London and South East Coast (UK)
Webinar: President and Chief Executive Update
- Date From 4th February 2022
- Date To 4th February 2022
- Price Free of charge, open to all.
- Location Online 08:00 GMT. 1 hour.
Overview
Our current President Jane Cutler and our Chief Executive Jon Prichard are going to update members on IChemE's plans for 2022. This will be an opportunity to talk about:
- where IChemE is heading post pandemic
- IChemE’s progress towards meeting its own Climate Change commitments
- the continuation of the Centenary celebrations
- the launch of the Sustainability hub.
Speakers
Jane Cutler, President, IChemE
Jane has over thirty years of board and senior executive experience across public, commercial and not-for-profit sectors with particular experience in resource, oil and gas, financial services, maritime, environment and technology industries. She has actively served as a member and Chair on a diverse range of board subcommittees. She is currently a non-executive director of the Southern Ports Authority and the ChemCentre. She is Chair of DVassist and a member of the West Australian Division Council of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). Prior to this Jane was a non-executive director of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).
Her previous roles include CEO of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSEMA) and Vice President/senior executive in corporate entities in the resources sector including Woodside, BHP and Esso. She developed a strong customer service ethos as CEO of two superannuation providers. Jane helps businesses achieve maturity of operation, through ethical leadership, transparent engagement with diverse stakeholders and ensuring rigorous business management systems. Jane has succeeded in making the industries in which she is operating more sustainable, credible and socially acceptable. She holds a Bachelor of Chemical and Materials Engineering (University of Auckland), Master of Environmental Studies (University of Tasmania) and Master of Business Administration (Heriot-Watt). Jane is a Fellow of AICD, and graduate of the Company Directors Course.
Jon Prichard, Chief Executive, IChemE
In 2001, after 20 years in the British Army, Jon joined the staff of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He served initially as Membership Director and then as Technical Director. In 2007, he joined the construction consultancy High-Point Rendel as Resources Director and then in August 2010 took over as CEO of the Engineering Council. Whilst at the Engineering Council, Jon was also a Director of FEANI (Federation of European National Engineering Associations) and a Non-Executive Director of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.
Jon joined IChemE as Chief Executive in early 2017. Since then he has focused on consolidating the systems and processes that underpin the provision of sustainable support to a truly international membership. He has also worked with the Trustees to develop Strategy 2024 which seeks to ensure that the Institution addresses the global grand challenges whilst maintaining the reputation of professional chemical engineers and technicians through the delivery of a globally recognised qualification structure and a relevant and vibrant learned society.
Jon is a Chartered Engineer, a Chartered Environmentalist and a Fellow of both the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institution of Royal Engineers. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Society for the Environment and a Fellow Chartered Engineer with the Royal Netherlands Society of Engineers. In August 2018, Jon was also nominated by IChemE to join the Board of the European Federation of Chemical Engineers.
Time
8:00—9:00 GMT.
Intended audience
All members of the London and South East Coast Member Group
Software
The presentation will be delivered via GoToWebinar®.
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