David Ward became Oxford PV’s Chief Executive Officer in February 2023, after serving for a decade as director/observer on the company’s board and as an investor. He has over 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, executive leader, and VC investor with cleantech and physical sciences technology companies.

Prior to becoming Oxford PV’s CEO, David served for five years as the CEO of Adaptive Surface Technologies, a US-based industrial technology company spun out from Harvard University. David steered the company from R&D to commercialisation and production. Under his leadership, he led the company in raising private funding, including strategic investors such as BASF, Tokyo Electron Ventures and Akzo Nobel.

David spent nearly 20 years with MTI Ventures, an active investor in early-stage companies in the physical sciences. As a Managing Partner and Head of Materials and Cleantech Practice, David led MTI’s cleantech and renewables investment strategy, with Oxford PV as an investee. He set up the firm’s US presence in 2006 and, as board member of a number of its portfolio companies, was instrumental in supporting their growth in North America.

David is passionate about growing technology-based companies that can make an impact on the sustainability of our planet. He is a mentor at the Perovskite PV program of the US Department of Energy’s American-Made Network, a group connecting innovators to accelerate the clean energy transition.

David holds a Masters in Materials Science from the University of Oxford.

Laura oversees Oxford PV communications, which includes marketing, public relations, and governmental affairs strategies. Previously Head of Sustainability, she also leads Oxford PV’s activities in the implementation of ESG best practices. Laura has been with Oxford PV for over a decade, holding a number of technical management roles including materials research and IP strategy. She is a frequent invited speaker at solar industry events. She has more than 10 years’ experience in the solar sector and over 20 years in innovation. Laura holds a degree in Chemistry and a PhD in Material Science in the area of perovskites.

Ed leads the development of Oxford PV’s technology, bringing over 20 years of experience in thin-film materials and devices, including a decade with perovskite solar technology. Ed has previously held key roles, including Deputy CTO, Head of Cell Development in the UK and Head of Operations in Germany. A physicist by training, Ed earned his MA, MSc, and PhD from the University of Cambridge and has collaborated with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy during his career.

Charlotte assumed the position Chief of Staff in 2023 to support our senior leadership team on strategic planning, building organisational agility, and enhancing collaboration across the company. Charlotte has been with Oxford PV for over a decade and has played a number of integral roles in the growth of the company and its culture. During her tenure, she has served as the Group Finance Manager and Strategic Projects Manager. Prior to her time at Oxford PV, Charlotte qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant with ACCA.

Christian Langen was appointed Chairperson of the Board in October 2018. He first joined the Oxford PV board as a non-executive director and industry expert in July 2015.

Following his Master degree in International Management, Finance and Production Management from Otto Beisheim School of Management (WHU) in Germany, Christian founded and grew several businesses in Germany and Australia. He gained more than a decade of executive experience in the international Solar power industry. Among other roles, Christian led the largest business division of solar electronics company SMA Solar Technology AG. As Division CEO, he was responsible for a profitable business with more than $1 bn in annual revenue, generated by 2500 people in 20 countries. Christian also served several years on the board of the European solar industry association EPIA (now Solar Power Europe).

Today, Christian supports management teams of several innovative solar companies around the globe in defining and implementing their growth and internationalisation strategy.

David Ward became Oxford PV’s Chief Executive Officer in February 2023, after serving for a decade as director/observer on the company’s board and as an investor. He has over 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, executive leader, and VC investor with cleantech and physical sciences technology companies.

Prior to becoming Oxford PV’s CEO, David served for five years as the CEO of Adaptive Surface Technologies, a US-based industrial technology company spun out from Harvard University. David steered the company from R&D to commercialisation and production. Under his leadership, he led the company in raising private funding, including strategic investors such as BASF, Tokyo Electron Ventures and Akzo Nobel.

David spent nearly 20 years with MTI Ventures, an active investor in early-stage companies in the physical sciences. As a Managing Partner and Head of Materials and Cleantech Practice, David led MTI’s cleantech and renewables investment strategy, with Oxford PV as an investee. He set up the firm’s US presence in 2006 and, as board member of a number of its portfolio companies, was instrumental in supporting their growth in North America.

David is passionate about growing technology-based companies that can make an impact on the sustainability of our planet. He is a mentor at the Perovskite PV program of the US Department of Energy’s American-Made Network, a group connecting innovators to accelerate the clean energy transition.

David holds a Masters in Materials Science from the University of Oxford.

Prof Snaith is a co-founder and Chief Scientific Advisor at Oxford PV. He is also the Binks Professor of Renewable Energy in the Physics Department of the University of Oxford.

