Industry figureheads awarded knighthoods and MBEs in New Year Honours list

BT, IBM and WANdiscoexecs receive recognition for services to telecoms, education and IT

Josh Budd
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Industry figureheads awarded knighthoods and MBEs in New Year Honours list

Industry figureheads from the UK's IT sector have received recognition for their services to IT, telecoms and education in the New Year Honours list. BT's former chairman, Jan Petrus du Plessis,...

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