IGEM President

Jeremy Bending
President

Jeremy is a chartered engineer with over 25 years experience in the gas industry. He joined the industry as a Graduate Trainee.

His work experience includes 10 years in the construction, commissioning and operation of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plants within the UK. In 1986 he was seconded to Tokyo Gas Company for 14 months and worked predominantly in their LNG Production Division.

He has also spent significant time in the Gas Distribution and Gas Transmission business within British Gas.

Jeremy was appointed to the Head of National Transmission System (NTS) in 2000 and then became the Network Director for South of England in 2002.

He is now the Director of Network Strategy, Gas Distribution, National Grid. His responsibilities include technical policy development, investment and information management, Network Planning and the operation of the Distribution Control Centres.