The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has appointed its first female chair.
Wei Yang – who is also the CIC’s first chair born outside of the UK and Ireland – replaces Justin Sullivan in the role for a two-year term of office.
Sullivan will remain on the CIC board as immediate past chair for one year, in accordance with CIC’s rules and byelaws.
Yang’s career as a town planner and urban designer includes extensive experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and implementing large-scale regeneration and low-carbon masterplanning projects.
Commenting on her new role, she said: “I am delighted to have become the first female chair of CIC – a forum for built environment professionals to share our best practices without professional boundaries.
“Our living environment has a direct influence on our daily activities, health, and wellbeing. The responsibility of our sector is not just building physical objects; we are here to create places embodied with empathy, inclusivity, and creativity.
“Through my role at CIC, I will dedicate my efforts to strengthen interdisciplinary collaborations between built and natural environment professionals to stimulate mindset changes within the sector for a better future.”
Sullivan, CIC’s outgoing chair, added: “Wei’s thought leadership and powerful advocacy for climate action, nature-based solutions, health and wellbeing and social equality ideally suit her for the incredibly challenging and exciting time ahead.”
This article first appeared on CIOB People.
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Delighted to see the appointment of Wei Yang and looking forward to continuing our professional collaboration and friendship. There are many challenges facing society and those in the built environment can help address them.