Don McQuillan – Chair of the Trustee Board
Don was the 100th President of the Institution, and has recently retired as director of RPS, a global energy resources and environmental consultancy.
Don has extensive experience and has been responsible for numerous landmark and award-winning projects, like the Belfast Waterfront Hall. He also managed many multi-disciplinary projects in marine structures, bridges, foundations as well as forensic engineering and Expert Witness work. He was first elected to Council in 1989 and has since been involved at HQ, with the development of The Structural Engineer and until recently, serving on the Editorial Advisory Group. He has authored many technical papers, with some winning awards. Don is also a RAE Visiting Professor at Queen’s
Brian Uy – President 2026
Brian Uy FIStructE is currently Scientia Professor of Structural Engineering at The University of New South Wales. Brian has held positions at Arcadis, Arup, Worley, Imperial College, National University of Singapore and National University of Malaysia.
Brian has contributed to a number of panels, groups and councils, including chairing the Australia Regional Group, being a Member of the Council, International Interest Group, Sustainability Panel, Building Information Modelling Panel, Editorial Board Structures and CROSS-AUS.
Mohamad Al-Dah – Past President
Mohamad was born in Dubai in 1979 and graduated with an MEng from the University of Oxford in 2002. He then worked at Arup UK as a structural engineer from 2002 until 2009, where he developed an interest in renovating old buildings in the UK and around the world. Mohamad became Chartered in 2008 and a Fellow in 2016. He joined Dubai Land Department in 2009 and is currently the Director at the Jointly Owned Properties Department, Real Estate Regulatory Agency. He founded the Real Estate Appraisal Centre and authored the Emirates Book Valuation Standards in 2010. He also oversaw the signing of the MOU between the IStructE and Dubai Land Department in 2019.
Keith Williams – Trustee Board member and President Elect 2026
Keith Williams CEng FIStructE has worked as a Structural Engineer for the past 22 years within multi-disciplinary engineering consultancies. Mainly involved with the design, strengthening and refurbishment of bridges and ancillary structures for UK clients such as Network Rail, Highways England and HS2. Keith has also worked in Taiwan and the Philippines.
Keith has been a Chartered Member since 2009. Since then he has contributed to the work of many groups and committees including chairing the Chester and North Wales Regional Group, being an Institution Council member, Professional Review Interviewer, and CM Examination Marker. He's also been a Member of the Professional Development Panel since 2018 and became a Fellow of the Institution in 2019.
Tendayi Munyebvu – Vice President, UK and Europe
Tendayi Munyebvu is Director & General Manager for Jacobs in France, with extensive experience in structural design, construction supervision as well as project and contract management of a wide range of infrastructure projects in a variety of sectors. In his time, he has worked on the Wales Millennium Centre, Heathrow Terminal 5 and is currently working on the ITER Tokamak, (a scientific installation building in France). He has worked in several countries and has led global and multicultural teams in Africa, UK and Ireland and mainland Europe.
Tendayi hopes to apply his experience to guide the Institution’s professional and financial future. He believes a structural engineer needs to be all rounded and members must expand their horizons by networking with other professionals. He would like to facilitate a mentorship scheme with other professional bodies in the industry.
As the first black Vice President of this century-old august Institution, Tendayi will also focus on its diversity strategy on ethnicity and gender, to intentionally bring an equitable UK & Europe representation without compromising on excellence.
Nikki Stockbridge – Vice President UK and Europe
Nikki is an Associate Structural Engineer at Arup in Cardiff. During her career, she has led the design of many projects in various work sectors including nuclear, aviation, education, sport, healthcare and residential. In particular she has developed a strong focus on refurbishment and retrofit and have extensive experience of working on remedial and diagnostics projects; investigating building performance issues including material deterioration, glass breakage and leakage
Nikki has always been deeply committed to developing others—whether through leading STEM activities in local schools, lecturing at university, mentoring colleagues toward Chartered status, or now guiding professionals on their journey to Fellowship. Her passion lies in elevating the perceived value of engineering, both within the profession and across the wider public. She strives to inspire more people to pursue careers in engineering and, through my involvement in EDI initiatives and mentoring, help those already in the field to thrive, grow their skills, and remain engaged in the industry.
Dhanya Paulson – Vice President Australasia and South-East Asia
Dhanya Paulson is a Principal Structural Engineer at AECOM and a member of IStructE since 2015. She has served on regional committees in both the UAE and Australia since 2019, gaining valuable insight into the diverse needs of IStructE's international membership.
Dhanya's focus is to increase membership, encouraging Chartership, improve global professional recognition, and support early-career engineers through technical talks and mentorship. She is committed to building a collaborative and supportive structural engineering community that empowers members and contributes to shaping a better built environment.
Shalini Jagnarine-Azan – Vice President The Americas
Shalini is the Managing Director of Pothos Limited based in Jamaica, which provides building solutions in the form of designs, project management, and construction to small-medium sized commercial, industrial, and essential facilities.
Shalini has been a practicing structural engineer in the Caribbean region since 2005. She worked on projects both as a structural engineer and project manager across at least 8 countries, and continues to work with international organisations such as PAHO/WHO and the World Bank Group to improve resilience and sustainability for critical infrastructure, such as hospitals in the Caribbean region.
Professor Jiemin Ding – Vice President China and Central Asia
Jiemin is the Chairman of IStructE’s China Regional Group, a Member of the Structural Awards Judging Panel and the Executive Chief Engineer of Tongji Architectural Design Co Ltd. This is a multi-disciplinary design office with 5,500 employees, based in Shanghai, China.
He is a Ph.D. candidate supervisor in structural engineering at Tongji University and a China National Engineering Survey and Design Master. He possesses a wealth of knowledge and experience and has been devoted to scientific research and design practice in the field of structural engineering.
Jiemin aims to continue to support the Institution’s strategic plans in maintaining professional standards and best practices globally and is eager to work towards attracting more young engineers to join the Institution and promote its mission around the world.
John Price – Vice President India, Middle East and Africa
John is a Senior Resident Engineer at P&T Architects and Engineers Dubai (UAE). A Chartered Structural Engineer (Fellow), excelling in standardizing performance in the built environment, structural design, and associated trades.
Expertise spans retail, industrial, and commercial design, a strong emphasis on health and safety, and mentoring. A dedicated and specialist in site supervision, focusing on “getting things done” and inspiring teams towards continuous development and improvement. Committed to assisting emerging engineers from students to seasoned professionals, empowering them to achieve their goals.
Colin Caprani – Trustee
Dr Colin Caprani CEng, FIStructE, is Head of Structural Engineering at Monash University, Australia. He has considerable industrial and academic experience, having worked as a design structural engineer on a wide range of projects, while his research specialisations involve highway bridge traffic loading; vibration serviceability of footbridges; structural reliability and statistics of extremes. He completed his PhD in bridge engineering in 2005.