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Our Leadership Team

Our leadership team is committed to working with our members, employees and external stakeholders around the globe to deliver our vision of improving the world through engineering.

Matt Garside

Matt Garside CEng FIMechE MIET

President

Matt Garside is the 2025/26 President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

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Dr Alice Bunn

Dr Alice Bunn OBE FIMechE

Chief Executive

Dr Alice Bunn is Chief Executive of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

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Jo Passingham

Jo Passingham

Chief Operating Officer

Jo joined the Institution in 2025 in the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer and is a member of the senior leadership team.

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James Partington

James Partington

Director of Engineering Policy and Impact, and Acting Member Operations Director

James has been working as Director of Engineering Policy and Impact since October 2022 and in September 2025 took on responsibility for the Member Operations as acting Director.

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