IAGRE APPOINTS NEW CEO Ian Adams joins from the marine industry
The Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) has appointed Ian Adams as Chief Executive Designate to take over from current CEO Chris Whetnall who is retiring this summer. The pair will work in tandem for two or three months to ensure a smooth transition.
Mr Adams (46) joins IAgrE from the marine industry where he has worked since 1985. He initially joined P & O Cruises as an Engineering Cadet, gaining an HND in Marine Engineering at the Warsash Maritime Academy in Hampshire.
After Warsash, he worked in the petrol chemical industry for Deep Sea Seals and latterly for Hamworthy Pumps.
In 2002, he was appointed Secretary-General of The International Bunker Industry Association, becoming Chief Executive in 2009, representing the Association at a wide-range of marine organisations worldwide including the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) . For family reasons he had to relinquish the post, and set up his own marine consultancy, IMA Marine Ltd providing research, corporate governance, training and consultancy to a wide-range of clients in the marine sector. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST).
