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MEET YOUR SECTION CHAIRS

Let’s say hello to your Section Chairs for 2020/2021 within the network.
A Chartered Engineer and a Fellow
Far East District Section training and engineers at UK industry of IGEM, Andrew has over 40 years
Pak-kin Cheung forums, in particular through his strong of industry experience, working
Pak-kin joined association with IGEM. He is a member as a Distribution Asset Manager,
the Hong Kong of the IGEM Executive Board, an IGEM Transmission Planning Manager,
and China Council member and a Trustee. Distribution Network Planning Manager
Gas Company A keen sportsperson, Phil once and in various operational roles.
Ltd in 1977. enjoyed a golf lesson from the legendary He is a member of the RIIO-GD2
Throughout American professional golfer, Arnold management team with overall
his 43 years of Palmer. He said: “I have a fairly broad responsibility for the GD2 repex and capex
service in the knowledge about our industry and components of SGN’s business plan and
company, he has accumulated a solid will do my very best to look after the is responsible for regulatory reporting
foundation of technical knowledge interests of both our Industrial Affiliates to Ofgem and HSE. Andrew is also a
and work experience in installation, and IGEM during my term in office.” director of the Gas Industry Safety
inspection and maintenance of gas Group (GISG), the go-to organisation for
appliances in both the residential and carbon monoxide (CO) safety.
commercial sectors. Irish Section
He is currently General Manager of James McStravóg
Customer Maintenance Services and James is a Midlands Section
has been an active member of IGEM Chartered Lucy Ritchie
since joining in 2012. He has been a Engineer with Lucy is an
FEDS committee member for six years over 11 years’ accomplished
and is also a member of the Hong Kong experience in client and
Institution of Engineers and a member of the natural gas stakeholder
the Gas Safety Advisory Committee under distribution engagement
the Hong Kong Gas Safety Ordinance. industry. specialist who
He said: “It is my great honor to be James is the Principal Engineer for works with
elected as the Chair of the Far East Kier, the main contractor for the three key clients
District Section (FEDS). I am indebted gas distribution companies currently across the gas, power, water, waste
to last year’s Chair Eddie Pak for the operating in the North of Ireland. He management and supply chain on
excellent foundation he has laid down. joined Kier (then known as McNicholas providing solutions to address the skills
Together with the talented Section Construction) in 2009 as a Graduate challenges faced by the energy and
committee, I am confident that we can Engineer, achieving Chartered Engineer utility sector.
grow the FEDS community and bring in status with IGEM in 2012. Her clients within the gas industry
more value to our members and other In this role, James is heavily involved include companies working across the
stakeholders of the local gas industry in in the design and development of gas sector, from those who produce,
the year ahead.” engineering solutions, as well as transport and distribute the gas through
providing technical engineering to those working with the customer
guidance and support to the operations on the installation and utilisation end.
Industrial Affiliates Section teams to ensure all on-site activities Within her current portfolio she also
Phil Jenkins comply with regulatory, health and works with energy suppliers, DNOs and
Phil is Director safety and best practice standards. meter operators involved in the smart
of South meter implementation programme,
Wales’ Gas future technologies and smart
Assessment & London, Southern & Eastern Section infrastructure.
Training Centre. Andrew Musgrave She works in collaboration with gas
A Member Andrew is Head distribution networks to help employers
Manager of Engineering within the gas industry attract, develop
with IGEM, and Network and maintain a sustainable, skilled
Phil plays a lead role in compliance, Strategy with workforce. Recent successes include
quality management and assessments SGN, leading the being appointed by the Department for
verification, alongside his day-to-day network strategy Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Managing Director role. and engineering (BEIS) to develop a ‘competency
Phil represents the interests of policy teams framework’ as part of the government’s

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