Andrew Pinder, the e-Envoy

Andrew Pinder was appointed the government's e-Envoy on 31 January 2001 following three months as acting e-Envoy.

Andrew reports directly to the Prime Minister and works alongside the e-Minister, Patricia Hewitt who has overall responsibility for the Government's e-agenda.

As e-Envoy, Andrew is leading the drive to get the UK online, ensuring that the country, its citizens and businesses derive the maximum benefit from the knowledge economy. He co-ordinates the government strategy, ensuring e-access and training, galvanising UK business and driving the e-agenda through government.

The UK online initiative, which Andrew leads is a partnership between Government, Industry, the voluntary sector, trade unions and consumer groups, to make the UK one of the world’s leading knowledge economies.

Andrew Pinder has a long and distinguished career in both the private and public sectors. After 18 years in the Inland Revenue, where he became Director of IT, Andrew moved to the private sector, becoming Director of Operations and Technology at Prudential Corporation, before joining Citibank Investment bank as head of European Operations and Technology.

After performing other roles in Citibank, including spells in New York, continental Europe and Dublin, Andrew left the bank in 1999.

Prior to his appointment as e-Envoy in 2001, he was engaged in a number of new technology-related start ups and, as a partner, in a small venture capital firm, as well as carrying out a number of management consultancy assignments for Government.

In his spare time Andrew enjoys walking, music, gardening and fly-fishing.

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