BGA Executive Committee

The committee comprises a Chair, Vice-Chair, two Representatives of the Institution of Civil Engineers, nine Elected Members and one representative of each of the Geological Society of London (Geol Soc), the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3), the British Tunnelling Society (BTS). Additional committee members may be co-opted for periods of up to three years for the purpose of carrying out specific tasks. There are also three Honorary Officers (Secretary, Treasurer and Communications Officer) who are not entitled to vote and who are not trustees of the charity.

Executive Committee of the BGA

  • Yuli (Chaido) Doulala-Rigby

    Chair

    BGA Trustee

    Tensar, a Division of CMC

  • James Lawrence

    Vice Chair

    BGA Trustee

    Imperial College London

  • Nick Armstrong

    Honorary Secretary

    Independent Consultant

  • Tony Bowerman

    Honorary Treasurer

    AtkinsRéalis

  • Martin Preene

    Honorary Communications Officer

    Coffey Geotechnics Limited

  • Andrew Ridley

    Immediate Past Chair

    Geotechnical Observations

  • Kate Beardsley

    ICE Secretariat

    Institution of Civil Engineers

  • Former BGA Chairs and Honorary Officers

    Former BGA Chairs

    Chairs of the British Geotechnical Association (BGA)/ British Geotechnical Society (BGS)

    Name
    2025 – 2027Yuli (Chaido) Doulala-Rigby, Tensar, a Division of CMC
    2023 – 2025Andrew Ridley, Geotechnical Observations
    2021 – 2023David Toll, University of Durham
    2019 – 2021Kelvin Higgins, Geotechnical Consulting Group
    2017 – 2019Martin Preene, Preene Groundwater Consulting
    2015 – 2017Stephan Jefferis, Environmental Geotechnics
    2013 – 2015Chris Menkiti, Geotechnical Consulting Group
    2011 – 2013Rab Fernie, Cementation Skanska
    2009 – 2011Sarah Stallebrass, City University
    2007 – 2009Hillary Skinner, Ramboll Whitby Bird
    2005 – 2007Mike Davies, University of Dundee
    2003 – 2005Tony Bracegirdle, Geotechnical Consulting Group
    2001 – 2003Barry Clarke, University of Newcastle
    2000 – 2001Quentin Leiper, Carillion

    Prior to 2000 the British Geotechnical Association (BGA) was the British Geotechnical Society (BGS)

    1999 – 2001Q J Leiper, Carillion
    1997 – 1999W H Craig, University of Manchester
    1995 – 1997H D St John, Geotechnical Consulting Group
    1993 – 1995J A Lord, Ove Arup & Partners
    1991 – 1993C R I Clayton, University of Surrey
    1988 – 1990A McGown, University of Strathclyde
    1986 – 1987S F Brown, University of Nottingham
    1986J B Boden, Building Research Establishment
    1984 – 1985P A Green, Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick & Partners
    1982 – 1983E T Brown, Royal School of Mines, London
    1979 – 1981C P Wroth, University of Oxford
    1978A N Schofield, University of Cambridge
    1975 – 1977N E Simons, University of Surrey
    1972 – 1974A D M Penman, Building Research Establishment
    1969 – 1971M J Tomlinson, G Wimpey & Co Ltd
    1968 – 1969R E Gibson, Kings College, London
    1966 – 1967W H Ward, Building Research Station
    1963 – 1965A W Bishop, Imperial College, London
    1960 – 1962J K T L Nash, Kings College, London
    1957 – 1959L F Cooling, Building Research Station
    1956H J B Harding, John Mowlem & Co.
    1955L F Cooling, Building Research Station
    1949 – 1954W K Wallace

    Former BGA Honorary Officers

    Honorary Officers of the British Geotechnical Association (BGA)/ British Geotechnical Society (BGS)

    Prior to 2000 the British Geotechnical Association (BGA) was the British Geotechnical Society (BGS)

    Honorary Secretary

    2017 to dateNick Armstrong, Fugro / Independent Consultant
    1996 – 2017Neil Smith, Applied Geotechnical Engineering / Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions
    1990 – 1995Christine Cooling

    Honorary Treasurer

    2023 to dateTony Bowerman, AtkinsRéalis
    2017 to 2023Yvonne Ainsworth, Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions
    2001 – 2017Peter Eldred, ESG / SOCOTEC
    1990 – 2001John Talbot

    Honorary Communications Officer

    2019 to dateMartin Preene, Preene Groundwater Consulting Limited / Coffey Geotechnics Limited
    2010 – 2019Fleur Loveridge, University of Southampton / University of Leeds
  • Honorary BGA Members

    Honorary BGA Members

    Name
    Neil TaylorCity UniversityHonorary Member – ISSMGE
    Robert MairCambridge UniversityExtraordinary Honorary Member

Elected Members

  • Charlotte Woodall-Jones

    BGA Trustee

    SYSTRA

    2025-2028

  • Neda Mokaram

    BGA Trustee

    Geolabs

    2025-2028

  • James De Waele

    BGA Trustee

    Coudrier

    2025-2028

  • Alan Phear

    BGA Trustee

    Arup

    2024-2027

  • Emily Riley

    BGA Trustee

    Stantec

    2024-2027

  • Natalie Wride

    BGA Trustee

    Mott MacDonald

    2024-2027

  • Pedro Ferreira

    BGA Trustee

    UCL

    2023-2026

  • Christina Mavrommati

    BGA Trustee

    Mott MacDonald

    2023-2026

  • Hoe Chian Yeow

    BGA Trustee

    COWI

    2023-2026

Extended Committee

  • BTS representative - Guest

    Paul Perry

    AECOM

  • Geological Society Representative - Guest

    Anna Morley

    Arup

  • ICE Representative - Guest

    Yvonne Ainsworth

  • ICE Representative - Guest

    Kelvin Higgins

    Geotechnical Consulting Group

  • IOM3 representative - Guest

    David Waring

    BGC Engineering

  • ISRM representative - Guest

    Anastasios Stavrou

    WSP

  • BSI Representative - Guest

    Graham Taylor

    Mott MacDonald

  • FMGM Representative - Guest

    Andrew Ridley

    Geotechnical Observations

  • AGS Representative - Guest

    Melanie Zacheis

    Fugro

  • Ground Engineering Magazine Representative - Guest

    Daniel Searle

    Ground Engineering

  • IGS Representative - Guest

    Kasia Zamara-Ria

    Tensar, a Division of CMC

  • Rankine Lecture - Co-opted member

    Frankie Lo

    Geotechnical Consulting Group

  • Early Career Group - Co-opted member

    Jack Sherlock

    AtkinsRéalis

  • Prizes & Awards Committee - Co-opted Member

    Giulia Viggiani

    University of Cambridge

  • Prizes & Awards Commitee - Co-opted Member

    Moura Mehravar

    University of Birmingham

  • UK RoGEP, ISSMGE - Co-opted member

    Neil Smith

    Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions

  • Cooling Prize, Rankine Fund Committee - Co-opted member

    Sergio Solera

    Mott MacDonald

  • Marketing Coordinator - Co-opted member

    Debbie Darling

    Jooce Marketing and PR

  • Ground Forum - Co-opted member

    Emily Riley

    Stantec

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