Rob Woodward, Chair of the Met Office, has been appointed to the board of OneWeb as the new non-executive director representing the UK Government
The appointment was made by the Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng and comes after the UK Government completed its acquisition of a stake in OneWeb in November 2020. Rob will take his seat on the OneWeb board alongside two official representatives of the Secretary of State, Tom Cooper, UK Government Investments (UKGI) Director, and Hugo Robson, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Chief Negotiator.
Rob Woodward said:
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said:
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Executive Chairman, OneWeb said:
Rob was appointed to his first term as Chair of the Met Office Board in July 2018. He has held leadership positions across both the public and private sectors, including at STV Group plc, Channel 4 Television, UBS Corporate Finance and Deloitte.
Rob is also currently Chair of Court at Glasgow Caledonian University, Chair of technology company Blancco plc and marketing analytics provider Ebiquity plc.