The Council

The Institution of Structural Engineers Council serves as an advisory group to the Board which is the governing body of the Institution

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To access the files, you must be a member of the Council

The Council consists of the President, Vice-Presidents, past Presidents and members who are elected for a period of three years. The Council meets at least three times a year.

The main functions of the Council are to monitor the implementation of the Institution policy and strategy:

  • Provide high-level guidance to the Board and monitor its activities
  • To elect the President, up to three Vice-presidents and the council members of the Board
  • To maintain interaction with regional groups
  • To develop and maintain relevant stakeholder relationships
  • To promote the structural engineering profession and the work of the Institution  
  • To act as a forum for discussions relating to the structural engineering profession

For information on the Council election process please read our elections page.

Council 2012

President
John Nolan

Vice-Presidents
Yan-Kee Cheng
Nick Russell
Professor Tim Ibell
Alan Crossman
Ian Firth

Past Presidents
Professor Roger Plank
Norman Train
Dr Graham Owens
Dr Sarah Buck


Ordinary members

Barry Ayres
Siu Tack Chan
Angus Cormie
David Cormie
Dr Adam Crewe
Professor James Ding
Mark Edwards
Matthew Evans
Nick Forman
Professor Costas Georgopoulos
Susan Giahi Broadbent
Fiona Gleed
Elisabeth Green
Kerry Greeves
Dr Bill Harvey
 

 

Tristram Hope 
Roger Knipe
Dr Dennis Lam
Professor Francis Lok
Dr David Morris
Suzanna Ovenstone
Ian Paterson
Simon Pitchers
Dr Hirak Sen
Fergus Shaw
John Staves
Paul Sau-Chung Tsang
Dr Ron Watermeyer
 
 

 

Branch Chairmen

Nicholas Ball
Dr Khurram Wadee
John Plummer
Simon Collins
Stephen Blundell
Andrew Worship
Tony Buckley
Paul Johnston
Peter Tyler

Beds & Adjoining Counties
Devon & Cornwall
East Anglian
East Midlands
Lancashire & Cheshire
Midland Counties
Northern Counties
Northern Ireland
North Thames

Joe Ryan
Ian Barton
Siomn James
Dr Duncan Lillistone
Dr Brandan Brophy
Bernard Boys
Tim Bennett
Adrian Warr
Richard Gibson
 

Republic of Ireland
Scottish
South-Eastern Counties
Southern
Surrey
Thames Valley
Wales
Western Counties
Yorkshire


Division/Group Chairmen

 

Co-opted members (up to 5)

Professor Brian Uy
Bill Alcock
Clifford Murray
Eddie Lam
Dr David Lau Hack Kin
Neil Horsefield
Professor Vera Straka
Professor James Ding
Dr C M Wang
Tony Smith
Angelo Manesero

Australia
British Columbia
Caribbean
Hong Kong
Malaysia
New Zealand
Ontario
Peoples Republic of China
Singapore
South Africa
UAE

Alfred Gand
Shelley Morgan
Paul Pankhurst
Professor Yong Jiu Shi


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