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IGEM Presidential Talk cum New Members’ Reception

Highlights:

The IGEM Presidential Talk cum New Members’ Reception was successfully held on 4 March 2016 in Hong Kong. Mr Chris Clarke delivered his talk on “Asset Management in the UK”, introducing the ISO 55001 that launched in the Wales & West Utilities in 2014 to the participants. The principles to measure the operational performance were also discussed. Participants actively raised questions and fostered discussions in the question and answer session after the insightful sharing by Mr Chris Clarke.

Following the Presidential Talk, a New Members’ Reception (Hong Kong session) was arranged for the new IGEM members in Hong Kong. All new members including Chartered Member, Incorporated Member and Graduate Members received certificates from the President, introducing them to the IGEM Family.  

There were more than 60 attendees in this event. A souvenir was presented to Mr. Chris Clarke by Ir James Kwan, Past IGEM President and Founding Chairman of IGEM Far East District Section to thank him for visiting the Section and delivering the Talk to our members.

Speaker:

Mr. Chris Clarke, IGEM President (2015-16)

 

A Chartered Engineer and experienced operations manager, Chris has over 25 years experience within the UK gas industry. This has included posts in planning, design, and construction prior to becoming Head of HS&E for the newly formed Wales & West Utilities in 2005. More recently, Chris has been appointed as Director of Asset Management, Safety & Environment.

 

Chris has a BSc Honours degree in Natural Gas Engineering, is member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH), Member of the Institute of Asset Managers and is a Fellow of the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (FIGEM). 

 

Chris is the chairman of the GNCF (Gas Network Cooperation Forum) which is the forum of Gas Distribution Network policy directors. It focuses on safety and reliability issues, such as the common gas industry policies, reviewing incidents and providing a single point of contact for the industry. The GNCF is supported by the Energy Networks Association.

 

Chris is President of the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM). IGEM is the Chartered body that provides registration to Chartered and Incorporated engineers working in the industry and the industry standards.

 

For enquiries, please contact Mr Oscar Au (oscar.au@towngas.com) or Mr Jonathan Ng (jonathan.ng@towngas.com).

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