Bill Thomas (businessman)
William (Bill) Gennydd Thomas | |
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| Born | November 1959 (age 65) |
| Education | University of Leeds, Brunel University London, and Cranfield School of Management |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Parent(s) | Jack and Hetty Thomas |
Sir William Gennydd Thomas (born 1959) is a British businessman who was a business executive at Electronic Data Systems (EDS) for 25 years. His responsibilities at EDS included delivery of major UK Government IT systems. In 2003, he gave evidence to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Public Accounts Committee after an error during the rollout of a £168m contract relating to the Inland Revenue.
When EDS was acquired by Hewlett Packard (HP) in 2003 Thomas became general manager for HP's Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) division. He remained in that role until 2009.