Louise Kingham
Louise Kingham OBE FEI is a Chief Executive of the Energy Institute. She was awarded an honorary doctorate of science from the University of Bath in 2017.
Louise Kingham OBE FEI | |
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Alma mater | University of London |
Employer | Energy Institute |
Early life and education
Kingham as born and educated in Surrey.[1] She completed undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of London.[1]
Career
Kingham worked for Guinness Brewery and Thompson Publishing Group.[2] From 1999 to 2002 she worked at the Institute of Energy. Kingham served as Director General of the Institute of Petroleum from 2002.[1][3] She was appointed Chief Executive at the Energy Institute in 2003.[4][5] In 2003 the Energy Institute was incorporated by the Royal charter, and now works with 120 countries worldwide.[1] She was won the Global Leadership in Energy Award in 2006.[6][5] She is a board member of the POWERful Women initiative.[7][8] In 2009 Kingham was appointed Deputy Chair of the UK Engineering Technology Board's Professional Panel.[9]
She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2011 Birthday Honours, for services to energy.[5][10] She has acted as President of the Energy Industries Club.[11] She is interested in the future of energy supply and finding sustainable ways to combat climate change.[12][13][14][15][16]
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