Manufacturing Panel
Identifying policy issues applicable to the manufacturing sector and providing guidance to government.
The IET Manufacturing Sector Panel is made up of high profile representatives from large and small manufacturing companies, manufacturing academia and related organisations. The chair of the panel is Dr Rajagopal, Chief Executive of BOC Edwards.
The aims of the panel are to:
- Provide guidance and direction to the IET on activities supporting the manufacturing sector.
- Articulate a point of view about the prerequisites for a successful UK manufacturing industry and the role of the IET towards this end.
- Maintain liaison with other interested and influential bodies.
- Formulate responses, on behalf of the IET to appropriate government or non governmental organisation (NGO) publications and opinion and policy forming activities.
- Provide the IET with advice on how the IET plan, annual reports and other IET publications might properly reflect strategic manufacturing considerations and appropriate communication.
- Raise to the attention of the IET any items of concern or interest in the area of manufacturing
It is one of eight sector panels established by the IET policy department.
Members of the Manufacturing Sector Panel
Chair | |
| Dr Rajagopal | |
Members | |
| Dr Amanda Dowd | Warwick Manufacturing Group |
| Prof Mike Gregory | University of Cambridge |
| Mrs Kate Hartingan | INA Bearings Co Ltd |
| Mr Christopher Simpson | Institution of Mechanical Engineers |
| Dr Kerry Mashford | Institution of Mechanical Engineers |
| Mr Stuart McIntosh | Bede X-Ray Metrology |
| Prof Tony Medland | University of Bath |
| Dr Hamid Mughal | Rolls-Royce plc |
| Dr Ian Nussey | IBM (UK) Ltd |
| Mr Tom Ogilvie | Brett Martin Harcon Ltd |
| Dr Anthony Bainbridge | IET Management TPN |
| Ms Lee Hopley | EEF |
| Mr Mark Eaton | Chair of IET Manufacturing TPN |
| Ms Philippa Ryan | DTI Knowledge Transfer Partnerships |
Relevant submissions
2006
Additional submissions made by the IET may be found in the submissions archive.
If you are a member, and would like to input into the IET's policy work, please join the Manufacturing Policy Key.