Alan Cockshaw
| Sir Alan Cockshaw FREng | |
|---|---|
| Born |
14 July 1937 Manchester |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
| Organization | |
| Known for | President of the Institution of Civil Engineers |
Sir Alan Cockshaw FREng [1] (born 14 July 1937) is a civil engineer. Born in Manchester,[2] he became the chief executive of Fairclough Civil Engineering in 1978 and, when this merged with the William Press Group to form AMEC in 1982, he became the chief executive (1984–88) and then chairman (1988-97).[3][4] He was knighted in 1992. He became a fellow[5] of the Royal Academy of Engineering[6] in 1986 and was president of the Institution of Civil Engineers from 1997-98.[3]
References
- ↑ "List of Fellows".
- ↑ Masterton, Gordon (2005), ICE Presidential Address, retrieved 21 July 2013
- 1 2 Sir Alan Cockshaw, FREng, Debrett's
- ↑ "Bottom Line: Mistakes at Amec turn Cockshaw contrite", The Independent, 25 March 1993
- ↑ "List of Fellows".
- ↑ "List of Fellows".
| Professional and academic associations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by David F Green |
President of the Institution of Civil Engineers November 1997– November 1998 |
Succeeded by Roger Norman Sainsbury |
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