Bogdan Godziejewski MSc (Eur Ing)
President, Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)
IRSE President Bogdan Godziejewski, has 40 years of international experience in strategic advisory, engineering, planning, research and innovation in the domain of signalling and train control. Since 1997, he has been a Fellow of the IRSE.
At Mott MacDonald he leads a group of enthusiastic younger professionals, focusing on specification, migration, safety, interoperability and delivery related to the digital transformation of railway signalling and train control systems. As a young professional he was involved in developing the European Train Control System (ETCS).
Based in The Netherlands, he now advises national authorities, transit authorities and the European Commission as a leader and reviewer of technical studies and projects. He is active in Europe, North America and Australia, supporting and promoting ETCS and Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) deployments.
Professor Roderick I. Muttram FREng FIET FIRSE SMIEEE
Senior Vice-President, Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)
Professor Rod Muttram is a systems and safety engineer with over 50 years’ experience spanning the nuclear, plastics, defence and rail industries. A specialist in the architecture and assurance of software-enabled systems since the 1980s, he has held senior leadership roles including Main Board Director of Railtrack Group PLC and Chief Executive of Railway Safety (later RSSB).
Following senior posts at Bombardier Transportation, he founded Fourth Insight Ltd in 2012. Rod is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and holds fellowships with the IET and IRSE. Appointed an Advisory Professor at Beijing Jiaotong University in 2016, he is currently Senior Vice-President of the IRSE and is due to become President in 2026.
Jane Power BEng (Hons) CEng MIET FIRSE
Past President, Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)
Jane Power is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the IRSE with over 30 years experience in railway signalling design and systems engineering. A licensed signalling design engineer, she now works as an independent consultant supporting Network Rail’s East Coast Digital Programme.
Jane served as System Design Authority for the first successful application of moving-block CBTC signalling to London Underground and contributed extensively to the interoperable design of the Four Lines Modernisation (4LM) project. Her earlier experience includes the first application of Siemens Westrace software-based interlockings on the Underground and overseas work with MTRC and KCRC in Hong Kong.
She has operated at both strategic and detailed design levels, leading technical and commercial change on complex brownfield upgrades. In 2016, she received the IRSE Dell Award for outstanding achievement on a London Underground project. Jane was also a reviewer for the 2022 edition of the IRSE textbook Metro Train Control Systems.
Her presidential theme, “Power to the People,” highlighted the importance of developing engineers who can harness emerging technologies, celebrated and recognised unsung heroes across the industry and acknowledged the volunteers whose service underpins the IRSEs international community.
Peter Gracey BEng CEng FIRSE VR RN
Clerk (Chief Executive), Worshipful Company of Engineers
Peter Gracey began his career as a Royal Navy engineer officer, specialising in submarine weapon systems during a 19-year service that included sea, squadron and headquarters roles. After leaving the Navy, he joined Network Rail as a signal engineer, later contributing to major projects including the DLR Olympic expansion and Crossrail before leading the Interoperability and Rail Vehicle Engineering team at the Office of Rail and Road.
A strong advocate for equality and inclusion, Peter helped found and lead several LGBT+ networks and has supported diversity initiatives across the engineering profession. He now serves as Clerk and Chief Executive of the Worshipful Company of Engineers.
Blane Judd BEng FCGI CEng FIET
Chief Executive, Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)
Blane Judd is a Chartered Engineer with over 45 years of experience across the power, utilities, building services engineering and rail transport sectors. As Chief Executive of the IRSE, he has led the Institution’s strategic modernisation, strengthening its focus on professional development and the licensing of railway signalling and telecommunications engineers worldwide.
Blane has a particular interest in sustainable energy systems, notably Low Voltage Direct Current (LVDC) technologies, and in building services resilience. His international contributions to public health engineering have been recognised through his Fellowship of the City & Guilds of London Institute.
Steve Allday CEng FIET FIRSE FPWI FCIRO
Member of the Global Council, Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)
Steve Allday is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Permanent Way Institution and the Chartered Institute of Railway Operators.
He has led some of Australia’s most complex rail and transport infrastructure projects, with more than three decades of experience across all facets of rail systems engineering and operations. His career spans work on London Underground, British Rail, Rio Tinto AutoHaul, ARTC Hunter Valley, Mecca–Medina High Speed Rail, Canberra Light Rail and Sydney Metro.
From 2015 to 2022, Steve held senior roles on the Sydney Metro City & South West project, including Engineering Director (Rail Systems & Rolling Stock), where he oversaw requirements development, procurement, delivery and assurance for one of the world’s most technically challenging driverless metro conversions. He previously served as Executive Director Procurement and Delivery for Canberra Light Rail and Program Director for Rio Tinto’s pioneering heavy haul AutoHaul project.
He now provides independent advisory and specialist systems expertise to national agencies and major programs, including the National Transport Commission, Inland Rail, Cross River Rail and the High Speed Rail Authority.
Gordon Lam FIRSE
Chief Signal Engineer (Operations) at MTR Corporation, Hong Kong SAR, China
Chief Signal Engineer (Operations) at MTR Corporation in Hong Kong SAR China, Gordon has more than 30 years’ experience in railway signalling engineering across complex, high-capacity metro networks. His career began at Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation in the late 1980s before moving to MTR in 1995, where he has held senior technical and operational roles.
He currently oversees network-wide signalling upgrade programmes and the development of signalling applications, including the introduction of radio-based CBTC systems with automatic operation. His project experience spans major schemes such as the Lantau Airport Railway, Tseung Kwan O Extension, and Disneyland Resort Line, addressing challenges of integration, interoperability, and system migration.
Mr Lam spent over ten years based in Mainland China, managing metro operations, joint ventures, procurement, and E&M technical works in cities including Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Beijing, supporting multiple lines into revenue service. He has contributed to national CBTC and metro standards development in China since 2005.
He is a Fellow of the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE) and a current IRSE Council Member, and a corporate member of the IET. In 2021, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and was appointed to its Electronic Engineering Advisory Committee in 2025.
Athanacious Sebolla Makgamatha
General Manager: Signals & Telecommunications (Capital Delivery & Execution), PRASA Group Capital Division
Mr Athanacious Sebolla Makgamatha is General Manager: Signals & Telecommunications within PRASA’s Group Capital Division, leading elements of the Mega Signals & Telecoms Programme. He holds a master’s degree in Computer Systems Engineering and an MBA, and has over 26 years’ experience across rail telecommunications, signalling, and asset management and optimisation.
His responsibilities span the development and support of signalling and rail-bound telecommunications systems, including strategic modernisation, maintenance planning, and operational management. He is currently appointed Acting Executive for Capital Delivery & Execution within the same division.
Mr Makgamatha is Chair of the IRSE Southern Africa Section and has contributed as an advisor on technical steering committees, supporting technology selection, business requirements, technical specifications, and maintenance management process design.
