News Burst: E-envoy to be appointed this week

The government will this week appoint Andrew Pinder, a former director of IT at the Inland Revenue, as e-envoy, according to reports Wednesday.

Pinder has been acting as e-envoy since last October, after Alex Allen quit the cabinet office post. Wednesday's Financial Times claims that Tony Blair will name him as a permanent replacement later this week.

Pinder has won praise for his successful implementation of the PAYE system at the Inland Revenue, and has also served as director of systems for Prudential and Citibank.

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