Abbott replaces Sykes at OGC
29 August 2012
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has replaced the man responsible for its flagship £14 billion efficiency savings two weeks before the project’s launch.
Richard Abbott, formerly head of procurement at rail company GNER, took over from Martin Sykes this month.
Neither Sykes nor Abbott were available for comment, but an OGC spokesman described the move as “a workload issue”.
“With his remit for all the other areas, Martin thought it was best to have one person focus on only procurement efficiency review...