Board of Trustees

Our Trustees are responsible for the strategic direction of IChemE. All top-level decisions are ratified by the Board. In addition, IChemE's annual budget and financial decisions are scrutinised and signed-off by the Trustees. Trustees have a joint responsibility to work together and drive the Institution forward. View our volunteer group structure. 

For more information visit the Board of Trustees elections section of the website.

 

Ollie Folayan

Ollie Folayan

President

Ollie is head of process engineering at Costain Group, with over 20 years of experience in the energy sector.
Joan Cordiner

Joan Cordiner

Deputy President

Joan moved to academia in 2020 from a 30+ year career in ICI, Astra Zeneca and Syngenta, latterly as a Technology Manager and Global Risk Manager for Manufacturing.
Raffaella Ocone

Raffaella Ocone

Immediate Past President

Raffaella graduated in chemical engineering from the Università di Napoli, Italy and obtained her MA and PhD from Princeton University, US. She has held the Chair of Chemical Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, UK, since 1999.
Liz Hallifax

Liz Hallifax

Treasurer

Liz is a Chartered Engineer with cross-industry and global governance and executive experience.
Alan Harper

Alan Harper

Vice President - Qualifications

Alan started in chemical engineering as Research Associate at Edinburgh moving to ICI as a process engineer, mainly on batch processes.
Wadoud Hazineh

Wadoud Hazineh

Vice President – Member Engagement

Wadoud’s career has spanned 15 years in process engineering within the Nuclear, Pharmaceutical, Specialty Chemicals, Hydraulic Dredging and Mining across SMEs, startups and engineering consultancies.
Tawana Muchatuta

Tawana Muchatuta

Ordinary Regional Member – Rest of World Seat

Tawana is pursuing an MBA at Imperial College London and an MSc in Renewable Energy at Loughborough University, where he earned his BEng (Hons) in Chemical Engineering.
Tom Whateley

Tom Whateley

Ordinary Regional Member – UK Seat

Tom has worked across a broad range of industries including pharmaceutical, petrochemical, refining, and oil and gas production.
Iqbal Essa

Iqbal Essa

Ordinary Member

Iqbal has over 40 years of experience in the chemical industry. He has worked in roles spanning R&D and production management, before joining the Civil Service as HM Principal Specialist Inspector with the HSE.
Paul McLaughlin

Paul McLaughlin

Ordinary Member

Paul has over twenty years of professional engineering experience. Much of this time has been spent working on high hazard chemical plants in Teesside, and in design and operations support to hydrogen and syngas plants around the world.
Mary Stewart

Mary Stewart

Ordinary Member

Mary is a seasoned executive with governance experience. She is currently the ANZ Lead Partner for Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change at eRM, the world’s largest pure play sustainability consultancy.