INFORMATICS LAB - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Non - Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
- Non - Executive Director
Adam is a Senior Civil Servant and currently Director - International Research and Innovation in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). He is a development economist by background, having in his 20s worked as an economic adviser to the Ministry of Finance in Sierra Leone, and for the UK's Department for International Development in Bangladesh.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Non - Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
- Non - Executive Director
Job Titles:
- Member of the Non - Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
- Non - Executive Director
- Senior Director for Resilient Cities
Anusha is a Senior Director for Resilient Cities and UK Climate Adaptation Leader at Arcadis. She's currently seconded to Effiage, Kier, Ferrovial and BAM Nuttall joint venture on High Speed 2 as senior director of environmental consents. A Senior Vice President and Fellow at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Anusha is the President -Elect for 2023. She will be the third woman and first person of colour to be elected as President in 205 years' of ICE's history. She is also a Visiting Professor at King's College London and University of Edinburgh and is invited for lectures at other universities including Cambridge University at the Institute for Sustainability Leadership and University of East London. She was awarded Honorary Professorship by University of Wolverhampton for Knowledge Transfer and an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering by University of East London for her services to address Climate Change.
Job Titles:
- Leader
- Member of the Non - Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
- Non - Executive Director
Catherine is a highly respected leader within green finance, with over 25 years of experience in sustainable development, finance, strategy and change management.
Job Titles:
- Chief Information Officer
- Member of the Non - Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
- Technology Director
- Technology Director, Chief Information Officer and Senior Information Risk Officer
Charles became our Technology Director in 2014. He joined the Met Office in 2008 from industry where he was an expert in emerging technologies.
As the Technology Director, Chief Information Officer and Senior Information Risk Officer Charles is accountable for Enterprise Design as well as SRO for the Supercomputer 2020+ Programme. This includes delivering a world-class IT capability to support our world-leading science and services. This covers:
Supercomputing
High capacity computing, storage and digital technologies.
Charles started his career with an apprenticeship with the RAF. As a result, he is a passionate advocate and active Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) ambassador. He also acts as an industry advisor to secondary schools.
Elizabeth is the first Programmes Director, joining the Met Office in November 2020. She began her career as an electronic engineering apprentice and completed her degree by day release with her employer. She is now a Chartered Project Professional, with decades of experience leading the delivery of cutting-edge research within government.
As the Programmes Director, Elizabeth has accountability for programme delivery within the Met Office.
Elizabeth is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Member of the Non - Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
- Non - Executive Director
- Board Member and Audit Chair for the Education
- Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
Hunada is a Non-Executive Director of the Met Office and Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee.
Hunada is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. She is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation. She has an MA from Oxford University.
Ian joined the Met Office in 1983 as a weather observer. Since then he has developed his career and held various positions across the organisation. This includes working with our defence customers on the frontline as part of the Mobile Met Unit (MMU). Most recently Ian has focussed on customer relationships with the industries and businesses we work with.
As Markets Director, Ian has accountability for:
The Met Office's customer and stakeholder relationships
Our products and services portfolio.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Non - Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
- Prospect Representative
Job Titles:
- Chief Finance Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Non - Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
Nick joined the Met Office in 2004 and is a Chartered Accountant. Before joining the Met Office he worked across a broad range of financial disciplines. This experience was in the sectors of high-tech manufacturing and telecoms.
As Chief Financial Officer, Nick is responsible for the delivery of financial advice, planning, control and support to the organisation. As well as finance, he leads:
The Enterprise Portfolio Office,
Change Management,
Property and Commercial, and
Procurement.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Non - Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
- Non - Executive Director
- Board As a Non - Executive Director
Alan joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in November 2019.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Non - Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
- Non - Executive Director
- Fellow of the Institution of Engineering
- Leader of Innovation
Jordan is an experienced leader of innovation and change in the areas of systems, data, cyber and technology. He has a background in academia, the private sector and government. His expertise has been recognised at a national and international level.
