Chair of Energy Systems Catapult and Multiple Sclerosis Society and Non-Executive Director at Kier Group.The prime focus of Nick Winser’s 30 year career has been that of the energy sector, culminating in 2015 with his appointment as Chairman of Energy Systems Catapult.Catapult is the UK’s technology and innovation centre set up by Innovate UK to support companies to develop products and services which simultaneously support the Government’s industrial strategy and address the new commercial opportunities created by the transformation of both the UK and global energy systems.Prior to this, Nick served on the Board of the National Grid becoming its UK and European CEO in 2011. His extensive experience of the sector resulted in his election as President of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity and his Chairmanship of CIGRE UK, the International Council on Large Electric Systems.Previously Vice President and Trustee of the Institution of Engineering & Technology, Nick assumed the role of Deputy President in the autumn 2015 and will begin his Presidential term of office in October 2017 . Having chaired the IET’s Membership & Professional Development Committee, Nick now chairs both the Finance and Investment Committee and the Power Academy.Although the main focus of Nick’s career has been within the energy sector, he also has a professional interest in the construction sector. A non-executive Director of Kier Group since 2009, he chairs the Safety, Health and Environment sub-committee of the Board.Nick also makes a significant contribution to the work of the voluntary sector, chairing the Board of the Multiple Sclerosis Society and sitting on the Board of Way Ahead Support Services (affiliated to Royal Mencap Society).Nick holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering and is a Fellow of The Royal Academy of Engineering, The Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers and The Energy Institute. Since 2011, he has also held the rank of Major in the Engineer and Logistics Staff Corps (RE) V, thereby providing advice to HM Forces and the Ministry of Defence. Nick was awarded a CBE in 2014.Married with three sons, Nick lives in Leamington Spa where, in his spare time, he enjoys cycling, reading and spending time with his family.
