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Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)

ICE Council

ICE Council 2019

The Trustees are supported by a Council, which approves the Trustee Board members and are themselves directly elected by the members.

How does our Council work?

The Council has an essential role in representing the views of the membership to the Trustee Board. It also debates issues of relevance to civil engineering, the Institution and society, to understand and recognise the implications of the changing nature of civil engineering and to support the Trustees in ensuring ICE is considered a global centre of excellence championing the role civil engineering plays at the heart of society.

If you’re an ICE member, you can access summaries of Council meetings.

Meet our Council

Council is made up of 38 members from different countries and grades of membership. Every year, certain positions on our Council become available, so members can stand for these positions. They receive votes from other ICE members.

Council members serve for three years and are directly elected by the membership.

ICE President

Our president promotes the institution and the profession in the UK and around the world. ICE has a different president every year.

ICE Trustees

Find out who our trustees are and how they govern ICE.

See our trustees

Andrew Wyllie CBE FREng MBA BSc CEng FICE CCMI

Andrew Wyllie

President 2018 - 19

Andrew is Chief Executive of Costain Group PLC, the smart infrastructure solutions company. Prior to taking up this role in 2005, he worked for Taylor Woodrow where he was Managing Director of the construction business and was a member of the Group Executive Committee.

He worked for several years on a variety of major contracts in Saudi Arabia, Ghana, the Falklands and Malaysia, as well as projects in the United Kingdom.

In addition, Andrew is a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Yorkshire Water and was previously a Non-Executive Director of Scottish Water.

Andrew has an MBA from London Business School, is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institute of Directors and the British American Project. He is also a member of the CBI Infrastructure Board and a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute.

Andrew was awarded a CBE for services to Engineering and Construction.

Council members

There are 38 members on the ICE Council. The President chairs the Council and the following are Council members. Members serve until the November of the year shown.

  • Paul Sheffield

    Paul Sheffield CBE BSc CEng FICE
    Senior Vice President 2018 – 19
    Member of Council and the Trustee Board

  • Steven Balliston

    Steven Balliston HND EngTech MICE
    General Member of Council and the Trustee Board
    2019

  • Norman Frederick BRENT

    Norman Frederick BRENT BSc Eng (Hons) FICE
    Regional Member of Council representing ICE South East England
    2019

  • David Caiden

    David Caiden BSc CEng FICE FHKIE FIEAust FASCE ACIArb PE
    General Member of Council
    2019

  • Matthew James Colton

    Matthew James Colton BEng (Hons) CEng FICE CPPM MAIPM MAICD
    International Member of Council representing Asia Pacific - non Hong Kong
    2020

  • Blessing Danha

    Blessing Danha MEng (Hons) CEng MICE
    General Member of Council
    2021

  • Teresa June Frost

    Teresa June Frost IEng FICE
    General Member of Council and the Trustee Board
    2019

  • Zoë Henderson

    Zoë Henderson MEng GMICE
    Graduate Member of Council
    2020

  • Giedre JURKONYTE

    Giedre JURKONYTE MEng (Hons) GMICE
    Graduate Member of Council
    2021

  • Stephen Lonsdale Larkin

    Stephen Lonsdale Larkin BEng (Hons) MSc CEng MICE
    Regional Member of Council representing ICE North East
    2020

  • Claire Louise OLIVER

    Claire Louise OLIVER BE (Hons) CEng MICE
    Regional Member of Council representing ICE London
    2019

  • Nicola Elizabeth ROBINS

    Nicola Elizabeth ROBINS MEng (Hons)
    Graduate Member of Council
    2019

  • Gareth John Walker

    Gareth John Walker BEng (Hons) MSc CEng MICE
    General Member of Council
    2020

  • Lord Robert Mair

    Professor Lord Robert Mair CBE FREng FICE FRS
    Immediate Past President 2017 – 18
    Member of Council

  • John Robert Beck

    John Robert Beck MBA CEng FICE FRICS MCIArb DipLaw
    General Member of Council
    2021

  • Karen Ann Britton

    Karen Ann Britton MEng (Hons) CEng MICE
    General Member of Council and the Trustee Board
    2020

  • Kate Cairns

    Kate Cairns BEng (Hons) DIC MSc CEng FICE
    General Member of Council
    2019

  • Martin Crapper

    Martin Crapper BSc MSc PhD CEng FICE CWEM MPWI MCIWEM FHEA
    General Member of Council
    2021

  • Stephen James Dellow

    Stephen James Dellow BEng CEng CWEM FICE FCIWEM FCIHT MTPS
    General Member of Council
    2020

  • Richard John Giffen

    Richard John Giffen BEng (Hons) PE FASCE CEng FICE
    International Member of Council representing Americas
    2020

  • Ronald Thomas Hunter

    Ronald Thomas Hunter BSc (Hons) CEng MICE MCIHT
    Regional Member of Council representing ICE Scotland
    2019

  • Emma Julia Kent

    Emma Julia Kent MEng (Hons) CEng MICE MIStructE
    General Member of Council
    2020

  • Andrew George McNaughton

    Andrew George McNaughton FREng CEng FICE
    General Member of Council and the Trustee Board
    2019

