Council advises on the strategic and professional direction of the Institution. They also have the power to elect and remove the Board of Trustees.
Council Members find serving on Council a rewarding and enjoyable experience, and a great opportunity to network with fellow professionals.
Ordinary and Regional Council Members serve for three years, after which they must be re-elected in order to continue to serve. If they are re-elected they can then serve for a further three years before they must stand down for at least a year.
CIHT Council nominations for 2026/27 will open in 2026 and the deadline for submission will be 27 February 2026. To put yourself forward you need to complete a nomination form that involves:
To get an idea of the type of information required please see our Example Nomination Form.
If there are more nominations than vacancies available, information from the nomination form will then be used to produce a profile of yourself on an online voting website. A ballot of the membership will take place and the results will be announced at the AGM in June.
Ordinary Member: There will be five vacancies for Ordinary Members of Council for 2026/27. Find out more information or complete the Ordinary Member Nomination form online here. You can also recommend a candidate here.
Regional Member: There are vacancies for Regional Members for 2025/26 in each of the following regions: 1 vacancy for CIHT Northern Ireland, 1 vacancy for West Midlands, 1 vacancy for South East, 1 vacancy for London and 1 vacancy for CIHT East Midlands. Nominees for Regional Members must have a registered address in the Region for which they wish to stand.
Nominations are normally coordinated by the Regional Committees and if you are thinking of standing you should contact your Regional Secretary. You must complete the Council Nomination form 2024 - Regional Members and return it to governance@ciht.org.uk.
Finding Voting Members to support your nomination: Nominations for both Ordinary and Regional members need to be supported by four Voting Members (Full Members, Fellows, Associates, Graduates, Apprentices and Part Time Students). The best way to meet Voting Members is to contact your Regional Secretary.
Any Questions?
If you want to know more then please contact the Governance Team on:
E: governance@ciht.org.uk T: +44 (0)20 7336 1550.
To find out more information about the governance of CIHT please contact e: governance@ciht.org.uk
Start your nomination• President
• Chair of the Board of Trustees
• Vice President
• Three Immediate Past Presidents
• Honorary Treasurer
• Fourteen Ordinary Members
• Fifteen Regional Members
• Two Republic of Ireland Members
• Up to twelve Nominated Members
• A SoRSA representative (observer)
In addition, any Region and Nation outside the UK and Republic of Ireland can appoint up to one voting member to attend and vote at Council.
President 2025-26
Mitesh Solanki BEng(Hons) MSc FCIHT MICE
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Peter Molyneux CEng FCIHT FICE
Vice President
Kate Carpenter BEng CEng MICE FCIHT FSoRSA
Past Presidents
Glenn Lyons PhD BEng MTPS TPP FCIHT
Karen McShane BEng (Hons) CEng FCIHT MICE MIEI MTPS MRPSL
Neil Johnstone EurIng BSc(Hons) MEng CEng FCIHT MICE MIOD
Honorary Treasurer
Simon Hindshaw BSc CEng FICE FCIHT FCIT
Regional Members
Jon Parker CTPP FCIHT – CIHT East Midlands
Derek Palmer MSocSc BA CTPP FCIHT - CIHT East of England
Daniel Jackson BSc FCIHT - CIHT London
Joanne Roberts CEng MCIHT - CIHT North East and Cumbria
Barry Heaps CEng FCIHT MICE BEng - CIHT North West
Kaine Lynch PhD CEng FCIHT - CIHT Northern Ireland
Louise Dougan BEng MSc CEng FCIHT - CIHT Northern Ireland
Stephen Cragg BSc MSc CTPP MCIHT - CIHT Scotland
Kelvin Clarke BSc CEng MICE FCIHT - CIHT Scotland
Graham Pointer PG Cert Bus Admin MPIA CGeog BSc(Hons) FRGS FCIHT - CIHT South East
Nik Bowyer BSc FRGS CTPP MTPS FCIHT CMILT - CIHT South West
Rahul Modhvadia MCIHT - CIHT Cymru Wales
Stephen Tomkins BEng FCIHT - CIHT Cymru Wales
Richard Ward-Jones MCIHT - CIHT West Midlands
Matthew Steele BA(Hons) MSc FRGS FCILT MCIHT - CIHT Republic of Ireland
Myra Lydon MCIHT - CIHT Republic of Ireland
Ordinary Members
Fred Amonya BSc MSc CEng FCIHT
Steve Carmody BSc CEng MICE FCIHT
Naomi Cook BSc MSc FCIHT
Claudia Currie BSc(Hons) MSc CEng CTPP FCILT AIEMA FCIHT FCMI
Jo Field MA MPhil FCIHT
Mark Harrison BA MSc MCIHT
Eric Hill FSoRSA FCIHT
Owen Jenkins BSc FCIHT
Agnieszka Jezierska MSc CEng MCIHT
Antony Kivistik BSc MSc CEng CTPP MCIHT
Louise McMahon AMCIHT
Anne Shaw BSc FCIHT
Dennis Symons EngTech FIHE MCIHT FSoRSA RegRSA (IHE)
Chris Young FCIHT
Nominated Members
Sally Gibbons MEng MCIHT
Darran Kitchener BEng FCIHT CMILT
Anna Delvecchio MCIHT
Rachel Lord MCIHT CTPP
Yara Al Hamdan AMCIHT
Ben Handley MCIHT
Jimoh Ibrahim MCIHT MSoRSA
Adnan Zameer MEng MCIHT
Lauren Allington BA(Hons) MSc MCIHT
Poppy Kennedy
SoRSA Representative (Observer)
Christopher Gooch BSc FCIHT CMILT FSoRSA
Becoming a CIHT Council Member gives you an opportunity to determine the strategic and professional direction of your Institution. Council acts as a sounding board for CIHT policy development and hosts outside speakers who contribute to debate, helping to shape CIHT positioning on specific issues. Recent topics included a presentation on reshaping UK transport policy from Transport for the North’s David Levene and a discussion around the Societal Readiness Awareness with Dr Lara Salinas.
Download a summary and FAQs on Your Role as a Council Member
If you want to know more then please contact the Governance Team on:
E: governance@ciht.org.uk T: +44 (0)20 7336 1550.
To find out more information about the governance of CIHT please contact e: governance@ciht.org.uk
