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Paul Coby Chief Information Officer, British Airways Chair, e-skills UK CIO Board

Paul Coby, CIO of British Airways, is the BA Director responsible for IT-enabled business change. He is a member of CEO, Willie Walsh’s, Leadership Team.

Paul's business principle is – 'there are no IT projects, only business projects', Paul joined the Civil Service in 1978 and held several senior civil service positions, including Principal Private Secretary of State for Transport. Paul was asked to join British Airways in 1997, where he masterminded the move of BA’s Reservations, Inventory and Departure Control systems to Amadeus, as "Community" functions.

In 2006, Paul also became Chairman of e-skills UK CIO Board. e-skills UK is working with employees, educators and government to transform IT skills; so that the UK will be able to derive maximum benefit from the power of technology to transform business competitiveness and productivity.

Last modified: 17 Mar 2008