The Institute of Physics (IOP) has announced the appointment of Prof. Paul Hardaker as the new Chief Executive. Prof. Hardaker will take up his new post on September 3, 2012.
Professor Hardaker has been Chief Executive of the Royal Meteorological Society since October 2006. Prior to this, he worked at the Met Office for 14 years as both Programme Director for the Met Office’s Development Programmes, and as the Met Office’s Chief Advisor to Government. Alongside these posts, Professor Hardaker has been a member of the Physics Advisor Panel at the University of Wales and founding editor of the international journal Atmospheric Science Letters.
Paul currently holds a visiting Professorship in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Reading, He is a Trustee on the Board of Science Council and Chairman of Sense About Science, as well as a regular contributor to TV, radio and his own blog.
Outside of his work in meteorology, Paul has held a number of non-executive positions including a Non-Executive Directorship of a City company working in risk management and in the NHS as Deputy Chair of the Board of NHS Berkshire West, where he was actively involved with local and regional healthcare initiatives.
Professor Hardaker will take over as CEO of IOP from Dr Robert Kirby-Harris, who retires on June 12.