Jordan is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is also a Chartered Physicist and a Chartered Scientist.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive
- Engineer
- Member of the Non - Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
- Scientist
- Chairman of the Dartmoor National Park Steering Group
Professor Penny Endersby is an outstanding scientist, engineer and inspirational leader who has made significant contributions to the delivery of life-saving science and services in defence and security and weather and climate, both in the UK and internationally. She was appointed Chief Executive at the Met Office in 2018 and President of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) in 2023, the first woman to fill either role.
Penny grew up in London and studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University with the help of scholarships from WISE and British Gas. Prior to joining the Met Office, she had a distinguished career at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), beginning as a graduate researcher in armour and ending as Director of Cyber and Information, and acting Chief Technical Officer. Penny was instrumental in building up Dstl's capabilities in cyber and data science research and increasing their pipeline of innovative research and intellectual property.
She was awarded the 2021 Society Medal by the British Computer Society in recognition of her use of IT to benefit society, specifically through investment in the Met Office's supercomputer and data systems in support of weather and climate prediction. Penny is a visiting professor in the Electronics and Computer Science Faculty at Southampton University and an honorary professor of Physics and the Environment at the University of Exeter. She was made a CBE in the 2024 New Year's Honours.
Penny is chair of the Dartmoor National Park Steering Group, a place where she spends much of her free time. She is married to a teacher; they have two musical grown-up children. Penny is a keen naturalist and musician, and an active member of Exeter Cathedral, as their first Canon Scientist as well as a member of their voluntary choir.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Non - Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
- Chief of Science and Technology
- Chief Science and Technology Officer of the Met Office
- Visiting Professor at the University of Reading
Stephen became Chief Science and Technology Officer of the Met Office in October 2016. Before this he was Director of the Met Office Hadley Centre. Stephen has a varied background in academia where he is an expert in atmospheric and oceanic science. In particular, the turbulent motions of the winds and ocean currents.
Stephen is a visiting professor at the University of Reading where he worked prior to joining the Met Office.
Job Titles:
- Chief Technology Officer
- Met Office in 1998 As a Software Engineer
Richard joined the Met Office in 1998 as a software engineer. He has built his career in the technology profession, initially working in the software engineering discipline before later leading the delivery of IT infrastructure and operations at the Met Office. Richard took up the position of Chief Technology Officer in November 2021.
As Chief Technology Officer, Richard has accountability for running all aspects of Met Office IT, ensuring the world-class IT capability continues to meet the needs of the organisation.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Member of the Non - Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
Job Titles:
- Member of the Non - Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
- Services Director
Simon joined the Met Office in September 2020. He has a background in the water industry in both technical and leadership roles. These experiences developed his passion for customer service and operational delivery.
As Services Director, Simon has accountability for the delivery of Met Office Services to users. This includes:
Our observation network (land, sea and space).
Operational forecasts and the National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS).
Hazard monitoring.
Production and maintenance of user products and digital services such as the website.
Simon joined the Met Office in 2001. He became Director of Science in April 2017. He is an expert in atmospheric science, model development and orographic processes (the effect that hills and mountains have on the weather).
As Science Director, Simon has accountability for:
The Met Office's world-leading research in Foundation, Weather and Climate Science.
Developing underpinning capability for scientific products and services.
Simon is a visiting Professor at the University of Leeds in the School of Earth and Environment.
Job Titles:
- Chief People Officer
- Member of the Non - Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
- Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering
- Chief People Officer of the Met Office
Tammy became the Chief People Officer of the Met Office in 2019. Her career has been one of two halves. The first in the design and build of ships, submarines and luxury yachts. The second in people development, helping individuals and teams be the best versions of themselves.
As Chief People Officer, Tammy is responsible for:
All aspects of the people lifecycle
Our communications and engagement across all our audiences.
Tammy is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering and a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Personal Development. She also holds an Advanced Diploma in Coaching.