 He was subsequently the group CEO of Brunswick Group from 2007 until 2008, when he stepped down to join the administration of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Initially serving in 2008 as Brown's chief of strategy, principal advisor, and the Downing Street Chief of Staff, he was the Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting from 2008 to 2009.Between 2010 and 2013 he held various management positions at Alcatel-Lucent, and in 2013 he became the group CEO of Informa, an information and events company.Born in Falkirk, Scotland on 12 February 1964, Stephen Carter grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland.