Sue Threader

Sue Threader is a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers with senior-level experience in the public, private and charity sectors. She has been chief executive of the medieval Rochester Bridge Trust, which owns three estuary bridges, for the last 18 years. Sue is a Board Member of the City Bridge Foundation, the charity which looks after five Thames Bridges in the City of London and is the first woman to be elected to the historic position of City Bridgemaster since the role’s inception in 1282. Sue writes on bridge engineering and has appeared on Channel 5 with Rob Bell sharing her expertise on historic bridges.  She is the Chair of the ICE Archives Panel. She holds an Honorary Doctorate and an ICE award for outstanding career contribution to civil engineering. She was shortlisted for Charity Chief Executive of the Year three times.