The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) is pleased to announce the inauguration of Dr Susan Sharland as its new President for 2015/16.

Dr Sharland was welcomed into the role at an inauguration held at CIHT’s Britannia Walk office in London.

Sue’s theme for the year is ‘Intelligent Transport in a Connected World’. This looks at the opportunity to improve transport and mobility with technology and innovation.
CIHT will be exploring and developing the theme over the next 12 months with a particular focus on:

•    what transport will look like in the future and the skills needed to deliver it
•    using innovation and technology to improve transport network accessibility
•    shaping the transport and innovation agenda

Sue Sharland said:

“As an organisation CIHT is always looking to provide a better service for members and society as a whole. Our organisation and industry is changing and transport, infrastructure and technology should be considered in a much broader context.

“CIHT has an important leadership role in promoting intelligent transport in a connected world. We will be highlighting CIHT’s role to everybody involved in transport infrastructure, including complementary sectors such as telecoms and utilities.”

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Notes for editors

Dr Susan Sharland, CIHT President 2015 - 16

Sue Sharland was elected President of the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation in June 2015 after serving as a vice president since 2013.

Sue has been a Fellow of CIHT since 2001, joined Council in 2007 and became a trustee in 2008. She initially served on the Transport Policy Board and she was appointed Chair in 2008. She then chaired the Membership and Skills Strategy Board from 2010 to 2014.

Sue’s theme for the year is Intelligent Transport in a Connected World. This looks at the opportunity to improve transport and mobility with technology and innovation. It spans transport infrastructure, planning, vehicles and, importantly, society’s changing requirements and expectations, driven by access to smart technology and new business models.

Sue is currently a Non-Executive Director for a number of organisations, including the Transport Systems Catapult and the Vehicle Certification Agency of the Department for Transport. She is the former Chief Executive of both TRL Limited and the Transport Research Foundation, positions she held from 2001 - 2013.

She was previously a senior manager within AEA Technology plc, where she led a number of areas including consultancy, risk management and engineering software in a wide range of industries including energy, aviation and oil and gas.

Sue started her career as a mathematical modeller, working in a number of fields including waste management and corrosion of metals.

Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation

CIHT is a membership organisation representing those who work in the highways and transportation sector.

CIHT members plan, design, build, operate and maintain best-in-class transport systems and infrastructure, whilst respecting the imperatives of improving safety, ensuring economic competitiveness and minimising environmental impact.

CIHT supports its member's professional endeavours by:
• offering training, information, professional development and support
• promoting the value added to society by the profession
• being the focused voice to Governments and other decision makers on transportation expertise and knowledge.

For more information please contact:

Daniel Isichei, Director of Communications
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