CEO Alasdair Coates to leave the Engineering Council
09/02/2023
After nearly six years of service to the Engineering Council, Alasdair Coates BEng(Hons) MSc CEng FICE MCIHT CMIOSH has decided to retire from the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Chair Professor Chris Atkin said: “I count myself extremely fortunate to have been able to work with Alasdair during this period. He has presented a calm and assured face to the professional engineering community and has, in particular, worked hard to maintain and enhance the Engineering Council’s role as a critical friend as well as the regulator.
“This has allowed us to move forward by expert consensus in areas of critical importance to registrants, to the professional engineering community and to society at large. Alasdair’s leadership of the Engineering Council during the pandemic and his sure handling of our relationships with partners in the International Engineering Alliance (IEA) are also evidence of his distinctive, collegiate style of leadership. He leaves the Engineering Council team assured, empowered and confident to take the organisation forward under a new CEO.”
Alasdair said: “It has been an honour and privilege to lead the Engineering Council over these last six years and deciding to retire was a hard decision. Not least because I have been very fortunate to work with such a great team of staff, trustees and stakeholder colleagues in delivering our strategic plans and helping to build the future strategic themes for the Engineering Council around diversity and inclusion, digital innovation, international and engineering and society.”
The recruitment of a new CEO has been initiated and it is anticipated that the new CEO will take on the role between Easter 2023 and the Engineering Council’s next AGM in June 2023.
The Trustees and staff of the Engineering Council thank Alasdair for his leadership under often challenging circumstances and wish him well for the future.
