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Mayank Prakash Steps Down From BPDTS Ltd’s Board Of Directors

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By Easterneye.Biz StaffJan 07, 2019
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BPDTS Ltd’s Mayank Prakash has stepped down as the non-executive director of the company, BPDTS Ltd said on Monday (7).

Earlier, the BPDTS board in December had marked the departure of Mayank Prakash, one of the company’s founding directors.

Thanking Mayank for his contributions, chair of the BPDTS Ltd board, Helen John, said, “Mayank was hugely committed to creating a successful partnership between DWP Digital and BPDTS. I’m sure that without him, there would be no BPDTS, and we wish Mayank all the best for the future.”

Valerie Gordon-Walker has been appointed as a BPDTS Ltd non-executive director for a five-year term. Recently named by Cranfield as one of the FTSE 100 Women to Watch, Valerie Gordon-Walker is a former managing director, executive committee member and group head of human resources. During her executive career, she has worked at complex, global multinational organisations including Barclays, BP, West LB and Marks and Spencer.

BPDTS Ltd is a new digital technology company which has been set up to provide specialist digital technology services to the department for work and pensions (DWP) in the UK.

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