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Professor Tim Broyd is an English civil engineer who was elected the 152nd President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, taking office in November 2016.


Early career

Broyd was born in Carshalton in
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, grew up in Wallington and
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and went to Trinity School, in Shirley. After leaving Trinity School, he went to the
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to study science and civil engineering, completing a PhD in 1979.


Professional career

He then began employment at design, engineering and project management consultancy
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in Epsom, where he stayed for 20 years, including spells as chief engineer and group research and innovation director. During the early 2000s (2002-2007) he was chief executive at the Construction Industry Research Information Association (CIRIA), before joining the Halcrow Group (later
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), where he was group technology, innovation and sustainability director until 2012. Broyd's interests include digital engineering and infrastructure resilience. Broyd is now Professor of Built Environment Foresight and Honorary Professor of Civil Engineering at
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,
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. He is also a Fellow of the
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and the ICE, a Vice Chairman of the Construction Industry Council and a director of BuildingSMART (UK) Ltd and
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Limited. He was formally elected as the President of the ICE in December 2015, succeeding Sir John Armitt in November 2016.


Family life

He married his wife Ros at St Mary's Church in Addington in 1979, and has lived in Warlingham since the 1990s. He has three children: Edwin, Aiden and Imogen.


References

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