Indian-origin strategist and media executive Gautam Rangarajan has been appointed as expert adviser on structure and process by British Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Rangarajan has taken up the newly created role at 10 Downing Street this week.
He will advise the Prime Minister’s office on its structure and working processes.
“Gautam brings significant experience in corporate strategy and transformation,” said the UK Prime Minister’s Office in a brief announcement.
Mr. Government. He has vowed to take political power out of London and its bureaucratic heart — Whitehall — and distribute it across the regions. Rangarajan’s new role could potentially involve helping restructure the U.K. Government along the lines of Mr. Burnham’s promises. He has over three decades of experience at the BBC , including as Group Director, Strategy and Performance. He was responsible for the BBC’s strategy for more than a decade, including overseeing its digital transformation. Mr.
Rangarajan then became Head of Strategy and Policy from 2005 to 2009. Then, from 2009 to 2013, he served as Controller, BBC Corporate Strategy. He led pan-BBC corporate strategy and was involved in the 2010 licence fee settlement. The new Prime Minister has also launched a hub-office, called ‘ No.10 North’ in Manchester.
Earlier reporting noted: “Gautam brings significant experience in corporate strategy and transformation,” the statement said.
Earlier reporting noted: Gautam Rangarajan, former Indian diplomat’s son and BBC exec appointed U.K. PM’s Adviser British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed Gautam Rangarajan, the son of a former senior Indian diplomat, as an Expert Adviser on Structure and Process, as per a Downing Street announcement made earlier this week. Burnham, who was earlier the Mayor of Greater Manchester, has plans for a major restructuring of the the U.K. Earlier reporting noted: Mr. Rangarajan is also a singer and was earlier a music producer at the BBC .
