Dr Davies, who was elected by ESA’s board, will take over the role from Peter Gerstrom of Cory Environmental at ESA’s AGM on 25 November.
A former governing board member of Innovate UK – Dr Davies was appointed to Augean’s board and named chief executive of the company in August 2013. Prior to the appointment he had served as managing director of Romec Ltd – which provides facilities management services for Royal Mail.
Background
Dr Davies holds a PhD in Materials Science from the University of Cambridge, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics.
Commenting on his election, Dr Davies said: “I am delighted to be taking over the Chairmanship of the ESA at such an important time for our industry. As an £11bn industry investing in cleaner ways to turn Britain’s waste into resources, we can be a major part of the UK’s emerging industrial strategy.
“The ESA has a vital role to play in helping the Government join up its thinking on waste and resources, so that our member companies have a clear post-Brexit framework in which to bring forward a private sector‐led package of investment in new waste infrastructure worth £10 billion.”
He added: “I should also like to pay tribute to my predecessor, Peter Gerstrom of Cory Environmental, who was a tireless advocate for our industry during his time as Chairman and helped to drive ESA’s agenda forward.”
Mr Gerstrom has served as ESA chairman since succeeding David Palmer-Jones of Suez in 2014 (see letsrecycle.com story).
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