It with great pleasure we announce our first female Junior Vice President, Dr Pam Murrell FICME.
Pam was the CEO of the Cast Metals Federation, the Trade Association for the foundry and castings industry in the UK for ten years, until the end of 2024. Prior to that she worked at ICME for over 15 years, starting as Technical Officer and then progressing to CEO of the organisation, during which time she focussed on developing training and educational courses for those in the UK castings industry.
After a degree in Metallurgy & Materials Science from Cardiff University and year spent studying in France, she then completed a PhD at Cranfield University whist working as a Research Assistant, before joining BCIRA (which then merged with SCRATA and in time became the Castings Technology International) to work on technical and consultancy projects.
She is a Fellow of ICME, a Liveryman of The Founders’ Company and Chair’s their Industry Committee, and is a Trustee of the Foundry Training Trust, which provides grants to support the professional development of people in the industry.
In accepting the role of JVP, Pam said, “I am proud to be the first woman in this position and hope, just by being here, I can continue to normalise the role of women senior positions in the metals sector and the castings industry. I am looking forward to working to support the ICME team alongside my fellow officers, Andrew and Simon”.
