Scientist Sir Keith O’Nions has been appointed as the new board chairman of Cambridge Enterprise, the technology transfer organisation of Cambridge University. He replaces Edward Benthall, a venture capitalist.
Sir Keith is currently president and acting rector of Imperial College London, a position he took over in January 2010 and is set to leave in September 2014. He has been one of the UK’s 10 highest paid university bosses in his current position.
He brings considerable gravitas to his new…
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