
Chris Jenner accepting his Honorary Members certificate at the AGM in 2017.
IGS UK Committee
The IGS U.K. Chapter was the 3rd world wide chapter to be formed in 1987.
The Chapter is supported on a voluntary basis by a committee of individuals from a background of academia, industry and consultancy.
Committee members typically serve a minimum of 2 years and nominations are welcomed for interested parties to join the committee.
The current U.K. Chapter committee comprises the members listed below.
Current IGS UK Committee
Email: committee@igs-uk.org
Katarzyna Zamara
Tensar
Chair

Ian Scotland
Coffey Geotechnics
Vice Chair

Patrick Flood
Juta
Honorary Treasurer

Scott Harvey
Maccaferri
Honorary Secretary

Patricia Guerra-Escobar
Geosynthetic Ltd
Past Chair

Mike Horton
Maccaferri
Membership

Darren Bland
CQA International
Activities

Andy Cracknell
Naue Geosynthetics Ltd.
Chapter Sponsor Liaison

Eugene Gallagher
Coffey Geotechnics Ltd.
Committee Member

Alireza Imani
Naue Geosynthetics Ltd.
Committee Member

Shahid Raza
Wrekin
Committee Member

Bogdan Clifford
ABG Geosynthetics Ltd.
Committee Member

Majid Sedighi
University of Manchester
Committee Member

Chaido Doulala-Rigby
(Yuli)
Tensar
Previous Chair

Gavin O’Brien
ABG Geosynthetics
Committee Member

David Woods
HUESKER
Previous Chair

Andrew Belton
SLR Consulting
Previous Chair

Ian Fraser
TCS
External Consultant

Past Chairs of the Committee
| Alan McGown | 1987 – 1989 |
| Bernard Myles | 1989 – 1991 |
| Terry Ingold | 1991 – 1993 |
| Jim Paul | 1993 – 1995 |
| Steve Corbet | 1995 – 1997 |
| Guy Watts | 1997 – 1999 |
| Chris Jenner | 1999 – 2001 |
| John Greenwood | 2001 – 2003 |
| Derek Smith | 2003 – 2005 |
| Russell Jones | 2005 – 2008 |
| Neil Dixon | 2008 – 2010 |
| Ian Fraser | 2010 – 2012 |
| Peter Assinder | 2012 – 2014 |
| Gary Fowmes | 2014 – 2016 |
| Yuli Doulala-Rigby | 2016 – 2018 |
| Andrew Belton | 2018 – 2020 |
| Patricia Guerra-Escobar | 2020 – 2022 |
| Dave Woods | 2022 – Present |
Honorary Members
D J Ayres
Chris Jenner
Colin J F P Jones
Alan McGown
Bob Warwick


























