On January 27, 2012, the Leader, Deputy Leader and Chief Executive of the
Birmingham City Council launched the Re-inventing Birmingham initiative --
designed to link together a range of innovative efforts into a strategy for
improving outcomes in the city. Leader Albert Bore and the Council seek
IBM's advice on creating an evidence based tool to support future
investment decisions, tracking relationships between council efforts,
inputs and outcomes to deliver the highest value for residents.
City Leader
Sir Albert Bore
Leader, Birmingham City Council
Sir Albert Bore has been leader of Birmingham City Council from 1999-2004
and was elected again in 2012. He has served as a Councilor since 1980,
representing the Ladywood Ward, and has served as chair of the city's
Economic Development Committee. He has also served as President and member
of the European Union's Committee of the Regions; company director of Aston
Science Park and the National Exhibition Centre; director of Marketing
Birmingham; and Chairman of the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS
Foundation Trust.
Team Members
Douglas Galt
UK Cost Operations Manager, IBM UK
Steve Lockwood
Executive Information Architect, Software Group, IBM UK
Glen Martin
Defense Client Executive, Sales & Distribution, IBM UK
Siddharth Purohit
Distinguished Engineer, CTO, Growth Markets Unit, IBM India
Jamshid Vayghan
Distinguished Engineer and Director: CTO Sales Transformation, IBM US
