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17/01/2011
Tera Allas Takes Up Director General Post
Tera Allas has taken up her post as the new Director General for Economics, Strategy and Better Regulation at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
Tera, who was until recently the Chief Economist and Director of Transport Analysis and Economics at the Department for Transport, will lead a new group at BIS which will focus on delivering the Government’s agenda for creating the best conditions for sustainable growth, reforming regulation and ensuring that policy is based on sound analysis, evidence and economic thinking.
Permanent Secretary Martin Donnelly said: “Encouraging sustainable economic growth is the key priority for BIS in 2011. Tera and her new group will be at the very centre of delivering that; making sure that we coordinate all the different strands of work and are all pulling together.
“Tera’s experience in Government and in the private sector will be invaluable to the Department in these challenging times. I know she will be able to hit the ground running and make a real difference to UK plc.”
Tera Allas said: "I am delighted to be joining BIS at this exciting and dynamic time. The Department has a fantastically important and challenging policy and change agenda and I look forward to working with colleagues to make it a success.
“The new group that I will be leading has the potential to make a great difference by building on the capability and synergies that already exist in BIS between strategy, economics, analysis and better regulation and leveraging its cross-cutting nature to support the BIS and broader Government delivery agenda."
In addition to her Departmental duties, Tera is also the Deputy Head of the Government Economic Service.
The creation of the new group is the latest part of the Department’s work to make sure that it is focused on delivering growth. The priority of this work is making sure that the Department has the right people with the right skills to make sure that happens.
(BMcN/GK)
Tera, who was until recently the Chief Economist and Director of Transport Analysis and Economics at the Department for Transport, will lead a new group at BIS which will focus on delivering the Government’s agenda for creating the best conditions for sustainable growth, reforming regulation and ensuring that policy is based on sound analysis, evidence and economic thinking.
Permanent Secretary Martin Donnelly said: “Encouraging sustainable economic growth is the key priority for BIS in 2011. Tera and her new group will be at the very centre of delivering that; making sure that we coordinate all the different strands of work and are all pulling together.
“Tera’s experience in Government and in the private sector will be invaluable to the Department in these challenging times. I know she will be able to hit the ground running and make a real difference to UK plc.”
Tera Allas said: "I am delighted to be joining BIS at this exciting and dynamic time. The Department has a fantastically important and challenging policy and change agenda and I look forward to working with colleagues to make it a success.
“The new group that I will be leading has the potential to make a great difference by building on the capability and synergies that already exist in BIS between strategy, economics, analysis and better regulation and leveraging its cross-cutting nature to support the BIS and broader Government delivery agenda."
In addition to her Departmental duties, Tera is also the Deputy Head of the Government Economic Service.
The creation of the new group is the latest part of the Department’s work to make sure that it is focused on delivering growth. The priority of this work is making sure that the Department has the right people with the right skills to make sure that happens.
(BMcN/GK)
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