Fujitsu UK & Ireland
London, June 20, 2012
Fujitsu UK & Ireland has chosen its first two employees to
become Business in the Community (BITC) Business
Connectors, to be seconded into their communities to
support local initiatives.
The two employees will be trained by BITC and tasked with
creating connections between the private sector and
community organisations. Their salary will be paid in full
by Fujitsu throughout their 12-month secondment. The BITC
Programme is supported by £4.8m from the Big Lottery Fund,
and aims to recruit and support over 670 Business
Connectors nationwide over five years.
Kelly Metcalf from Manchester joined Fujitsu six years ago
and is now an HR manager. She wants to focus on
employability projects, particularly among young people.
This plays to her strengths in the field of human
resources, and will contribute to tackling the issue of
workless households in the North-West. Kelly has discovered
that, while 15% of children nationwide live in workless
households, in parts of Manchester this figure is as high
as 40%.
Caroline Seldon from Basingstoke has worked for Fujitsu for
eleven years, and currently heads up a team of almost 150
people at the heart of the company's software division.
Caroline is assessing a number of worthy initiatives in her
local area, including those aimed at tackling homelessness,
disabled access and transport for the elderly.
The two Connectors were selected by the CEO at Fujitsu,
after a rigorous application process. In total, 50
employees applied. They start their BITC training in early
July and will be kicking off on their chosen projects
shortly afterwards.
Duncan Tait, CEO at Fujitsu UK & Ireland, said: "Corporate
Social Responsibility is part of Fujitsu's DNA and we were
committed to social and environmental causes long before
corporate responsibility gained its place on today's
business agenda.
"Last year, we became the technology partner to
BITC on its crucial Business Connectors programme, and are
keen to use today's news of its new funding to announce we
will join the growing number of companies seconding people
to the programme. I am delighted Kelly and Caroline will be
able to make a tangible difference in their local
communities."
Fujitsu has also provided free access to its cloud-based
"Facebook-style" platform to help Business
Connectors nationwide to share information and ease
communication between the organisations involved in
individual projects.
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and
communication technology (ICT) company offering a full
range of technology products, solutions and services. Over
170,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100
countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to
shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu
Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.5
trillion yen (US$54 billion) for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2012.
www.fujitsu.com Fujitsu
UK and Ireland is a leading IT systems, services and
products company employing 11,400 people with an annual
revenue of £1.7 billion. Its business is in enabling its
customers to realise their objectives by exploiting
information technology through its integrated product and
service portfolio. This includes consulting, applications,
systems integration, managed services and product for
customers in the private and public sectors including
retail, financial services, telecoms, government, defence
and consumer sectors.
uk.fujitsu.com
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