Want to stand in our upcoming election?
Great governance is the oil that helps organisations to function effectively. Governance is important at the IET, it is the mechanism through which our members bring their experience into guiding and leading the Institution, keeping us relevant and credible. We pride ourselves on being a modern, professional, responsive, diverse and inclusive organisation and good governance helps us to be all those things as well as remaining effective and efficient in delivering our objects.
Each year the Board of Trustees nominates candidates for election to the Board of Trustees and Council. IET Members are invited to nominate further candidates to stand for all vacant positions in the election.
We welcome nominations from candidates in all sectors of the profession, that reflect our global and diverse membership, especially those in groups under-represented in the governance of the IET including members with disabilities.
The election will be held in early 2026 and we will be open to nominations from Tuesday, 11 November to Friday, 19 December.
Board of Trustee Nominations
The Board of Trustees has nominated the following candidates for election to the Board of Trustees and Council.
Vice President
- Graeme Hobbs FREng MSc CEng FIET
- David Cleevely CBE CEng FIET
Ordinary Member, Board of Trustees
- Andy Downton PhD CEng FIET
- Alkis Spyrou CEng MIET
Member of Council
- Cameron Bee PhD MEng CEng MIET
- Faye Bowser CEng FIET
- John Peckham CEng FIET
- Ved Prakash CEng MIET
- Arkadiusz Wieclewski BEng(Hons) MIET
- Andrew Williams CEng MIET
Vacancies
The vacancies and eligibility are:
Two Vice Presidents, Board of Trustees
To stand for Vice President you must be a Fellow or Honorary Fellow. At least one Vice President must be a current or past Trustee, or a current member of Council, or have been a member of Council or a Main Board in the previous three years (at the time of taking up office). Candidates should be supported by ten current Members, Fellows or Honorary Fellows of the IET.
Two Ordinary Members, Board of Trustees
To stand for Ordinary Member of the Board of Trustees you must be a Member, Fellow or Honorary Fellow. Ordinary Members must be a current or past Trustee, or a current member of Council or have been a member of Council or a Main Board in the previous three years (at the time of taking up office). Candidates should be supported by ten current Members, Fellows or Honorary Fellows of the IET.
Six Members of Council
Nomination to stand for Council is open to all categories of membership including Student and Associate. Candidates should be supported by ten current members of the IET.
One Member of the Communities Resourcing Committee
Nomination to stand for the Communities Resourcing Committee is open to all categories of membership including Student and Associate. Candidates must be actively involved in one or more IET Communities (e.g. Local or Technical Network), and be under the age of 30 at the time of election. Candidates should be supported by five current members of the IET.
Subject to the conditions laid down in Bye-law 69(b), members may nominate qualified persons to stand for these positions in the election. The requisite qualifications and procedures are set out in Bye-laws 69-75.
Nominations Process
We will be open to receive nominations from Tuesday, 11 November until Friday, 19 December at 5pm GMT. To submit your nomination please visit the election website where you’ll be able to access the online nomination form.
The nomination form will require information about you, your supporters, your candidate statement and photograph for the ballot. There is also the option to submit a short video of yourself.
You’ll have the option to ‘save for later’ so you can save your nomination in draft and return to it later with more information. You must complete and ‘submit’ your nomination by 5pm (GMT) on Friday, 19 December 2025.
Governance Structure Review
The Trustees have commissioned a governance review, led by a Working Party of current and former Trustees, and including the Chair of Council.
The Working Party has been setting the scope of the review, undertaking research to understand the views of those currently involved in governance at the IET and working through an exercise to define the requirements for effective governance at the IET.
The outcome of this work could result in changes to our governance in the coming years which may, in turn, impact the terms of office of current and future governance volunteers.
Candidate statements:
Skills
The Board of Trustees has agreed on a statement of the skills, knowledge and personal characteristics required of Trustees and Board members.