Tim Emmett, currently Development Director at education charity CfBT, is to join Twofour as Director of Development in the company's Knowledge division, it was announced today. He will start with Twofour in May.

Drawing on its long track record in education media, Twofour this year set up a specialist division, Twofour Knowledge, to focus on opportunities in education, skills, public health and the private sector. Tim's role will be to draw on his extensive experience of developing new services and product offers to accelerate the division's growth. He will have a particular brief to take Twofour's innovative convergent media offer to overseas markets.

"We are enormously excited that Tim has agreed to join us, "said Charles Mills, MD of Twofour Knowledge, “His appointment is based on our conviction that public services - especially education and health – can be genuinely transformed with innovative digital media. To be part of that, Twofour needs the vision and ambition that Tim has successfully applied to drive growth at CfBT."

Tim Emmett said, "Public and private sector organisations around the world are all seeking ways to reduce transactional costs and make a difference for their customers.Twofour Knowledge will occupy the premier position in UK and international markets for digital media management for public, private and third sectors. I am delighted to become part of the new team."

Tim has worked at the CfBT since 1991, becoming Development Director in 1999. He has been responsible for CfBT's global business development including setting up programmes in Africa, South East Asia and the Gulf, as well as major services in the UK including CfBT's work for the DCSF and Ofsted; the development of Skills for Life and Connexions.

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