Sep 18, 2009
@UK PLC is delighted to announce the appointment of Keith White to the management team. Keith has joined @UK to provide an additional focus on supporting customers to maximise the benefits they achieve from @UK PLC’s suite of Spend Analysis, eProcurement, eCommerce and Marketplace solutions
Prior to joining @UK Keith was a managing consultant at PA Consulting specialising in Supply Chain and Procurement, working across the UK public sector to support organisations transform their approach to procurement and supply chain management, leveraging their technology investment. Keith was also a member of the original PA Consulting team that established the Zanzibar eMarketplace for UK Government.
Keith commented “I am delighted to be joining @UK at what I believe will be the beginning of an exciting period of growth. The deep heritage in eCommerce and the leading edge strength of @UK’s product portfolio means we are in a unique position to help our clients realise the results and value that the e-trading concept has been promising for some time.”
Ronald Duncan (Chairman of @UK) added “It is great to welcome Keith to @UK. Keith’s experience in consulting and working with senior leaders across the public sector compliments and adds significant capability to the existing strengths of our team. I am certain that Keith’s expertise in assisting clients to achieve demonstrable results from transforming their procurement and supply chain operations will be a real benefit to @UK’s customers.”
For further information please contact:
@UK PLC
Ronald Duncan +44 (0) 118 963 7000
Notes to Editors
@UK PLC is a leading UK electronic marketplace provider, that has formed over 180,000 companies using its SiteGenerator ecommerce engine and is providing ecommerce to NHS Suppliers as part of NHS Cat with NHS Supply Chain. @UK PLC’s SiteGenerator ecommerce allows suppliers to trade with all major finance systems, @UK PLC’s marketplace and other leading marketplaces.
@UK PLC is also a provider of spend analysis, eCommerce and eProcurement software solutions that combine into a comprehensive eMarketplace used by government, health and private sectors
@UK PLC has an OGC Buying Solutions framework contract for the provision of its new Spend Analysis services.
@UK's software provides a secure internet eMarketplace enabling buyers such as local authorities, schools and hospitals to buy online from commercial suppliers ranging from large corporations to small to medium enterprises (SMEs). This allows buying and selling to take place with no paperwork and transposition reduced chance of errors, achieving major savings throughout the supply chain. @UK PLC also offers services to new businesses, including incorporation, company secretarial services and filing annual returns.
@UK is included in the Software and Computer Services Sector (9530). For further information please visit www.uk-plc.net.