Upcoming election process

The call for nominations will open on 10 February 2026 at 14:00 GMT, and close on 3 March 2026 at 09:30 GMT.

From 10 February 2026, 14:00 GMT, Chartered Members and Fellows will be invited to submit their nominations for the vacant roles as detailed below.

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.

Detailed below are the list of retiring members of the Board of Trustees followed by the vacant roles for which nominations will be sought.

Retiring Board Members

In accordance with Regulation 1A.33, not later than eleven 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 (Fellow, Chartered Member and Associate Member) who is entitled to vote.

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 Dr Ollie Folayan and the office of Past President will be filled by Professor Raffaella Ocone.

The full list of those Trustees retiring from service on the Board at the 2026 AGM is:

• Mr Mark Apsey (Past President)
• Mrs Andrea Hosey (Vice President – Member Engagement)
• Mrs Helen Ramsay (Ordinary Member)
• Ms Adriana Vargas-Colwill (Ordinary Member)

In addition to the President and Past President referred to in the above paragraph, the following Trustees shall remain in office for the 2026/2027 term:

• Mrs Liz Hallifax (Treasurer)
• Professor Alan Harper (Vice President – Qualifications)
• Professor Joan Cordiner (Vice President – Learned Society)
• Mr Paul McLaughlin (Ordinary Member)
• Mr Tawana Muchatuta (Regional/Ordinary Member – RoW seat)
• Mr Tom Whateley (Regional/Ordinary Member – UK seat)

Roles open

Nominations will open on 10 February 2026 14:00 GMT for the following positions:

• President for 2027/2028 (Deputy President from June 2026) – this role is only open to Fellows of the Institution who are also Chartered Chemical Engineers
• Vice President (Member Engagement)
• Ordinary Member x 2.

Some of the roles require members to have specific skills and experience or have reached a certain membership grade, and this information will be available when the role descriptions are published nearer the date of the call for nominations.

Timescales

Nominations will open on 10 February 2026 at 14:00 GMT and close on 3 March 2026 at 09:30 GMT.

If multiple valid nominations are received for any of the vacant positions, then a ballot of all eligible members will commence at the end of April. Successful candidates will take up their positions with effect from the end of IChemE’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 9 June 2026.

The Board of Trustees welcomes members’ active involvement in this important process to influence the future direction and operation of IChemE.