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IGEM NEWS | Section Chairs

Meet your Section Chairs

David Butler Sam Wilson Ben Kuchta Tommy Knott Chris Hogg David McLeod

IRISH SECTION would also like to encourage younger Chair for 2018/19 and this year he and
DAVID BUTLER members to become more active in the committee are planning a series of
David has been working within the the Section and to attend events. events, ranging from technical paper
natural gas industry since his final evenings with keynote speakers to
year in university, 1994/95. He has industry site visits across the region.
gained experience across gas MIDLANDS SECTION The ever-popular Section Christmas
distribution, being responsible for the BEN KUCHTA lunch is set to take place on 12
design, build and management of a Ben Kuchta is an award-winning December and is a great opportunity
significant portion of the Phoenix inventor and entrepreneur with a to network with colleagues across
Natural Gas network in Greater global portfolio. He is one of the the industry.
Belfast. He has specialised in network youngest Chartered Engineers within
design and modelling, asset IGEM and has nearly a decade of
management and system control. experience within gas utilisation, NORTH EAST & YORKSHIRE
In his current role as Head of product development and SECTION
Engineering for SGN Natural Gas, he is management. CHRIS HOGG
responsible for the development and He established Quantic Corporation Chris spent his early career with the
delivery of a natural gas distribution Limited in 2010 and, after working Royal Marines, followed by operations
system to the towns in the west of as a Gas Safe Registered technician, he management roles in Southern and
Northern Ireland. became the Managing Director in Eastern Africa. Returning to the UK, he
For 2018/19, the Irish Section plans 2012. furthered his operational experience
to host a series of industry During his career Ben met with before joining Northern Gas Networks
presentations and technical visits families devastated by carbon (NGN) as a Network Planner.
across Northern Ireland and the monoxide poisoning and decided to He has since gone on to manage the
Republic of Ireland. help reduce the deaths, injuries and network planning team and is now
costs of this silent killer by funding NGN’s Supply Assurance Lead,
and designing a new technology that working on long term strategy and
LONDON, SOUTHERN & can turn off defective gas boilers. projects from biomethane to HS2.
EASTERN SECTION He said: “It’s a great pleasure for me He also has a keen interest in the
SAM WILSON to chair the Midlands Section and I future role of gas in the energy mix
Sam Wilson is Director of UK look forward to exploring and and has been part of a number of
Operations for ULC Robotics, celebrating our industry through the projects on the subject.
responsible for the operational exciting events we have lined up He aims to build on the work the
deployment of ULC’s new and existing throughout the year, which will North East & Yorkshire Section has
technologies. include modern manufacturing, future done in recruiting new members and
Sam started his engineering career fuels and infrastructure coupled with is looking forward to providing a
as a Mechanical Engineering competitions.” broad range of events for members to
Apprentice in the British Ministry of participate in.
Defence, completing two Advanced
Modern Apprenticeships and a HNC in NORTH WEST SECTION
Mechanical Engineering. TOMMY KNOTT SCOTTISH SECTION
He joined SGN’s Management Tommy has more than 15 years’ DAVID MCLEOD
Trainee Programme in 2008 and is experience working in a management David is a Chartered Engineer with
currently seeking professional role within the gas industry, initially IGEM and has an MSc with Distinction
registration as a Chartered Engineer working for Fusion Provida as a Depot in Gas Engineering and Management
through IGEM. Manager and gas specialist. Following from the University of Salford and a
During his year as Chair, Sam wants his move to the Future Energy Group first class degree in Construction
to ensure the Section continues to in 2016, as Plant and Fleet Manager, (Project) Management from Heriot
provide high quality technical visits he has been heavily involved in Watt University in Edinburgh.
and that these events are available to improving the group’s supply chain. In 2009, he joined SGN as a
all members across the region. He Tommy is continuing in the role of Graduate Management Trainee and

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