Clive Hickman elected as President of IMechE

Clive Hickman OBE has been elected 139th president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Mr Hickman, who is also chair of the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry in the Midlands, served as deputy president before becoming president.

He has been a volunteer with IMechE for many years having joined at the start of his engineering career.

As he described it, he began his professional life as “an engineering apprentice with a curiosity for innovation,”. The led him to enjoy an impressive career in industry with roles including Head of Engineering at Tata Motors and culminating in becoming CEO of the MTC in 2011.

Mr Hickman’s theme for his presidential year is the importance of manufacturing and in his address titled "Innovation in Manufacturing and the Impact of Technology", he will articulate a vision for how the engineering profession can and should embrace advanced technologies.

Mr Hickman said: “We can and should influence government to create an environment to encourage the adoption of automation, robotics, and other advanced manufacturing technologies. While automation may displace some traditional roles, it will also transform the jobs market – creating opportunities that will leverage our natural human creativity, problem solving and technological expertise.”

He added: “The challenge for all of us is to make this Institution the voice not only of engineering, but also of manufacturing.”

Mr Hickman’s presidential address will be held at Birdcage Walk on 5 June 2024. His address will be in person and also online and you can register to attend can visit: here

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers was established in 1847 and has some of the world’s greatest engineers in its history books. It is one of the fastest growing professional engineering institutions.

Headquartered in London, it has operations around the world and over 120,000 members in more than 140 countries working at the heart of the most important and dynamic industries such as the automotive, rail, aerospace, medical, power and construction industries.

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