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Notice - Trustee Board and Council election results 2017

Institution News Team

Carolyn Griffiths is elected President
Carolyn Griffiths is elected President

Read the official results of the Institution's 2017 Trustee Board and Council elections.

Trustee Board

The total number of votes cast was 9,754 being 14.8% of the ballot papers sent to Corporate and Associate Members.  The number of votes cast online was 4,440 (45%)

The total number of votes found to be invalid were:
222 for the President-Elect panel
510 for the Vice-Presidents panel
593 for the International Vice-President panel
801 for the Ordinary Members panel
1,228 for the Ordinary Member (Under 30) panel

The names of the successful candidates are:

President:    GRIFFITHS, Carolyn 

President-Elect:   BAKER, Geoff

Vice-Presidents:   JOESBURY, Eur Ing Ian
                               SMITH, Rob

International
Vice-President:   LAU, Professor Alan

Ordinary Members:   CLARKE, Heather
                                      RIVERS, Helena 

Ordinary Member
(Under 30):                 SULEYMAN, Salma 

Council

The total number of votes cast was 9,754 being 14.8% of the ballot papers sent to Corporate and Associate Members.  The number of votes cast online was 4,440 (45%).

The total number of votes found to be invalid were:
844 for the Ordinary Members of Council – Fellows panel
901 for the Ordinary Members of Council – Members panel  

The names of the successful Council candidates in alphabetical order are:

Fellows:  DAWES, Rodney
                 HUNT, Eur Ing Ronald 
                 KESHMIRI, Dr Amir
                 LOWTHER, Commander Eur Ing Christopher  
                 RIVERS, Helena 

Members:  DEMEULENAERE, Eur Ing Xavier
                    EVANS, Simon
                    GARSIDE, Matthew
                    KHASTGIR, Siddartha

The Voting in this and previous elections was as follows:

2017   Return of 14.8%
2016 Return of 14.5%  
2015   Return of 13.9%
2014   Return of 14.8%
2013   Return of 14.2%

Stephen Tetlow
Chief Executive 
24 May 2017

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