ORE Catapult appoints new chief executive

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has announced the appointment of Steve Foxley as its new chief executive, who will take up the role in early 2025.

Steve is currently chief executive officer of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) in Sheffield, part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult.

He brings extensive experience in manufacturing and innovation, having previously served on the executive management board of Siemens plc, where he led the building technologies division.

Steve said: “Offshore wind is a sector that has long held my fascination for its capacity to regenerate forgotten communities; to provide green energy to homes and businesses; to push the boundaries of innovation, and to make industrial scale impact globally.

“I am very much looking forward to joining the team at ORE Catapult to support this critical sector and to deliver on the country’s ambitions."

Ronnie Bonnar, ORE Catapult chair, added: “Steve’s extensive national and international experience of driving innovation, investment and growth will be a huge asset not just to ORE Catapult but to the whole of the offshore renewable energy sector.

“His experience of working within the Innovate UK Catapult Network will also ensure ever greater collaboration across the network, delivering massive benefits to the UK as we look to scale up offshore wind to meet our net-zero goals and become a clean energy superpower”.

Steve replaces Andrew Jamieson, who stepped down earlier this year after more than a decade at the helm of ORE Catapult, the UK’s leading technology innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy.

Dr Stella Peace, interim executive chair at Innovate UK, added: “Steve Foxley has been a successful and respected CEO of the AMRC, and his move to ORE Catapult is a testament to the calibre of talent that exists within the Innovate UK Catapult Network.

“I very much look forward to seeing the continued impact of both organisations on UK growth and jobs”.

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