UKtech50 2013 – the most influential people in UK IT
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) appointed Mark Dearnley, formerly the CIO of Vodafone, as the organisation’s new chief digital and information officer in October 2013. He took over responsibility for one of the biggest IT estates in the UK - a £500m-a-year IT operation that serves 45 million individuals, 4.8 million businesses and 65,000 HMRC employees. He is responsible for implementing HMRC’s £200m digital strategy.