Cefas gets new CEO

Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has appointed Tom Karsten as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cefas.

Karsten will take over the new role on leaving the Royal Navy, from September 7, 2015.

He is currently serving as the UK National Hydrographer and Deputy CEO at the UK Hydrographic Office where he leads international engagement and capacity building programme alongside commercial negotiations for the supply of global hydrographic data.

Tom Karsten said: “I am absolutely delighted to be joining Cefas at a key stage in its development. In particular, I am much looking forward to the opportunity to grow Cefas’ business both in UK and overseas and to raising its profile as the UK’s leading marine science agency.”

The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) is an international organization operating in the fields of marine science and technology, that amongst other activities, provides policy and scientific advice regarding offshore renewable energy to governments, the EU and international bodies.

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