From 2012, she moved to California to be President of Sony's Media Cloud Services start-up business, returning to the UK in 2015 to take up the Presidency of the IET.
Climer joined Sony Professional Solutions Europe in 2002 as director of professional services and became vice president running the whole business from 2006 – 2012. During this time, she oversaw the move to new markets, the acquisition of Hawk-Eye for sports business, pushed Sony's sustainability agenda and started the 50:50 campaign for gender diversity.
Climer was director of technical operations from 2000 to 2002 of ITV Digital. ITV Digital ceased in June 2002, with Freeview being created in October 2002.
Climer joined the BBC in 1987 as an engineer, training in the same cohort as Kate Bellingham. She worked in BBC Broadcasting House and BBC World Service at Bush House before becoming Controller of Technology at BBC News. From 1998 to 2000, she was also a Director of the Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit.
From 2016 to 2017, Climer chaired the DCMS Future Communications Challenge Group,[4] and was a commissioner on the independent commission on the Future of Work.[5] She is currently on the UK Government's Science and Technology Awards Committee.[5]
She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to services to the engineering profession in the 2018 Birthday Honours List.[13]