The IGS U.K. Chapter was the 3rd world wide chapter to be formed in 1987. The Chapter is supported on a voluntary basis by a committee of individuals from a background of academia, industry and consultancy. Committee members typically serve a minimum of 2 years and nominations are welcomed for interested parties to join the committee. The current U.K. Chapter committee comprises the members listed below.
Current IGS UK Committee
Email: committee@igs-uk.org
Chair: Patricia Guerra-Escobar
Patricia Guerra-Escobar
Geosynthetics Ltd
Tel: 01455 617139
Email: Patricia@geosyn.co.uk
Vice Chair: David Woods
Dave Woods
HUESKER
Tel: 07487 860197
Email: Dave.woods@huesker.co.uk
Honorary Treasurer: Patrick Flood
Patrick Flood
JUTA
Tel: 01282 500613
Email: Patrick@juta.co.uk
Honorary Secretary: Scott Harvey
Scott Harvey
Maccaferri
Email: S.Harvey@maccaferri.com
Membership: Alireza Tatari
Alireza Tatari
University of Portsmouth
Email: Alireza.Tatari@Port.ac.uk
Activities: Katarzyna Zamara
Katarzyna Zamara
Tensar
Email: KZamara@tensar.co.uk
Activities: Darren Bland
Darren Bland
CQA International
Email: Darren.Bland@CQAInternational.co.uk
Chapter Sponsor Liaison: Andy Cracknell
Andy Cracknell
Naue Geosynthetics Ltd.
Tel: 01925 810280
Fax: 01925 810284
Email: acracknell@naue.co.uk
Communications: Ian Scotland
Ian Scotland 
Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd.
Email: Ian.Scotland@arcadis.com
IGS Representation Liaison: David Shercliff
David Shercliff
ABG Geosynthetics Ltd.
Tel: 01484 354800
Email: David@abgltd.com
Committee Member: Eugene Gallagher
Eugene Gallagher
Coffey
Email: Eugene.Gallagher@coffey.com
Committee Member: Mike Horton
Mike Horton
Maccaferri
Email: m.horton@maccaferri.com
Committee Member: Peter Stevens
Peter Stevens
Berry Global
Email: peterstevens@berryglobal.com
Committee Member: James Feest
James Feest
Huesker
Email: james.feest@huesker.co.uk
Committee Member: Gavin O’Brien
Gavin O’Brien
GeoFabrics
Email: GOBrien@geofabrics.com
Committee Member: Chaido Doulala-Rigby (Yuli)
Yuli
Tensar
Email: CRigby@tensar.co.uk
External Consultant: Ian Fraser
Ian Fraser
TCS
Email: ianfraser@tcs-geotechnics.co.uk
Immediate Past Chair: Andrew Belton
Wardell Armstrong LLP
Tel: 01782 276700
Email: abelton@wardell-armstrong.com
Past Chairs of the Committee
| Alan McGown | 1987 – 1989 |
| Bernard Myles | 1989 – 1991 |
| Terry Ingold | 1991 – 1993 |
| Jim Paul | 1993 – 1995 |
| Steve Corbet | 1995 – 1997 |
| Guy Watts | 1997 – 1999 |
| Chris Jenner | 1999 – 2001 |
| John Greenwood | 2001 – 2003 |
| Derek Smith | 2003 – 2005 |
| Russell Jones | 2005 – 2008 |
| Neil Dixon | 2008 – 2010 |
| Ian Fraser | 2010 – 2012 |
| Peter Assinder | 2012 – 2014 |
| Gary Fowmes | 2014 – 2016 |
| Yuli Doulala-Rigby | 2016 – 2018 |
| Andrew Belton | 2018 – 2020 |
| Patricia Guerra-Escobar | 2020 – |
Honorary Members
D J Ayres
Chris Jenner
Colin J F P Jones
Alan McGown
Bob Warwick
Chris Jenner accepting his Honorary Members certificate at the AGM in 2017.