  • Brenda Marie O’LOAN

    Brenda Marie O’LOAN BEng (Hons) CEng MICE MAPM MIEI
    Regional Member of Council representing ICE Northern Ireland
    2021

  • Helen Julia Samuels

    Helen Julia Samuels BEng (Hons) MSc CEng FICE
    General Member of Council
    2019

  • Jeffrey Ashurst

    Jeffrey Ashurst CEng FICE MCIWEM CWEM MAPM
    Regional Member of Council representing ICE North West
    2021

  • Edward Philip Bingham

    Edward Philip Bingham CEng FICE
    Regional Member of Council representing ICE East Midlands
    2021

  • Richard Ian Philip Burleigh

    Richard Ian Philip Burleigh BSc CEng FICE
    International Member of Council representing Europe and Central Asia
    2019

  • Patrick Chan

    Patrick Chan BSc (Eng) MBA PhD CEng FICE MIStuctE FHKIE
    International Member of Council representing ICE Hong Kong
    2020

  • Gary Brian Cutts

    Gary Brian Cutts BEng (Hons) CEng MICE
    Regional Member of Council representing ICE South West
    2021

  • Mark James Downes

    Mark James Downes CEng MICE
    Regional Member of Council representing ICE West Midlands
    2021

  • David Leonard GOODLIFF

    David Leonard GOODLIFF Eur Ing BEng (Hons) MSc CEng FICE MCIOB FPWI
    Regional Member of Council representing ICE East of England
    2019

  • Mark Esdaile Jamieson

    Mark Esdaile Jamieson BEng (Hons) CEng FICE
    International Member of Council representing Middle East and Africa
    2020

  • Damian John KILBURN

    Damian John KILBURN BEng (Hons) MSc (Eng) FICE
    Regional Member of Council representing ICE Yorkshire and Humber
    2019

  • Geoffrey Stephen Ogden

    Geoffrey Stephen Ogden BEng (Hons) CEng FICE
    Regional Member of Council representing ICE Wales
    2020

  • Lucy Rew

    Lucy Rew MEng (Hons) CEng FICE
    General Member of Council
    2021

  • Neil Sandberg

    Neil Sandberg BSc (Hons) MBA CEng FICE
    General Member of Council
    2021

ICE Council Elections 2019

Our members around the world elect ICE's Council members. We hold elections every year when about one third of Council member seats are available. These places are usually for a three-year term, to replace members whose term of service has finished.

Council vacancies

The vacancies for the 2019 Council Elections are as follows:

Vacancies Elected by Candidate eligibility criteria Sponsor requirements
6 general members Professionally qualified members worldwide Fellow, member and technician member

(not open to graduate or student members)		 5 sponsors per candidate
Members may sponsor up to two candidates
Sponsors can be from ICE fellow, member and technician grades
(NB technician members are eligible to sponsor technician candidates only)
5 regional members
vacancies for this year are within:
  • East of England
  • London
  • Scotland
  • South East
  • Yorkshire and Humber
 Professionally qualified members in the relevant region Fellow, member and technician member

Candidates must have voting rights in the relevant region.

(not open to graduate or student members)		 5 sponsors per candidate
Members may sponsor up to two candidates
Sponsors can be from ICE fellow, member and technician grades
Sponsors must have voting rights in the relevant region
(NB technician members are eligible to sponsor technician candidates only)
1 international member
to represent Europe and Central Asia		 Professionally qualified members in this international area Fellow, member, associate member and technician member

A candidate’s registered ICE address must be within Europe or Central Asia

(not open to graduate or student members)		 5 sponsors per candidate
Sponsors can be from ICE fellow, member, associate member and technician grades
A sponsor’s registered ICE address must be within Europe or Central Asia
(NB technician members are eligible to sponsor technician candidates only)
1 graduate member Graduate members ICE graduate member

(not open to student members)		 5 sponsors per candidate from ICE graduate members
 

Sponsors

A member may sponsor up to two candidates. The sponsor must be a paid up ICE member. Sponsors need to meet the eligibility criteria and will need to read the notes in section C of the nomination form before confirming his/her support.

Nomination Form

Please submit your nomination form with the support of your five sponsors to the ICE Council Office by 29 March 2019.

Election Timetable

Voting for the 2019 Council Elections is open from 3 June until 16 July 1200 GMT.

The results will be announced at ICE’s AGM on 23 July 2019 and elected candidates will take office from 5 November 2019.

Becoming a member of Council

To find out more about what's needed to stand for election, please download a copy of our election rules document.

Further information

If you would like to find out more about Council nominations elections, please contact the Council Office on +44 (0)20 7665 2002/2077 or at council@ice.org.uk.

Voting method

ICE uses the Electoral Reform Services (ERS) to manage our ballot process so the votes are secure.

The ballot is run online for most members. The ERS only sends out a paper ballot when:

  • A member has 'opted in' to receive a postal ballot
  • A member has not provided ICE with an email address

Opting out of online voting

To opt out of online voting:

  • Go to your MyICE profile
  • Click on the + sign next to ‘Ballot & Voting Options’ and tick the box to request the postal vote

Information and contacts

If you'd like to find out more about the Council election, please contact the Council Office on +44 (0)20 7665 2077/2002 or at council@ice.org.uk.

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