Andrew Jamieson has determined to step down as chief govt officer (CEO) of Offshore Renewable Power (ORE) Catapult on the finish of the yr, after main the analysis and innovation group for 12 years, since its formation in 2012, ORE Catapult stated.
ORE Catapult stated in a media launch it has began the seek for Jamieson’s successor. He’ll maintain the place till the brand new appointment.
“Andrew has led ORE Catapult from its very beginnings, constructing it right into a world-leading analysis and innovation group, revered and admired globally and delivering large impression”, ORE Catapult Chair Ronnie Bonnar stated. “He’ll go away the Catapult in nice form to proceed to develop, to allow ever extra innovation and speed up the event of offshore renewable vitality, rising companies and creating jobs all through the UK”.
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“It has been an enormous privilege to steer ORE Catapult for greater than a decade, working with an unbelievable crew, overseeing transformative funding in innovation and analysis, supporting many tons of of UK firms, and contributing to the superb progress that we’ve got witnessed throughout that point”, Jamieson stated.
“After we set out, we knew that there was a tremendous alternative, however none of us dreamed of simply how far we may are available in making offshore wind specifically the bottom value supply of dependable, clear vitality, on the coronary heart of the UK’s drive in direction of Web Zero. However it’s nonetheless solely simply starting, and the UK should now grasp the potential and understand the big advantages from financial progress and jobs all through the nation”, he stated.
As CEO, Jamieson has led the evolution of ORE Catapult from a startup to a corporation with greater than 300 staff throughout the UK, spanning from Aberdeen to Cornwall, in accordance with ORE Catapult. The entity has assisted almost 1,500 United Kingdom small companies, accomplished over 500 analysis endeavors, and engaged in additional than 1,300 business tasks, it stated.
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