IED NEWS
NEW EXECUTIVE TEAM FOR THE IED
Dave Castle
FOLLOWING OUR ANNUAL general meeting on 10 July, we’re very excited to welcome a new Chair and two new Vice Chairs to the IED leadership team. IED Founder’s Award-winner Dave Castle IEng RCADMan FIED MBCS CITP is the Institution’s new Chair.
Dave, who works in the defence and aerospace industry, joined the IED as a student member in 1986, won the IED Prize in 1990, and in 2014, became a Fellow and member of the IED Council. In 2018, he was named Vice Chair of the IED Council and a member
REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTITIONER LAUNCHED WE’RE REALLY EXCITED to announce that the IED has recently been granted a licence to award Registered Environmental Practitioner (REnvP) status to our suitably qualified and experienced members. By making everyday decisions within their profession, designers play a vital role in the protection of the environment and sustainability. Whether it’s through materials selection for a product or working on an environmentally focused project, designers can have a huge positive influence on the environmental impact of both products and projects. As a licensed body of the Society for the Environment, the IED has been able to award Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) status for several years and we’re really pleased that we’re now able to extend this professional opportunity to those members working at REnvP level. To find out more about the new REnvP registration, including the competencies required and the assessment process, please contact Linda, our membership manager, at linda@ied.org.uk or on 01373 822 801. ■
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of the Executive Board. Serving on the Membership Committee, he has been conducting interviews for membership, mentoring applicants and leading a number of working parties, including the implementation of GDPR and modernising the IED’s IT systems. He has also conducted a review of Chartered Product Designer submissions and reviewed member assessment paperwork, and is a member of a number of strategic Council teams. Dave is joined by new Vice Chairs Dan Farrell BSc (Hons) MTech CEng FIED, an engineer at the Moulton Bicycle Company, and Dr Ben Watson CEng CTPD CEnv FIED, an innovation leader in corporate research and development at 3M, who will be joining incumbent Vice Chair Phil Bateman EngTech MIED. If you would like to get involved in the exciting community that is the Institution of Engineering Designers, please contact Dave at chair@ied.org.uk. ■
OBITUARY: MIKE OSBORNE IT IS WITH great sadness that the staff and volunteers at the Institution note the passing of Mike Osborne, former secretary and chief executive of the IED. Mike joined the IED in the post of deputy secretary in April 1982, before succeeding Peter Booker as secretary in 1989. Over the next 11 years, he became a Member of the Institution and served as CEO, leading the IED through many developments and changes, both internally and externally. A driven and dedicated leader, Mike had previously served in the military, which showed through in his attention to detail and his passion for order and accountability. His methods for writing procedures and recording events are still used today and our licensing organisations use our practices as a model to share with other professional bodies. In 2000, Mike retired from the position of CEO, but the following year he volunteered to join both the Editorial Committee and Council, on which he served for three years. Mike was a solid, reliable character who was well liked by the volunteers and staff, and he will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with his children, Mark and Jane, his grandchildren and Margaret, his long-term companion. ■
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