Mark Hunt
Associate Director of Future Technology & Supercomputing Programme Director @Met Office
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WORK HISTORY
Associate Director of Future Technology & Supercomputing Programme Director @Met Office
Exeter, GB
Accountable for the identification, investment, promotion and facilitation of technology change and transformation activities for the organisation. Responsible for delivery of all next generation technology platforms, solutions and services which advance the Met Office\'s research and innovations activities as well as provision of its world leading weather and climate services to Government, Defence, Industry and the Public. Responsible for the direction, promotion and delivery of the Met Office\'s net generation billion pound investment in High Performance Supercomputing capabilities.
EDUCATION
Torpoint Comprehensive School
General Secondary Studies
University of Plymouth
Post-Graduate, Business Studies
University of Plymouth
BSc, Computing
SKILLS
ABOUT MARK HUNT
A commercially driven technology leader directing complex, mission‑critical operations and national infrastructure programmes across weather, climate and data‑intensive domains. I’ve led 400–700+ FTE organisations, delivered the UK’s £1.2bn next‑generation supercomputing capability, and transitioned HPC and data platforms into resilient 24/7 services that underpin products for government, defence, industry and the public.My focus: turning world‑class research and innovation into dependable services. I build the pathways (R2O/O2R) that move research into operations at pace — combining robust architecture, secure platforms (HPC/cloud), and lean, measurable delivery. I’ve owned multi‑million run budgets, complex supplier portfolios, and executive relationships across central government and global technology partners.Strengths: large‑scale transformation; portfolio and benefits leadership; service reliability and cyber risk; data platforms (lakes/archives) and scientific compute; stakeholder storytelling that secures investment and unlocks delivery.I’m motivated by missions where reliability saves lives and supports prosperity. If you’re exploring how to scale weather/climate capabilities, accelerate research into operations, or strengthen 24/7 service performance, let’s connect.Specialties:• Leadership of Business and IT service operations• Delivering innovative business and information solutions• Managed service operations• Directing and managing multi-year and multi-site technology transformation programmes• Commercially focussed with solid P&L experience• Developing and implementing clearly defined business/IT strategies• Supporting and delivering M&A activities• Defining and implementing transformational change• Defining and realising business process improvements and efficiencies• Defining and developing emerging technology adoption
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