New CIBSE Officers, Board Members and Council Members take office each year from the AGM in June. Officers and Board Members serve on the Board, the Institution’s governing body, which comprises seven Officers (President, President Elect, three Vice-Presidents, Honorary Treasurer and Immediate Past President) and five Board Members.
From the AGM in June 2026, Dave Cooper will step up from President Elect to President, and Vince Arnold will become the Immediate Past President CIBSE’s By-Laws and Regulations require that all candidates for Officer and Board Member vacancies arising at the AGM be considered by the Nominations Panel. Members from all sections of the Institution are invited to put themselves forward for consideration.
The Panel gives careful thought to its recommendations, and seeks to reflect Charity Commission guidance by nominating a range of candidates with the skills and experience required to fulfil the Board’s role as the governing body of a significant registered charity.
It also seeks to ensure that the Board includes a balance of representation from different industry sectors.
Having considered the advice of the Panel, the Board then nominates candidates for President Elect and Board Member vacancies.
The Board’s nominated candidates for vacancies arising at the AGM in June 2026 are:
President Elect: Mike Burton CEng FCIBSE;
Honorary Treasurer: Les Copeland FCIBSE;
Members of the Board: Eimear Moloney CEng FCIBSE, Edith Blennerhassett CEng FCIBSE.
The Board, having considered the Nominations Panel’s advice, also appoints three Vice-Presidents to take office at the next AGM. These appointments are normally made from those who serve, or have served, on the Board, and all those listed below are current or past Officers or Board Members.
The Board’s appointments to take office in these roles from the June 2026 AGM are:
Vice-Presidents: David Stevens CEng FCIBSE; Vincent Ma CEng FCIBSE; Peter Anderson CEng FCIBSE.
The Council is a larger consultative body that advises the Board on CIBSE policy. It includes representatives of Regions, Societies, Groups, Networks, Standing Committees, and elected members, who serve a three-year term.
The Board operates a similar procedure for election as that applying to Board members, and two corporate positions and one non-corporate position are available for election each year.
The Board, having considered the advice of the Nominations Panel, agreed to nominate the following for vacancies arising at the June 2026 AGM:
Members of Council: Brian Goldsmith (Corp);Gita Maruthayanar (Corp); Max McCone (Non-Corp)