UKtech50 2018 – The most influential people in UK IT

Charles Forte became CIO at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in January 2018, replacing Mike Stone who left the department in March 2017. Before taking on the role at the MoD, Forte spent six months as interim CIO at Thames Water. Previously, he was CEO of group IT services at Prudential from March 2015 to the end of 2016, and before that, deputy group CIO and CIO of global operations at BP – as well as spending time as an independent consultant.