Amanda takes over the helm at IWMA

Amanda Shehab has taken over as the new chairman of the IWMA, from retiring chairman Mr Steven Rika.

Mrs Shehab started her working life as an engineering apprentice in her father’s electrical engineering company in Sheffield, UK, where she learned how to rewind motors and repair all kinds of industrial machinery.
Following her graduation from the University of Bradford in 1991 with an honours degree in electrical and electronic engineering, she undertook work placements with British Aerospace and Ford Motor Company.

She has accumulated more than 24 years’ experience in the cable manufacturing industry, following her employment with BICC Cables as a manufacturing systems engineer, and later with General Cable and Pirelli.

Mrs Shehab has been a director of Cimteq Ltd since 2007. The Wrexham, Wales-based company provides software products and services to the cable manufacturing industry that increase manufacturing efficiency, improve quality, decrease lead times and reduce costs.

A tutor in software engineering for the Open University, she is also a chartered engineer (CEng) and a member of the IET.