CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) has announced the election of Liz Parkes MBE as Junior Vice President.
Parkes will formally take over the role from Vicki Hughes, who will become Senior Vice President, at the CIWM presidential inauguration event, to be held at the House of Commons in June 2025.
Parkes is the Deputy Director of Climate Change, Chemicals and Markets at the Environment Agency.
With an extensive background in environmental management, CIWM says she has played a “pivotal role” in working with government to shape future regulatory interventions.
Parkes has been a trustee of CIWM since 2021 and was previously on the board of CIWM Enterprises. She was appointed by her fellow trustees as Chair of the General Council in July 2022.
Earlier that year, Parkes was awarded an MBE for her services to climate change and environmental protection.
Reacting to her appointment, Liz Parkes said: “It’s a great honour to have been elected to this role by CIWM’s Members’ Council, and I look forward to furthering my relationship with CIWM as part of the presidential team.
“On my journey to the presidency, I am excited to continue championing the institution’s vital work in moving to a world beyond waste.
“I am also fully committed to enabling our Early Careers presidential cohort in realising their full potential and inspiring our leaders of the future.”
CIWM’s Director of Policy, Communications, and External Affairs, Dan Cooke, commented: “Liz has been a great supporter of CIWM at board level for almost 10 years, knows our sector well, and works tirelessly to address the challenges presented by global climate change and resource security.
“On behalf of our members, we look forward to welcoming Liz to the role of Junior Vice President.”
CIWM is a professional membership organisation in the resource and waste management sector and currently represents and supports over 8,000 individuals and 250 Affiliated Organisations across the UK and overseas.
The presidential team and trustees are at the core of the organisation’s governance structure, which aims to ensure it focuses on member services and pursues its objective of creating a world beyond waste.
