Phil Evans become the Director General of EUMETSAT on 1st January 2021.
Before starting at EUMETSAT, Phil Evans was the Director of Physics Programmes for the Institute of Physics, where he was responsible for education, and science and innovation programmes, a role that aligns with his sensitivity for the social impact of science. In addition, before that experience, he spent more than three decades in several senior positions at the UK Met Office, where he honed his technical skills in remote sensing and weather and climate simulations, and acquired experience in managing international collaborations.
