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157TH AGM

STAYING CONNECTED

MEMBERS LOGGED ON FOR OUR
FIRST EVER VIRTUAL AGM
For the first time ever, IGEM held its Annual General Meeting via Other highlights included the annual
videoconference, with members from around the world logging on Summer Ball, held at Warwick Castle, and
to welcome the institution’s new President IGEM’s Annual Conference, Blueprint for
the Future: From Vision to Reality, which
FROM LIVING ROOMS and home review, which I led during my year as explored the future of the gas sector.
offices around the globe, IGEM’s Vice President,” he added. This led to Sadly Antony’s activities as President
members gathered for the 157th AGM – the establishment of a new Executive were stymied by the novel coronavirus,
its first ever held via videoconference. Board, which has allowed IGEM to which wreaked havoc globally. “We have
It took a moment of getting used be more nimble and responsive, had to take some very serious decisions,”
to; the Queen’s loyal greetings being something that became particularly said Antony, “including the decision to
read over Microsoft Teams rather important as global events unfolded. close our building at Kegworth and to
than within the usual surroundings of Antony then recalled his first address react to the changing financial situation
London’s Park Lane Hilton. But before as President, speaking to the attendees by implementing furloughs.”
long, proceedings were well underway. of the Gas Industry Awards. He said: “I
President Antony Green began the gave a call to arms for the gas sector to
meeting with a short moment of silence pull together across the entire supply ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND
for those members of the institution chain and to work together to deliver an ORDINARY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
who have passed away over the last energy transition. But I really spoke a
year and, more generally, to members month too soon because Theresa May, THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED THE FOLLOWING
and their families who have been in the final hours of her premiership, APPOINTMENTS AND DECLARED THE FOLLOWING
touched by the pandemic. announced we would be moving to net OFFICERS DULY ELECTED:
IGEM CEO Neil Atkinson then gave zero, one of the first nations in the world
a brief report on the activities of the to declare such a target. That really fired PRESIDENT 2020-2021
institution throughout 2019, referring the starting gun for all sectors to step up MR D WONG CENG FHKIE FIGEM,
members to the IGEM Annual Review, and work out how we were going to meet GENERAL MANAGER, HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS
Enabling the Transition, Supporting the those reduction targets.”
Profession. This document is available However, the move to net zero also PRESIDENT ELECT 2020-2021
via IGEM’s website and provides delivered a reminder that the industry MR B CLARKE CENG MIET MIGEM,
full details of all of the institution’s cannot let down its guard. Ofgem’s HEAD OF GAS NETWORKS UK, WSP
achievements, including its ground- pronouncements for pro-electric VICE PRESIDENT 2020-2021
breaking hydrogen work, events and solutions inspired the gas industry to MR D PARKIN CENG FIGEM, DIRECTOR,
conferences and how IGEM has grown focus its efforts. Meanwhile climate PROGRESSIVE ENERGY LIMITED
as a trusted voice for the industry. change demonstrations brought energy
Antony followed this with an address sustainability issues to the foreground. ORDINARY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL 2020-2023
about his year in office and his thoughts However, Antony spoke MR D MCLEOD CENG MIGEM
for the future. “It’s been 13 months enthusiastically about the opportunities MR S CRITCHLOW ENGTECH MIGEM
since I took over from Steve Edwards. his presidency afforded him to engage DR B HARTLEY CENG MIGEM
He warned me that time would fly by directly with those involved in climate MR M BLAKE CENG MIMECHE MIGEM
and he was absolutely right,” he began. change activism, in particular the CO-OPTED ADVISORS
“I have to say that I’m very pleased time he spoke alongside Extinction MR P DENNIFF CENG MIMECHE FIGEM
that a lot of work went in up front, in Rebellion’s Alan Charlton at a North East MRS H BUXTON CENG MIMECHE FIGEM
particular regarding the governance & Yorkshire Section event, in October.

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