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In the spotlight
Cheryl Newman may once have harboured ambitions to pursue a career in the dramatic
arts but she’s now in the spotlight for very different reasons. A finalist in this year’s Scottish
Institute of Directors Awards, she’s become a rising star in the field of human resources
working in the oil and gas supply chain.
Wireline
finds out more
W
hen Cheryl Newman first
joined field development
consultancy Ingen Ideas in
2010, it was on a short-term assignment
to provide general office support cover.
Fast forward five years and her
experience in the UK oil and gas supply
chain has certainly been rewarding and
full of opportunity. Today, she’s a human
resources (HR) manager at
the Aberdeen-based business and
has played a key role in the company
receiving a string of industry
nominations and awards.
In 2014, Ingen was twice shortlisted for
Oil & Gas UK Awards in the Investment
in People and Mentor of the Year
categories; its lead field
development engineer Alan Muirhead
won the latter. And, most recently, the
organisation was the first small company
(less than 1,000 employees) globally
to receive the Institution of Chemical
Engineers’ (IChemE) Gold Corporate
Partner Award in recognition of its
training and development programme
and dedication to the chemical
engineering profession.
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