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Engineering alumni Phil Peel is the 137th President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Phil Peel, graduated in engineering from University College, Durham in 1985 with a B.Sc. in Engineering Science and a Masters in Turbomachinery, is the 2022/23 President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Phil has been a member of the IMechE since 1981, and became a Fellow in 2007. Phil has over 35 years of experience in the global power generation business. His career has focused on the development and design of large steam turbines, being based initially in Rugby, UK with GEC Turbine Generators and subsequently Alstom Power. Relocating to Switzerland in 2001, he led the development of new steam turbine technologies, advancing to the position of Chief Engineer in 2012, which he now holds with the current company owner, General Electric.
