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Met Office Chief Executive stands down

Rob Varley has stepped down from his role as Chief Executive of the Met Office.

• From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Met Office
• Published: 5 March 2018

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Nick Jobling, currently Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Finance Officer, is now interim Chief Executive with immediate effect, pending the appointment of a permanent Chief Executive in due course.

This will ensure continued leadership of our world-class national meteorological service.

Met Office operations and services are wholly unaffected by this decision.

Published 5 March 2018