Stephen Carter, Baron Carter of Barnes
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Stephen Andrew Carter, Baron Carter of Barnes, CBE (born 12 February 1964), is a Scottish businessman and politician.[1][2] Starting his career as CEO of J Walter Thompson UK & Ireland[3] and COO of NTL UK & Ireland[3] (now Virgin Media),[4] in 2003 Carter became the founding CEO of Ofcom (Office of Communications) in the United Kingdom.[5] He was subsequently the group CEO of Brunswick Group from 2007[6] until 2008, when he stepped down to join the administration of Prime Minister Gordon Brown,[7] Initially serving in 2008 as Brown's chief of strategy, principal advisor,[1][8] and the Acting Downing Street Chief of Staff,[8] he was the Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting from 2008 to 2009.[9] Between 2010 and 2013 he held various management positions at Alcatel-Lucent,[9] and in 2013 he became the group CEO of Informa,[1] an information and events company.[10]
The Lord Carter of Barnes | |
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Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting | |
In office 10 October 2008 ā 23 July 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
Preceded by | Margaret Hodge |
Succeeded by | Barbara Follett |
Downing Street Chief of Staff | |
Acting 23 January 2008 ā 10 October 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
Preceded by | Tom Scholar |
Succeeded by | Jeremy Heywood |
Personal details | |
Born | (1964-02-12) 12 February 1964 (age 60) Falkirk, Scotland, UK |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | University of Aberdeen, London Business School |