CIBSE NEWS Stephen Matthews formally retires from CIBSE Past presidents pay tribute to CIBSE chief executives 15 years leading the Institution IBSEs chief executive Stephen Matthews DL FRSA CEng FCIBSE FIMeche will formally step down this month, after 15 years as the head of the Institution. He will hand over to Ruth Carter, who was previously managing director of Telegraph Media, at the CIBSE AGM on 6 May. Current CIBSE President Stuart Macpherson said: Stephen rose to the challenge of the last year with the energy and determination of a man who had just taken on the CEO role. Past CIBSE Presidents also paid tribute. Terry Wyatt said: Stephen has enabled nothing short of a complete transformation of our industry in every aspect, from training to delivery, setting standards for performance and targets towards the environmental and energy performances that are so crucially required. While David Hughes said: Stephen has proven to be a friend and wise advocate to everyone, not only to staff and members within our organisation. Matthews joined CIBSE as chief executive in 2006 after a military career in which he IN BRIEF Annual Report shows progress in hard year The 2020 CIBSE Annual Report is now available to view on the CIBSE website. Providing a concise report of the activities of the Institution and the wider CIBSE community of Groups, Divisions and Regions, it illustrates the range of achievements and outputs in a challenging year. These achievements include: welcoming 1,726 new members; 3.5 million page views to the CIBSE website; and 62,000 downloads of the Emerging from Lockdown guidance. Acknowledging the exceptional circumstances of 2020, the annual report includes a timeline showing CIBSEs response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The report can be found at: www.cibse.org/about-cibse/ cibse-annual-report attained the rank of brigadier and was troop leader with command of Chieftain tanks. In May 2013, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant for the Royal County of Berkshire. to CIBSE a passion to develop the Institution and make an informed contribution to the climate-change debate. Matthews has been a huge asset to CIBSE throughout his tenure as CEO, growing the Institution and building its reputation over the 15 years he has served. He has been instrumental in forming alliances with key organisations and institutions across the building engineering industry, helping to raise wider support for Members. This has included: signing a memorandum of understanding with the Institute of Refrigeration in 2016; building a relationship with the Royal Academy of Engineers; signing a refreshed strategic partnership agreement with ASHRAE in 2020, to enhance collaboration and communication; and, most recently, seeing the launch of Actuate UK, a new alliance for the UK engineering services sector. Matthews has supported the Institutions growth from a membership body with around 17,000 Members to nearly 21,000, as well as establishing the Young Engineers Network. Other notable achievements during his tenure include the: Acquisition of Mid-Career College, now CIBSE Training last year more than 1,400 individuals attended a course CIBSE Journal launch in 2009, following the previous CIBSE magazine being moved away from UBM Establishment of the CIBSE Knowledge Portal Establishment of the UAE Region, and development of the relationship with Hong Kong Region Introduction of a new CIBSE website and IT infrastructure to position CIBSE for growth and resilience. Although not exhaustive, this list illustrates perfectly Matthews commitment to ensuring that members remain at CIBSE members make shortlist for construction and engineering awards The European Women in Construction & Engineering Awards celebrate the achievements of women in the sectors and eight CIBSE members have made the 2021 shortlist in the following categories: Best Woman Electrical and Mechanical Engineer: Emilia Targonska, senior mechanical engineer, Foster + Partners; Victoria Stephens, engineering associate, BDP; Mary-Ann Clarke, regional director, Aecom. Best Woman in Environment and Sustainability: Gemma Taylor, sustainability adviser, Department for Education. Best Woman in Digital Innovation: Janine Gibson, digital engineering lead, BDP. Best Young Woman Engineer: Jennifer Cox, electrical engineer, Aecom. Best Woman Consultant: Zara Edwards, associate director, Aecom. Best Male Mentor: Mike Burton, director, Aecom. Three of those shortlisted have been recognised in the CIBSE Young Engineers Awards, with Cox named CIBSE Graduate of the Year in 2020 and Targonska in 2014, and Taylor taking third place in 2018. Congratulations to everyone who has been shortlisted and the best of luck. For the full shortlist, visit: Winners will be announced at an awards dinner, which is expected to take place in May. Jennifer Cox 10 May 2021 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE May 21 pp10-12 CIBSE News.indd 10 23/04/2021 15:45