Steve Gill is the new President of the Institute of Refrigeration – IOR. The handover from Lisa-Jayne Cook took place on 10 November 2026 during the Annual General Meeting of the British Institute. For Gill, this marks a return to the presidency following his previous term from 2014 to 2016, confirming his long-standing commitment to refrigeration, training and the development of new generations of professionals.
His new term began with a Presidential Debate focused on skills, in which Gill chose to give the floor to current and former RACHP apprentices, addressing career pathways into the sector, the shortage of qualified personnel and the strategies needed to make careers in refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps more attractive.
Gill is also particularly close to Centro Studi Galileo and the Italian Association of Refrigeration Technicians – ATF, with whom he has developed a long-standing collaboration over the years in international training and communication activities. He is also a regular speaker at the European Conference organised by CSG together with UNEP and IIR, one of the sector’s key international events.
Gill is best known as the driving force behind World Refrigeration Day, created to give global visibility to the essential role of cooling in society. His collaboration with CSG and ATF has also been strengthened through projects dedicated to skills development, young professionals and greater female participation in the RACHP sector, including initiatives carried out as part of Global HVACR Women Week.
During the AGM, two new IOR Trustees were also elected: Robert Lamb and Sam Parris.
Gill’s new presidency therefore begins with a strong focus on themes that have always been central to his work: skills, training, inclusion and the ability to attract a new generation of technicians and professionals to the RACHP sector.
