It has been announced that Andrew Jamieson will be stepping down as CEO of the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult in 2024.
Andrew Jamieson, CEO ORE Catapult and Chair of AIRTO
Andrew has made outstanding contributions to innovation in the offshore renewable energy sector, and his dedication in leading the organisation over the past 12 years has been exceptional.
We are pleased that Andrew will continue to serve the AIRTO Board as its Chair for the duration of his time leading the ORE Catapult.
In due course, AIRTO will instigate a succession planning process to ensure a smooth transition.
Commenting on his plan to retire from the ORE Catapult later this year, Andrew said:
“It has been a huge privilege to lead ORE Catapult for more than a decade, working with an incredible team, overseeing transformative investment in innovation and research, supporting many hundreds of UK companies, and contributing to the amazing progress that we have witnessed during that time.”
Dr Jane Gate, AIRTO’s Executive Director said:
“We are tremendously fortunate to have Andrew’s strategic leadership capabilities and I look forward to continuing to work alongside him as part of the AIRTO team in the coming months.”
About AIRTO
AIRTO is the Association of Innovation, Research and Technology Organisations. Its membership comprises approximately sixty of the principal organisations operating in the UK’s innovation, research and technology (IRT) sector. The IRT sector has a combined turnover of £6.9Bn, employing over 57,000 scientific and technical staff (equivalent to the academic staffing of the Russell Group of universities) and, for comparison, it is significantly larger than the network of Fraunhofer Institutes in Germany both in size and scope of activities. The sector contributes £34Bn to UK GDP. AIRTO’s members work at the interface between academia and industry, for both private and public sector clients in the UK and overseas. Members cover a very wide range of industries from for example, agriculture and food, pharma and bio, energy generation and distribution, manufacturing and the built environment. They may be industry specific or have cross-sectorial expertise. Members include Independence Research and Technology Organisations, Catapult Centres, Public Research Establishments, National Laboratories, university Technology Transfer Offices and privately held innovation organisations.
About Andrew Jamieson
Andrew is Chief Executive of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, a UK wide technology and innovation centre supporting businesses to accelerate the design, deployment and commercialisation of offshore renewable energy – wind, wave and tidal power. The Catapult provides deep technical expertise and market pathway support alongside large scale plant test capabilities, enabling UK supply chain growth from SMEs to the world’s largest companies.
He was previously at ScottishPower for many years where he was latterly responsible for energy policy and regulation in the renewables business.
He sits on the Scottish Government’s Energy Advisory Board, is a past Chair of Renewable UK and Scottish Renewables and has led a number of reports for Government, including the Cost Reduction Task Force for Offshore Wind in 2012. He continues to work closely with a number of Government / industry strategic forums.
Andrew is Chair of AIRTO, the Association for Innovation, Research and Technology Organisations, the foremost membership body for organisations operating in the UK’s Innovation, Research and Technology sector.
Andrew is also a Board member of the Energy Transition Zone in Aberdeen and an Independent Director of the Projects Investment Committee of BEIS.
