‘Only the beginning’

Our interim chief data officer, Wade Munsie, has been awarded the number five spot on DataIQ’s prestigious list of top 100 data executives.

The DataIQ 100 is the first and only fully-curated power list of the most influential data and analytics practitioners in UK organisations.

The list tracks the rise of chief data officers, chief analytics officers, data scientists, data governance experts and leaders of key vendors and service providers.

Competition is hotly contested and there were more than 700 nominees in the running for inclusion on this year’s list.

‘I take this as a proud moment of what we are trying to achieve here at Royal Mail and we all need to build on the great work already done,’ said Wade. ‘This is only the beginning.

‘I might have received the award but it's a tribute to the team and culture that we've built in GBI together.

‘The past 18 months have seen an amazing transformation in what data science means and seeing my team grow into one of the best-performing teams in the country has been a pleasure to watch.

'Leading such an inspirational team and watching them grow in strength has been by far the highlight of my career.’

You can read more from Wade on DataIQ’s website here.