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'''Rob Varley''' was appointed chief executive of the [[Met Office]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Executive|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/who/management/executive|website=[[Met Office]]|access-date=15 June 2016}}</ref> He stepped down in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=PressOffice|url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/corporate/2018/rob-varley-has-stepped-down-from-his-role-as-chief-executive-of-the-met-office|website=[[Met Office]]|access-date=5 March 2018}}</ref> |
'''Rob Varley''' was appointed chief executive of the [[Met Office]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Executive|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/who/management/executive|website=[[Met Office]]|access-date=15 June 2016}}</ref> He stepped down in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=PressOffice|url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/corporate/2018/rob-varley-has-stepped-down-from-his-role-as-chief-executive-of-the-met-office|website=[[Met Office]]|access-date=5 March 2018}}</ref> Varley was First Vice President of the [[World Meteorological Organization]] until 24 April 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cancilleria.gob.ar/es/actualidad/noticias/la-argentina-celeste-saulo-fue-designada-1deg-vicepresidente-de-la-organizacion |title=La argentina Celeste Saulo fue designada 1° Vicepresidente de la Organización Meteorológica Mundial |trans-title=The Argentine Celeste Saula Designated 1st Vice President of the World Meteorological Organization |publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship]] |language=Spanish |date=2019-04-25 |access-date=2021-08-30}}</ref> |
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He was educated at [[Cheltenham Bournside School]] and graduated from the [[University of East Anglia]] with a BSc in Environmental Sciences in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|title=After 31 years with the Met Office, Chartered Director Rob Varley is to be the new CEO|url=http://www.cdir.org.uk/chartered-director-rob-varley-new-met-office-ceo/|website=Chartered Director|access-date=15 June 2016}}</ref> Varley was the first CEO to be promoted from within the Met Office since its founding in 1854.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.civilserviceworld.com/articles/interview/interview-met-office-chief-executive-rob-varley-bbc-climate-change-%E2%80%93-and-risks|title=Interview: Met Office chief executive Rob Varley on the BBC, climate change – and the risks of public sector pay restraint|publisher=Civil Service World|access-date=25 August 2016}}</ref> He holds a postgraduate diploma in Management from the [[University of Reading]] (2001) and a diploma in Company Direction from the [[Institute of Directors]] (2010). He received an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the [[University of East Anglia]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/rob-varley-94577432|title=LinkedIn profile for Rob Varley|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> He is a Chartered Meteorologist of the [[Royal Meteorological Society]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rmets.org/rmets-vice-president-rob-varley-named-next-chief-executive-met-office|title=Royal Meteorological Society News, 8 July 2014|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> and Chartered Director of the [[Institute of Directors]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iod.com/training/iod-approach/testimonials/iod-chartered-directors|title=Institute of Directors: Chartered Director Alumni|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> In 2012 he was named as the Institute of Directors' Director of the Year (Public and Third Sectors).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rmets.org/rmets-vice-president-rob-varley-named-next-chief-executive-met-office|title=Royal Meteorological Society News, 8 July 2014|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> |
He was educated at [[Cheltenham Bournside School]] and graduated from the [[University of East Anglia]] with a BSc in Environmental Sciences in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|title=After 31 years with the Met Office, Chartered Director Rob Varley is to be the new CEO|url=http://www.cdir.org.uk/chartered-director-rob-varley-new-met-office-ceo/|website=Chartered Director|access-date=15 June 2016}}</ref> Varley was the first CEO to be promoted from within the Met Office since its founding in 1854.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.civilserviceworld.com/articles/interview/interview-met-office-chief-executive-rob-varley-bbc-climate-change-%E2%80%93-and-risks|title=Interview: Met Office chief executive Rob Varley on the BBC, climate change – and the risks of public sector pay restraint|publisher=Civil Service World|access-date=25 August 2016}}</ref> He holds a postgraduate diploma in Management from the [[University of Reading]] (2001) and a diploma in Company Direction from the [[Institute of Directors]] (2010). He received an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the [[University of East Anglia]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/rob-varley-94577432|title=LinkedIn profile for Rob Varley|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> He is a Chartered Meteorologist of the [[Royal Meteorological Society]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rmets.org/rmets-vice-president-rob-varley-named-next-chief-executive-met-office|title=Royal Meteorological Society News, 8 July 2014|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> and Chartered Director of the [[Institute of Directors]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iod.com/training/iod-approach/testimonials/iod-chartered-directors|title=Institute of Directors: Chartered Director Alumni|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> In 2012 he was named as the Institute of Directors' Director of the Year (Public and Third Sectors).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rmets.org/rmets-vice-president-rob-varley-named-next-chief-executive-met-office|title=Royal Meteorological Society News, 8 July 2014|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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Varley was Vice President of the [[Royal Meteorological Society]] from 2013 to 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rmets.org/rmets-vice-president-rob-varley-named-next-chief-executive-met-office|title=Royal Meteorological Society News, 8 July 2014|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> President of [[EUMETNET]] from 2015 to 2018 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/rob-varley-94577432|title=LinkedIn profile for Rob Varley|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}} {{deadlink|date=July 2022}}</ref> and First Vice President of the [[World Meteorological Organisation]] from 2017 to 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://public-old.wmo.int/en/media/news/wmo-elects-new-first-vice-president|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218171646/https://public-old.wmo.int/en/media/news/wmo-elects-new-first-vice-president|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 December 2023|title=WMO press release 30 November 2017|last=|first=|date=29 November 2017|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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Rob Varley was appointed chief executive of the Met Office in 2014.[1] He stepped down in 2018.[2] Varley was First Vice President of the World Meteorological Organization until 24 April 2018.[3]
He was educated at Cheltenham Bournside School and graduated from the University of East Anglia with a BSc in Environmental Sciences in 1983.[4] Varley was the first CEO to be promoted from within the Met Office since its founding in 1854.[5] He holds a postgraduate diploma in Management from the University of Reading (2001) and a diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors (2010). He received an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of East Anglia in 2016.[6] He is a Chartered Meteorologist of the Royal Meteorological Society[7] and Chartered Director of the Institute of Directors.[8] In 2012 he was named as the Institute of Directors' Director of the Year (Public and Third Sectors).[9]
Varley was Vice President of the Royal Meteorological Society from 2013 to 2014,[10] President of EUMETNET from 2015 to 2018 [11] and First Vice President of the World Meteorological Organisation from 2017 to 2018.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Executive". Met Office. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "PressOffice". Met Office. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "La argentina Celeste Saulo fue designada 1° Vicepresidente de la Organización Meteorológica Mundial" [The Argentine Celeste Saula Designated 1st Vice President of the World Meteorological Organization] (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "After 31 years with the Met Office, Chartered Director Rob Varley is to be the new CEO". Chartered Director. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Interview: Met Office chief executive Rob Varley on the BBC, climate change – and the risks of public sector pay restraint". Civil Service World. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "LinkedIn profile for Rob Varley".
- ^ "Royal Meteorological Society News, 8 July 2014".
- ^ "Institute of Directors: Chartered Director Alumni".
- ^ "Royal Meteorological Society News, 8 July 2014".
- ^ "Royal Meteorological Society News, 8 July 2014".
- ^ "LinkedIn profile for Rob Varley". [dead link]
- ^ "WMO press release 30 November 2017". 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023.