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The Government’s Building Digital UK<\/a> (BDUK) organisation, which holds responsibility for expanding gigabit broadband and better mobile connectivity across the United Kingdom (e.g. the Project Gigabit and 4G<\/a> Shared Rural Network schemes), has officially promoted Ben Whitestone to the post of permanent Chief Executive Officer (CEO).<\/p>\n

Regular readers might recall that Dean Creamer<\/strong> (CBE) previously held the top post between September 2023 and January 2026 (here<\/a>), before being appointed Director General of Major Rail Projects in the Department for Transport (DfT). A formal recruitment process then began to find a replacement for Dean, during which Ben Whitestone<\/strong> stepped into the role as Interim CEO at BDUK (Ben was previously BDUK’s Chief Operating Officer).<\/p>\n

The latest development seen by ISPreview, which hasn’t yet been reflected on the relevant governance<\/a> page (we expect that to change very soon), is that Ben Whitestone has now officially been promoted to the position of permanent CEO at BDUK.<\/p>\n

Ben’s permanent appointment was formally confirmed on Thursday 22nd August under the new directorate structure in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). In most organisations a change of CEO can often result in a change of strategy, although the situation is a bit different when it comes to Government directorate’s, which take their cue from the country’s political leadership. In that sense we don’t expect any major changes, but you never know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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