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Chartered Institute of Building 103rd
President
Roger Flanagan, Professor of Construction Management at Reading University becomes the Chartered Institute of Building's (CIOB) 103rd President.
Roger Flanagan, Professor of Construction Management at Reading University becomes the Chartered Institute of Building's (CIOB) 103rd President Roger is also a part-time professor at Chalmers University in Gothenburg, Sweden
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 12 Mar 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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He is currently a guest professor at Chongqing University, People's Republic of China; a visiting professor at both the University of Cape Town, South Africa and Istanbul Technical University, Turkey.
Roger has also worked as a visiting professor in Hong Kong, USA, Australia and Malaysia.
Roger is a member of the Board of Directors of Skanska AB, Sweden and a non-executive member of the Board of Directors of Halcrow.
He is also an adviser to the engineering and construction sector of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
In addition, Roger has authored and co-authored eleven books and over one hundred academic papers.
Taking over from Allan McMullen Immediate Past President, Roger said, "I see the job of the Institute as one that enthuses people; we must continue to be forward-looking, focused, far reaching and fun.
"The challenges we are facing in the UK such as increasing red tape, labour shortages and making greater use of off-site construction are shared challenges.
We are the fifth largest construction market.
Whether we like it or not we are part of the global industry.
So goods will be coming from China and we will be importing human resources.
The whole industry is being driven by a similar agenda." "The other big issue for construction grapple with is its people.
The value of people in the next eras is going to be crucial.
It's right that we have financial targets but at the end of the day it all comes down to people".
New CIOB Officers Martin Chambers FCIOB elected as Senior Vice President Keith Pickavance FCIOB elected as Vice President Stuart Henderson PPCIOB elected as Honorary Treasurer Allan McMullen PPCIOB Immediate Past President.
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