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NxtGen Leads
The NxtGen leads are responsible for the NxtGen initiatives in our chapters. They are all dedicated international volunteers who collaborate to share best practices. If you are living in a region where there isn’t a NxtGen lead, please do not hesitate to get in contact.
The NxtGen network has established a global presence, with NxtGen groups in IAM chapters in several countries. These include:
- Canada - LinkedIn
- United States of America - LinkedIn
- United Kingdom - LinkedIn
- Netherlands - LinkedIn
- Germany - LinkedIn
- India - LinkedIn
Please send an email and a few words about yourself to NxtGen@theIAM.org and one of our leads will welcome you into the group.
Anna Haddick
Role: Chair NxtGen Germany
Biography: Anna is a Senior Consultant with meliorate since 4 years. She has worked within Asset Management since then specialising in infrastructure industry. She has a Master's degree in Intercultural Management and her area of expertise is to develop and optimise Asset Management in all infrastructure companies, such as in the energy sector or in telecommunications. She was one of the first ones to complete the IAM certificate in German. Anna is the NxtGen-lead in Germany and passionate about developing young professionals and driving the industry forward.
Charlotte Stewart
Role: Co-Chair NxtGen UK
Biography: Charlotte is a Senior Optimisation Manager at Anglian Water, with 5 years of experience delivering asset management and change programmes. Charlotte led the implementation of Anglian Waters Condition Based Monitoring capability from exploratory trials with multiple suppliers, to a fully-fledged Asset Management programme with frameworks to support their Minimum Asset Standards. A key driver for her work is building robust and reliable data to provide frontline operations with the ability to operate and maintain their assets efficiently and effectively. Charlotte leads with a focus on people and putting customer needs at the forefront of all decision making by understanding a system from the outside in rather than the traditional top down or bottom up approach. Charlotte holds a Masters in Chemistry at the University of Sheffield and is a Future Leader with the Foundation for Science and Technology. She was the NxtGen winner at the UK Chapter and Global Asset Management Excellence Awards 2023.
Eric Goforth
Role: Chair NxtGen Canada
Biography: Eric holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering specializing in Asset Management, both from McMaster University. He is a Senior Consultant with KPMG in the Global Infrastructure Advisory practice focused on supporting organizations in Asset Management and Operations. Eric is a published author of 4 peer-reviewed journal articles and is a frequent conference speaker, sharing best practices in asset management. He supports organizations wherever they lie in their asset management journey to maximize the value their assets provide.
Katterinne Fleming
Role: IAM Director of DEI and Chair NxtGen USA
Biography: Katty is a Principal Asset Management at Arcadis and specializes in guiding municipal agencies of all sizes with asset management needs. Katty enables asset management knowledge transfer through well-developed presentation skills and has assisted clients nationally and internationally in the water industry her entire career for the past 15 years. With her talented relationship skills, she is able to establish credibility and garner trust from diverse populations and staff at all levels when it comes to get quick buy-ins. She has served as the Chair of the Southern California Institute of Asset Management Branch fostering asset management knowledge using best practices and industry standards. Her passionate and driven personality have allowed her to serve and give back to her community using her Asset Management skills. She is currently a new member of the IAM USA Executive Board and serves as the Director for DEI and NexGen.
Meet Saiya
Role: Chair NxtGen India
Biography: Meet completed his post graduation in Civil Engineering (specialization: Infrastructure Engineering and Management) from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in July 2023 with institute recognition for academic excellence. His MTech thesis focused on incorporating economies of scale in top-down pavement asset management framework where Meet worked on new ways to make maintenance decisions for pavement assets that would leverage benefits of economies of scale in decision making process. Meet completed his internship at Headquarters, Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS) where he looked at incorporating sustainability in codal provisions. Meet holds a Bachelors in Civil Engineering from NMIMS, Mumbai. He joined AECOM - Rail (Bridges and Structures) team in Bangalore as ECP post his Masters. He is passionate about asset management and digital transformation and hopes to engage young professionals in the industry.
Quincy Abel
Role: Chair NxtGen Netherlands
Biography: Quincy is a consultant in asset and project management at Oxand Netherlands, an international asset management consultancy company with branches in France, Switzerland, and The Netherlands. He is the newest member of the IAM NxtGen Netherlands chapter and is passionate about growing that young asset management professional network. Words that best describe him in the workplace are: “enthusiastic”, “curious” and “analytical”. Most recently he has worked with the Municipality of Amsterdam on Risk Management and is currently working on configuration management at a large infrastructure project on the Amsterdam Ring. Solving complex challenges is what drives him most. Quincy holds a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering and Management and a Masters degree in Complex Systems Engineering and Management from Delft University of Technology. His specialty is Systems Engineering, but is also passionate about the energy transition and how it fits within asset management thinking.
Stephen Morgan
Role: Co-Chair NxtGen UK
Biography: Stephen is a Principal Asset Management Consultant at Amey Consulting. He has worked within Asset Management for over seven years specialising within Highways and Renewable Energy. Stephen helps organisations make informed, strategic decisions about getting value from their assets. He has completed both the IAM’s Certificate and Diploma exams and is passionate about inspiring and engaging with those new to Asset Management. Stephen is a Board Member on the IAM’s Exam Board where he represents Young Professionals and a member of the IAM’s Midlands regional committee. He is passionate about the industry and growing its Young Professionals presence.