Thursday 15th October, 2015

Advanced Business Solutions, has appointed Nick Wilson as Managing Director of Public Sector & Enterprise division. Wilson has joined Advanced from business solutions and outsourcing provider, Capita.

He will succeed Dean Dickinson, who led the Public Sector & Enterprise division, following the acquisition of COA Solutions in 2010.

Wilson brings with him 20 years’ management experience, he has led the delivery of complex operational programmes and the transformation and growth of IT businesses with a particular focus on the public sector.

He has moved from his role as Managing Director of Public Sector & Health in Capita IT Enterprise Services, where he drove a £90 million turnover business, overseeing 400 staff. 

Prior to this, Wilson served as Director of Government, Space and Defence Outsourcing at CGI Group. Here, he steered a £100m per annum business for UK outsourcing services and scooped excellence awards for healthcare IT development campaigns.

He says, "The public sector, in particular, is under more pressure than ever before to drive efficiencies, and is increasingly looking to work with agile software providers such as Advanced. My role will be to continue to deliver innovative and high quality solutions to enable these organisations to improve the services they deliver to citizens while saving money at the same time."