Pam Liversidge is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and was the first woman President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1997-98.

Her career has spanned engineering with companies such as GKN through to her own manufacturing companies.  She held various senior business positions including Strategic Planning Manager for East Midlands Electricity plc. She is Managing Director of Quest Investments Ltd, which is a pro-active shareholder in engineering and medical device companies.

Pam currently has non-executive directorships with Chesterfield Royal Hospital and the Rainbow Seed Fund. She is a director of Whirlow Grange Ltd, a Guardian of Sheffield Assay Office and the Chairman, Local Area South Yorkshire FSC of Yorkshire Bank.

She has been awarded Honorary Doctorates from the University of Central England (1998), the University of Aston (1998), the University of Bradford (2000), the University of Huddersfield (2001), the University of Sheffield (2005) and Sheffield Hallam University (2006)

Pam is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, of the Royal Society of Arts and of City & Guilds, where she is now a member of the Executive Committee and has served on the Advancement and Strategy Committee. She served as a Governor of Sheffield Hallam University from 1994 to 2006 and is Chairman of Local Governors of the Sheffield High School. She is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Engineers and a Freeman of the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire. She was awarded the OBE in 1999 and is a Deputy Lieutenant of South Yorkshire. She held office as High Sheriff of South Yorkshire from 2004 to 2005.