Press Statement 
20 April 2018 

CIWM elects Dr Adam Read as incoming Junior Vice President

Long time CIWM member Dr Adam Read has been elected as CIWM’s incoming Junior Vice President, a role he will assume in October 2018.

“I am passionate about all things waste and resources and have been an advocate for the Institution both at home and abroad for many years, so I am delighted to join the Presidential team. I believe I am the first of the original ‘new generation group’ from the late 1990s that has made it to top table and I believe I can bring a lot to the role including enthusiasm, an appetite for change and innovation, and a commercial perspective that will be key as the institution adjusts to the changing shape and demands of the sector and the professionals working in it.”

“With over 20 years of service to the Institution, Adam is a fitting and welcome candidate and will bring a wealth of experience to the Presidential team,” said CIWM chief executive Dr Colin Church.

Dr Adam Read is a chartered waste manager and a Fellow of CIWM with a wide portfolio of experience. His latest position is Director of External Affairs at SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK, but Adam has over 20 years’ experience in the resource and waste sector as an academic, researcher, local authority officer and consultant. For the last 15 years as a consultant with Ricardo, he has supported local authorities in reviewing their services, procuring solutions, and considering alternative partnering models, from in-sourcing and joint working, to contracting, profit share options, and true open book accounting. 

Dr Read’s full CV can be found here.

ENDS

Notes to Editors: 

1. CIWM is the leading professional body for the resource and waste management sector representing around 5,500 individuals in the UK, Ireland and overseas. Established in 1898, CIWM is a non-profit making organisation, dedicated to the promotion of professional competence amongst waste managers. CIWM seeks to raise standards for those working in and with the sector by producing best practice guidance, developing educational and training initiatives, and providing information on key waste-related issues. More information can be found at www.ciwm.co.uk

2. The current CIWM presidential team is:
President – Professor David C Wilson MBE
Senior Vice President – Enda Kiernan
Junior Vice President – Trevor Nicoll

3. Dr Adam Read will assume role of Junior Vice President in October 2018 when Enda Kiernan replaces Dr David Wilson as CIWM President.

Press contact:
Pat Jennings
Head of Policy & Communications
Tel: 01604 620426 
Mob: 07912 228260 
E-mail: pat.jennings@ciwm.co.uk