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17 June 2008, 3:07pm
Northgate strengthens its local government team with business development appointment
Northgate Information Solutions today announces the key appointment of Vipul Patel to its local government team as the company spearheads its drive to deliver innovative performance partnerships with local authorities across the UK.
Vipul, who has been appointed Business Development Director for Northgate Kendric Ash, joins Northgate from Serco where he worked as Regional Director for Local Government. In that role, he led the company’s local government strategy in the Midlands, specialising in managing ties with local councils and delivering public services development within the region.
At Northgate, he will be directly responsible for furthering business development in public services with Northgate’s local authority partners, placing particular emphasis on building and strengthening incremental partnerships.
Councils working alongside Northgate Information Solutions are able to radically improve services and realise efficiencies throughout the contract period and beyond, through unique public-private partnership arrangements linking fees to performance and prioritising the transfer of skills to employees.
Joe Bradley, Managing Director of Local Government & Social Housing for Northgate Public Services, said today:
“We are delighted to welcome Vipul to our team. His experience working with local authorities will be a valuable asset in developing our transformation services for our partners across the country. Our performance partnerships offer councils guaranteed outcomes, lower risk and heightened rewards, helping to make a real difference to people’s lives. Vipul’s appointment highlights our commitment to putting sustainable transformation at the heart of public services.”
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