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JOSEPH SARGENT
GRADE: Chartered Member
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GORDON CORBETT
GRADE: Management Associate
SECTION: London, Southern & Eastern Journal of the Institution of
AGE: 94 Gas Engineers and Managers

WILLIAM NOTMAN
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to make it easier to release
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AGE: 83 OCTOBER 2018
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DNV GL APPOINTS TIM ROFF TO LEAD AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
EXPANSION IN UK GAS SECTOR
DNV GL, the technical advisor to Covers.indd 1 20/09/2018 12:48
the global oil and gas industry,
has appointed Tim Roff as market Patron Produced and designed
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Her Majesty The Queen
sector leader for the UK onshore + 44 (0) 203 900 0145
gas industry. His role will focus President E: gi@syonmedia.com
on developing and introducing Steve Edwards www.syonmedia.com
new DNV GL services to the BSc MIGEM
owners and operators of the gas President Elect
network infrastructure. Antony Green
Tim has more than 25 years’ CEng FIGEM CWEM
experience in technical, FCIWEM MIW
managerial, and commercial roles © Published by IGEM
and he previously worked with the HSE and the Health and Vice-President T: +44(0)1509 678 159
Duncan Wong
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Safety Laboratory. He joins DNV GL with a strong track CEng MIGEM
record of providing safety, risk, and R&D services to the UK IGEM House,
gas industry, broader energy and infrastructure sectors, Honorary Secretary 26 & 28 High Street,
and chemical and manufacturing industries. Gordon Davies Kegworth
DNV GL is currently working with Northern Gas CEng FIGEM Derby
Networks (NGN) on the H21 project to support the safety Chief Executive Officer DE74 2DA.
case to convert the UK gas distribution network to Neil Atkinson Registered Charity No.
hydrogen. In addition, the company’s Spadeadam Research CEng FIChemE HonFSE 214011
and Test Centre, in Cumbria, is involved in critical studies
to identify any modifications to operational working Editorial Enquiries: ISSN 1755-5477
Sharon Baker-Hallam
practices that may need to be considered as part of the BA Hons AIGEM It is believed that the
quantitative risk analysis assessment. T: +44(0)1509 678 186 statements made in
Separately from H21, DNV GL is also co-leading the E: sharon@igem.org.uk this publication are
European HYREADY project to develop guidelines for based on accurate and
transmission and distribution system operators to prepare Advertising Enquiries reliable information. The
views expressed are not
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their natural gas networks and operations for the T: +44(0)20 3900 0147 necessarily those of the
injection of hydrogen. E: gi@syonmedia.com publisher. No liability can be
Commenting on his appointment, Tim said: “In order to accepted for any error or
grow and prosper through the energy transition, the UK Subscription Enquiries omission.
onshore gas sector must overcome challenges to provide a Jane Murphy
T: +44(0)1442 820 580
more affordable, reliable and sustainable gas supply to UK E: subs@webscribe.co.uk
homes and businesses. Our key approach, in partnership
with infrastructure owners and operators, is to drive Subscription rates
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services to improve levels of customer satisfaction.” Overseas: £169.99 ($266)
per annum
Tim is a Chartered Engineer and member of both IGEM
and the Institution of Civil Engineers. He holds a MBA from
Loughborough Business School of Economics and an MSc
in Engineering Geology from the University of Leeds. ■ Unless stated all images are credited to Shutterstock.com

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