Congratulations to all the officers whose elections were confirmed at the meeting and a breakdown of these is available below.

AGM Ballot

Elected by ballot as Ordinary Members on CIHT Council for 3 years

• Fred Amonya
• Steven Carmody
• Claudia Currie
• Tim Cuthbert
• Anita Solanki
• Chris Young

Four candidates stood in the Regional Elections this year, and the following four were elected.

• Nik Bowyer (CIHT South West)
• Stephen Cragg (CIHT Scotland)
• Derek Palmer (CIHT East of England)
• Alex Parkin (CIHT North West)

Furthermore, following the election of Steven Carmody as Vice President, a casual vacancy has to be filled. Council agreed earlier today for the new Council vacancy to be filled by appointing the candidate with the next highest number of votes in this year’s elections. Therefore, the additional Council member that will be taking up the post is Craig Wood.

Prior to the AGM, the Council appointed the below for 2026 – 2027

Nominated Members 2026 – 2027

• Yara Al Hamdan
• Roy Brannen
• Sally Gibbons 
• Ben Handley
• Jimoh Ibrahim
• Chrissy Jacques 
• Rachel Lord  
• Anna Thompson
• Adnan Zameer

Board of Trustees

The new Board of Trustees for 2026-27 was also appointed on 24 June:

• Peter Molyneux, former Major Roads Director at Transport for the North - Chair of the Board of Trustees
• Kate Carpenter, Director of Operational Road Safety, Jacobs - President
• Steven Carmody, Managing Director at Carmody Infrastructure - Vice President and Chair Membership & Member Services Board 
• Mitesh Solanki, Managing Director of Ringway Highways Services - Immediate Past President
• Nik Bowyer, Technical Director, WSP - Honorary Treasurer
• Richard Ward-Jones, Market & Strategy Director, Amey - Chair Appian Trading Board
• Derek Palmer, former Head of Sustainable Transport at TRL - Chair Learned Society & Technical Board 
• Jon Parker, Managing Director, Jon Parker Consultancy - Chair Education & Professional Development Board
• Anne Shaw, CEO, National Transport Authority, Ireland - Trustee without Portfolio
• Jimoh Ibrahim, Principal Consultant, Haskoning - Trustee without Portfolio
• Joanne Roberts, Area Manager, Waterman Aspen - Regional Trustee
• Rachel Lord, Principal Transport Consultant, Tetra Tech - Emerging Professional Trustee

If you require any additional detail on the details announced at the AGM, please contact e: governance@ciht.org.uk