Ordnance Survey appoints Carly Morris as Head of Geovation

Carly joins from International Airlines Group, where most recently she was Head of Innovation, leading emerging technology trials within their logistics business, as well as their Hangar 51 accelerator programme. Prior to this she specialised in trade and working capital in financial services.

Carly has received industry recognition for her work, being named finalist in the 2020 Everywoman Transport and Logistics awards, and the TechWomen100 Awards, 2020.

Paul Cruddace, Head of Research and Innovation at Ordnance Survey says: “We are delighted Carly is joining us to lead the Geovation team. Since its inception, Geovation has firmly established itself within the British start-up and entrepreneurial community and supported the UK economy. I am looking forward to working with Carly, as we build on this and help Geovation break new territory.”

Carly says: “The UK is a global innovation powerhouse, and we are there to help the entrepreneurs of the future thrive. Geovation provides start-ups with access to one of the world’s richest and most accurate location and property data banks. The opportunities are endless. Everything happens somewhere, and if an entrepreneur’s idea involves the use of location property information, we are going to ensure Geovation is the best place to help that idea flourish. We will evolve Geovation, so it can help find, grow and launch some of the best start-ups you haven’t heard of yet”

Geovation has more than 800 members, and the Accelerator Programme, since launching in 2015, has to date helped 125 start-ups introduce innovative digital products and services to their respective markets. These start-ups have raised more than £86M in third-party funding and created 566 new jobs.