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Tech City boss Eric Van Der Kleij to step down

by LLB Editor
28th Jun 12 4:45 pm

Chief executive of Tech City Investment Organisation (TCIO) Eric Van Der Kleij will step down in September after his two-year contract comes to an end.

Van Der Kleij will work part-time from the end of July and his role will be split into two new positions of a CEO and a deputy CEO. While the CEO will be responsible for the growth of Tech City, his deputy will focus on organising events.

โ€œThe TCIO work has been some of the most exciting I have ever done, and I promise to let you know what I am up to as soon as I can,โ€ said Kleij in a statement.

Speaking about Van Der Kleijโ€™s performance as the TCIO boss, a spokesperson told TechCrunch, โ€œTCIO met its targets last year but thereโ€™s still a lot more to do โ€“ and it can do what it does better as well. In its first year, it was about getting companies to come to Tech City โ€“ now that effort will be focused on those companies that will benefit the existing ecosystem. That may be focusing on areas such as smart cities, fintech and digital-creative.โ€

TCIO was created by prime minister David Cameron last year as part of the governmentโ€™s efforts to accelerate growth in Londonโ€™s tech nerve centre Silicon Roundabout. ย 

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