New Chief Executive and Accounting Officer UKHO

Rear-Admiral Tim Lowe CBE – www.gov.uk©

At the end of May the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) reported that Rear- Admiral Tim Lowe had been appointed to the office of Chief Executive and Accounting Officer.

Admiral Lowe joined the UKHO as National Hydrographer and Deputy Chief Executive in 2015. In January 2019, he was made Acting Chief Executive, leading the UKHO’s transformation to become a modern marine geospatial information agency and hydrographic office. This included overseeing the opening of the UKHO’s award-winning office and championing key projects that have helped government, academia and the wider marine community make the best use of our oceans in safer, more secure and more sustainable ways.