Dr Tim Bestwick OBE

Biography

Tim Bestwick was appointed UKAEA’s Interim Chief Executive Officer in July 2025.

Career highlights include:

Chief Development Officer and Deputy CEO, UKAEA
Chief Technology Officer and Director of Strategy, Communications & Business Development, UKAEA
Executive Director, Business & Innovation at the Science & Technology Facilities Council.
Non-Executive Director of the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus.
Chair of the Eureka Network (the world’s largest international business to business innovation network).
Non-Executive Director of ten start-up technology companies.
‘Innovation Sector Champion’ Award from AIRTO - the membership body for organisations operating in the UK’s innovation, research and technology sector.
Chair of The Space Partnership Board