New president to focus on diversity
Wednesday, 08 May 2019
Engineering New Zealand's new President Ben Holland says diversity and inclusion will be a strong theme of his tenure, stating he is determined to make the engineering profession more welcoming and accepting of all people.
The Wellington-based civil engineer who is Head of Commercial and Major Projects Governance at WSP Opus, states he is a strong supporter of the Diversity Agenda, a collaboration between Engineering New Zealand and the Institute of Architects that’s set a target of 20 percent more women in engineering and architecture by 2021.
Holland succeeds Dean Kimpton in the role, which has a one-year term.
Engineering New Zealand currently has 22,700 members, up from 15,000 four years ago.
