Chief Executive

Graham Watts OBE
BA, HonFRIBA, HonRICS, HonFCIBSE, HonMCIAT, HonFBEng, HonFFB, FRSA, MIMgt 

gwatts@cic.org.uk

Graham has been involved with CIC since 1989. Initially, as a member of the Council and its Executive Board, then as a Director. He was appointed Chief Executive and Secretary in October 1991.

Graham is responsible for the general policy and direction of the Council, for maintaining effective communication with Government, other external agencies and with members and for establishing and maintaining the CIC Secretariat and office.

He is also currently the Secretary of the Strategic Forum for Construction and its Economic and Olympic Task Forces, which are hosted by CIC, and a Board member of both ConstructionSkills and Constructing Excellence. Additionally he is a Visiting Professor at the University of Northumbria. He is an Honorary Fellow of the RIBA, CIBSE, the ABE and the Faculty of Building and an Honorary Member of the RICS and CIAT. He was awarded the President’s Medal of the CIOB in 2000 and the Peter Stone Award of the Association of Building Engineers in 1996.

Prior to joining CIC, Graham was Chief Executive of the British Institute of Architectural Technologists (a member of CIC) from 1983.

Graham has had a lifelong involvement in the sport of fencing and his competitive career culminated with a Commonwealth Medal in 1990. In 1992, he captained the British Sabre team at the Barcelona Olympic Games. He is currently the Manager and Performance Director of the British Olympic Fencing Team and was the Team Leader at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics Games. He has been reappointed to lead the British fencing team through to 2013.

Graham is married with two children and he is also a devoted balletomane and dance writer. He is a member of the Critics' Circle.

For a full cv please contact efarraud@cic.org.uk.

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