The Board of Trustees is the governing body of IChemE and therefore members appointed to the Board are responsible for ensuring IChemE complies with its charitable obligations and setting the strategic direction.

2025 election results

Following the call for nominations in February 2025, a ballot was required for the roles of Vice President (Qualifications) and Regional/Ordinary Member (UK seat).

Only one eligible nomination was received for each of the roles of Deputy President and Treasurer. As a result no ballot was necessary for these positions.

The new Trustee appointments were formally announced at the IChemE Annual General Meeting (AGM) held virtually on 10 June 2025.

• President for 2026/2027 (Deputy President from June 2025)
  Ollie Folayan
• Treasurer
  Liz Hallifax
• Vice President (Qualifications)
  Alan Harper
• Regional/Ordinary Member (UK seat)
  Tom Whateley

Retiring Board Members

In accordance with Regulation 1.A.33, not later than 11 weeks before each Annual General Meeting (AGM), the Board of Trustees is required to send a list of the retiring members of the Board to each Voting Member who is entitled to vote. The list was sent out on 11 February 2025 and nominations invited for vacant posts.

The office of President and Past President retire annually but are succeeded in accordance with the By-laws by the Deputy President and President, respectively. As a result the office of President will be filled by Professor Raffaella Ocone and the office of Past President will be filled by Mr Mark Apsey.

The list of those Trustees retiring from service on the Board at the 2025 AGM is:

• Mr Nigel Hirst (Immediate Past President)
• Dr David Edwards (Treasurer)
• Professor Alan Harper (Vice President – Qualifications)

The Board of Trustees would like to thank these individuals for their service and commitment to IChemE.

The following Trustees shall remain in office for the 2025/2026 term:

• Mrs Andrea Hosey (Vice President – Member Engagement)
• Professor Joan Cordiner (Vice President – Learned Society)
• Mr Paul McLaughlin (Ordinary Member)
• Mrs Helen Ramsay (Ordinary Member)
• Ms Adriana Vargas-Colwill (Ordinary Member)
• Mr Tawana Muchatuta (Regional/Ordinary Member – RoW seat)