Prof Snaith’s research focuses on developing and understanding new materials and device concepts for photovoltaic solar energy conversion. His election as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) credits his work on the use of perovskites in efficient solar cells, which has started a new field of research gaining both academic and industrial following.

In 2012, Henry was awarded the Paterson medal and prize by the Institute of Physics for his important contributions to the field of excitonic solar cells. His research on high-efficiency metal halide perovskite photovoltaics the following year was recognised as one of the top breakthroughs of 2013 by the journal Science.

In 2013, Henry was named one of “Nature’s 10” people who mattered, in recognition of his work on next-generation solar power technology. In 2017, he was named a Clarivate Citation Laureate, and in 2018 he received the UK Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists in physical sciences. Most recently, Henry won the 2020 Becquerel Prize and the 2022 Rank Prize for Optoelectronics for his ground-breaking work on perovskite solar cells.

Kjell Sletten Schieldrop is CFO for Equinor Ventures, Equinor’s corporate venture capital arm dedicated to investing in low-carbon innovation companies.

Kjell has more than 20 years’ experience with Equinor. He has worked with corporate governance, financial compliance, performance management, economic analysis, and business and strategy development within different business areas in Equinor. He has also served as investor relations officer and as head of finance and control for all research and technology development activities.

Kjell holds a Master of Science degree in business from the Norwegian School of Economics and a Bachelor’s in Environment and Resource Management from the University of Bergen.

Equinor Ventures initially invested in Oxford PV in 2016. 

Chen Shi has been the Strategic Business Director of Goldwind’s Strategy and Investment Management Department since 2015.  

Chen Shi has over ten years’ experience working for cleantech and energy businesses in China. He previously worked for LG Chemical; Hanergy, a Chinese thin-film PV manufacturer; and ENN, a Chinese gas and energy network service provider, in the roles of researcher, senior researcher and vice general manager of their strategy departments. He has a bachelor’s degree in materials science from the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and a master’s degree in materials with business from Queen Mary University of London.

Chris Case advises and supports the Executive team on the development of Oxford PV strategy, particularly with respect to the commercialisation of its technology. Chris served as Chief Technology Officer at Oxford PV from 2014 to 2025, from the development of the tandem concept to mentoring and guiding the team at Oxford PV, Chris has been key to the success of Oxford PV. 

With global experience in IP management and business growth, he previously served as CTO at BOC, part of Linde, directing strategy and R&D for an €8 billion enterprise. Chris is a recognized leader in the solar industry, serving on the boards of PVthin and the European Solar Manufacturing Council. Chris holds a PhD in materials science and an MSc in engineering from Brown University, where he began his career as Assistant Professor of Engineering.

George is a Partner and co-Founder of Sloane Robinson LLP, an investment management business which invests in listed equities globally with a particular focus on Asian and Emerging Markets. Prior to that he worked for 15 years in Asia, initially for John Swire and Sons in Hong Kong, Korea and the Philippines, and then for Asian based stockbroker WI Carr in Korea, Thailand and Hong Kong where he was Director of Regional Research.

George is an active investor in early stage technology and biotech companies with a particular focus on Oxford spin- outs, and is a founding Partner of Technikos, a private equity partnership which invests in spin-out companies from the Oxford Institute of Biomedical Engineering. He is an investor in a number of Oxford based companies and a partner of Oxford Investments Consultants LLP which advises the Oxford Technology and Innovations EIS Fund.

He is an honorary fellow of Keble College, Oxford from where he graduated with an MA in Engineering Science, and is a member of Oxford University Endowment Investment Committee.

Prof Snaith is a co-founder and Chief Scientific Advisor at Oxford PV. He is also the Binks Professor of Renewable Energy in the Physics Department of the University of Oxford.

Prof Snaith’s research focuses on developing and understanding new materials and device concepts for photovoltaic solar energy conversion. His election as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) credits his work on the use of perovskites in efficient solar cells, which has started a new field of research gaining both academic and industrial following.

In 2012, Henry was awarded the Paterson medal and prize by the Institute of Physics for his important contributions to the field of excitonic solar cells. His research on high-efficiency metal halide perovskite photovoltaics the following year was recognised as one of the top breakthroughs of 2013 by the journal Science.

In 2013, Henry was named one of “Nature’s 10” people who mattered, in recognition of his work on next-generation solar power technology. In 2017, he was named a Clarivate Citation Laureate, and in 2018 he received the UK Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists in physical sciences. Most recently, Henry won the 2020 Becquerel Prize and the 2022 Rank Prize for Optoelectronics for his ground-breaking work on perovskite solar cells.