Former OGC chief takes deputy role at Premier Farnell
28 August 2012
Sir Peter Gershon, the former head of the Office of Government Commerce, has joined Premier Farnell as deputy chairman.
He replaces Sir Robert Horton who has retired. Gershon also becomes a non-executive director of the global electronics component maker and distributor.
He was chief operating officer at BAE Systems in 1999 when he was lured away by the government to produce a review of central government procurement.
Since September, he has been conducting a major review...