HVCA names Blane Judd as chief executive designate
The Heating & Ventilating Contractors’ Association has appointed Blane Judd to the position of chief executive designate. He will work closely with the current chief executive Robert Higgs over the next few months and become chief executive when Mr Higgs retires on 25 July 2011.
Martin Burton, president of HVCA, said, ‘We were deeply impressed by Blane’s determination and perceived ability to square up to the many challenges facing the association, further to develop its profile and grow its membership across building-services engineering.’
A chartered engineer and fellow of the Institution of Engineering & Technology, Mr Judd has very considerable experience of the energy and building-services-engineering sectors.
He was operations director of sector-skills council SummitSkills for three years from 2003 to 2006. For the past five years he has been chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating — during which time he significantly enhanced its reputation, leading to it achieving a Royal Charter in 2008.
He also has experience with trade associations, having spent 10 years with the Electricity Association, during which time he rose to the position of director of education standards and training.
Commenting on his new appointment, Blane Judd said, ‘I look forward to the opportunity to raise the standard and enhance the effectiveness of the association even further and to develop the added value the HVCA already provides to its members.’
