{"id":11054,"date":"2015-09-11T18:24:22","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T17:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=11054"},"modified":"2015-09-11T18:24:22","modified_gmt":"2015-09-11T17:24:22","slug":"ihbc-announces-new-president-david-and-thanks-past-president-trefor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=11054","title":{"rendered":"IHBC announces new President, David, and thanks Past President, Trefor!"},"content":{"rendered":"

[slideshow_deploy id=’11055′]The IHBC\u2019s trustees have just elected a new President of the Institute, David McDonald, who is standing down as IHBCs Education Secretary, and thanked profusely the institute\u2019s newest Past President, Trefor Thorpe, for his dedicated work on behalf of the institute.<\/u>
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IHBC Chair Mike Brown said: \u2018Making appointments to a role as critical as President is never easy, as we are always in danger of losing skills in one area as we re-appoint them in another. However I\u2019m delighted to say that the wealth of skills and volunteering enthusiasm across our membership means that this should be the smoothest of transitions.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Last year, Trefor kindly stayed on to help drill down into our challenging governance issues, and to lead on establishing the IHBC+ programme. We are delighted that, as Past President, he will continue his work on our links with built environment professional bodies.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Similarly David\u2019s exemplary personal and professional skills – not least his interests in education that have shaped his role as Education Secretary \u2013 will continue to inform his new role as President.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Meantime, I\u2019m delighted to say that Henry Russell IHBC \u2013 among other things, well known for his roles with COTAC, as Vice Chair, and as a Conservation Course Director at Reading \u2013 has agreed to serve as interim Education Secretary \u2013 moving across form his role as a membership assessor. This means that while we may lose Henry\u2019s skills in one area, we can roll his detailed knowledge and experience of our membership standards into this strategic role in education.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018It goes without saying that, for all this good news, trustees are also very conscious of the urgent need for more female representation across our senior operations, and we hope that our new \u2018IHBC+\u2019 programme \u2013 initiated by Trefor and the National Office to enhance our governance – with the linked Council+ programme, will secure a better route to a more balanced infrastructure in our institute.\u2019<\/p>\n

IHBC\u2019s newest Past President, Trefor Thope, said: \u2018It\u2019s been a tremendous experience being President for the last 4 years. I wouldn\u2019t have missed it for the world. Thanks to all of you who have made it such an honour and a pleasure. As I head for the back benches I\u2019m delighted to be able to hand on the baton (no chain I\u2019m afraid) to David who I\u2019m sure will prove to be admirable in the role. My very best wishes go to him and to you all as well.\u2019
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David McDonald, now President of the IHBC, said: ‘It is a great privilege for me to be able to take on this role.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018We live in very challenging times for building conservation, not least because of the sharp reduction in the number of local authority conservation officers since the start of the recession. I look forward to working with colleagues and others in the planning and historic environment sectors to tackle this issue.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018At the same time I will strive to improve opportunities for training to ensure that IHBC members work to the highest of professional standards’.
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For more about the IHBC\u2019s officers, and to find out about the skills you can develop as a volunteer involved with the IHBC, see the website<\/a>
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