed to take political power out of London and its bureaucratic heart — Whitehall — and distribute it across the regions. Mr. Rangarajan’s new role could potentially involve helping restructure the U.K. Government along the lines of Mr. Burnham’s promises. He has over three decades of experience at the BBC , including as Group Director, Strategy and Performance. He was responsible for the BBC’s strategy for more than a decade, including overseeing its digital transformation. Mr.
The new Prime Minister has also launched a hub-office, called ‘ No.10 North’ in Manchester.
“Gautam brings significant experience in corporate strategy and transformation,” the statement said.
Burnham, who was earlier the Mayor of Greater Manchester, has plans for a major restructuring of the the U.K. Rangarajan is also a singer and was earlier a music producer at the BBC . Earlier reporting noted: Indian-origin strategist Gautam Rangarajan gets key adviser role under UK PM Andy Burnham British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed a leading Indian-origin strategist and media executive to the role of Expert Adviser on Structure and Process. Earlier reporting noted: Andy Burnham’s government reshuffle Andy Burnham’s government reshuffle Earlier reporting noted: In his first few weeks in office, he realigned certain government departments from those under his predecessor, Keir Starmer, with the Department for Business and Trade taking on a wider remit as the new Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade.
