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education and industry, and early within the gas industry. He holds a BEng member, Gary is also an IGEM trustee,
career and professional registration; (Hons) degree in Mechanical and Power a member of the Social Housing
skills development – improving the Plant Systems from Glasgow Caledonian Working Group and represents Ovo
capabilities of our next generation of University and became involved with Energy at MAMCOP, ISSG and the
engineers and managers, and hydrogen IGEM in 2016, joining the Scottish Large Business Forum.
enablement – providing members with Section Committee before advancing to
opportunities to engage and shape the the position of Vice President. Andrew Musgrave
hydrogen mission. London, Southern & Eastern Section
Andy Fuller
Pak-kin Cheung North East & Yorkshire Section
Far East District Section

Andrew is Head of Engineering and
Network Strategy at SGN, where he
Andy started out as a heating engineer has worked for 40 years in various
Pak-kin joined the Hong Kong and apprentice when he left school and has roles including as Distribution Asset
China Gas Co Ltd in 1977 and is stayed pretty much in that line of work Manager, Transmission Planning
currently the General Manager for ever since, working across a diverse Manager, Distribution Network
Customer Maintenance Services. range of activities. When he moved Planning Manager and in various
Throughout his 44 years of service completely into the gas industry, he operational roles. As part of his
at the company, he has accumulated worked as a Transco Service Engineer current role, Andrew is responsible
solid technical knowledge and work (TSE), working across domestic and for the strategic direction of SGN’s
experience in installation, inspection industrial installations and dipping his asset investments, with particular
and maintenance of gas appliances in toe into NVQ assessor and management responsibility for the mains
both the residential and commercial roles. After some time, he moved into replacement programme, as well as for
sectors. Pak-kin has been an active the integrity management realm and engineering policies and procedures
member of IGEM since joining in 2012 then, following some time away from that guide SGN’s operations and
and has been the Section’s management onshore pipelines and looking at engineering activities. He is also a
committee member for eight years. offshore and international clients, Andy director of the Gas Industry Safety
Discussing continuing his role as chair, returned back to the North East where Group (GISG).
Pak-kin said that he is “confident that he eventually ended up working with
we can bring another fruitful and (and being mentored by) an enviable Sean Noonan
rewarding session to our members in team of specialists at PIE Ltd. South West Section
the year ahead”.
Gary Hesketh
Stuart McLeod Industrial Affiliates
Scottish Section

Sean began his career in 1993 as a
trainee, moving swiftly through the
ranks at Steve Vick International to
Gary’s career began in 1983, when he become a Contract Engineer, then a
Stuart McLeod is an Incorporated joined Talesouth Ltd as a plumbing Senior Manager. Since 2009, he has held
Engineer and is currently Policy apprentice. He joined the Ovo Energy positions in the senior management
Engineer at Energy Assets, where he team in 2019 as the Gas Technical team, where he acquired more
provides assistance and guidance to Lead and progressed to the role of responsibility in 2010 when he took on
other parts of the business, providing Senior Policy, Procedure and Strategy his current role as Operations Director.
clarification of the requirements Manager for the safety and technical Sean is a Fellow Member of IGEM and
of appropriate legislation, external compliance department of the Ovo has been a member of the South West
standards and company procedures. Smart Meter group. His role includes Section Committee since 2005, also
In addition, Stuart has a proven track the creation of safe working practices having previously been South West
record in learning and deploying new and policies, and the promotion of Section Chair for the 2012-2013 and
engineering and management skills efficiency innovations. An EngTech 2013-14 periods.

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