Jonathan Wills appointed Chief Executive Officer at the Energy Technologies Institute

Energy Technologies Institute

2 min read02 March 2017 Partner content

Jonathan Wills has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) with immediate effect. He succeeds Dr David Clarke who sadly passed away at the beginning of February.

The ETI is a £400m industry and government funded research institute into low carbon energy system planning and technology development to address UK energy and climate change targets.

Jon has worked for the ETI in a variety of roles since 2011, most recently as the Programme Delivery Director where he was responsible for the continued development of the ETI’s portfolio of technology programmes. Prior to joining the ETI, Jon worked for BAE Systems for 20 years. He is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology and has an MBA from INSEAD.

Commenting on the appointment, Sir Rob Margetts, the Chairman of the ETI said:

“We are delighted that Jon has accepted the Board’s invitation to serve as the new Chief Executive Officer of the ETI and that we have been able to appoint such a capable candidate from within. This appointment will allow the ETI to continue to deliver its objectives with minimal disruption following the very sad passing of Dr David Clarke who established and led the ETI so successfully from its creation in 2007. Jon brings a wealth of experience to the role across a range of disciplines gained both within the ETI and from his previous roles”.

Jonathan Wills, Chief Executive Officer, ETI adds :

“I am honoured to have been asked to undertake this role, albeit in such sad circumstances. David was an outstanding leader of the ETI. David has assembled an outstanding team to deliver evidence based analysis, technology demonstration, and insights, informing and enabling the transition to a low carbon UK energy future. My role is to lead the ETI team to continue to deliver a material impact in its remaining time, and to ensure the considerable capability and knowledge developed over the last 10 years is not lost to the UK energy innovation landscape when the ETI finishes operations at the end of 2019.”