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This list showcases the top London based Director operating in the Public Safety space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Serena Chaudhry
Associate Director of Dataminr
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About Dataminr, Dataminr, Observer Research Foundation, One Young World: Dataminr develops an artificial intelligence platform designed for real-time event and risk detection.
Mauricio Lazala
Deputy Director & Head of Europe Office of Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Mauricio, a Colombian & UK national, joined the Resource Centre in 2006. Until Feb. 2011 he served as Senior Researcher and Head of Latin America & Middle East. He oversees the Centre’s Latin America and Eastern Europe & Central Asia researchers, is involved in the production of briefings and research materials, and manages work streams such as the “Business, Conflict & Peace” project. Mauricio also co-ordinates joint initiatives with Resource Centre partners, and led the recent redevelopment of the Resource Centre’s website. Mauricio previously served as law clerk at International Criminal Court, Programme Manager at Mexican Commission for the Protection & Defence of Human Rights, and Outreach Coordinator at B’Tselem (Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories). Mauricio has published various articles on business & human rights. In 2014 he was invited to join the board of director at EIRIS – Empowering Responsible Investment. Mauricio has a Law degree (honours) from University of Cambridge, and a BA in Political Sciences and History from Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is fluent in Spanish, English & Hebrew.
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About Business & Human Rights Resource Centre: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is dedicated to advancing human rights in business and eradicating abuse.
Maurizio Pilu
Managing Director of Lloyd’s Register
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About Lloyd’s Register, Lloyd’s Register: Lloyd’s Register is an engineering, technical and business services organisation providing compliance, risk and technical consultancy.
Kev Emery
Director of Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
Kev Emery is the Head of Optimization and Certification within the Chip Centre of Excellence at Discover. In this role, Kev is responsible for certification, outsourcing and managing various products within the Chip Centre of Excellence. Kev has spent nearly 15 years working in the payments Industry and has had various roles for payment schemes and technology vendors supporting Acquirers, Issuers and Merchants.
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About Underwriters Laboratories (UL): UL is a global independent safety science company offering expertise across five key strategic businesses: Product Safety, Environment,
Kev Emery
Director of Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
Kev Emery is the Head of Optimization and Certification within the Chip Centre of Excellence at Discover. In this role, Kev is responsible for certification, outsourcing and managing various products within the Chip Centre of Excellence. Kev has spent nearly 15 years working in the payments Industry and has had various roles for payment schemes and technology vendors supporting Acquirers, Issuers and Merchants.
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About Underwriters Laboratories (UL): UL is a global independent safety science company offering expertise across five key strategic businesses: Product Safety, Environment,
Laurence Mead
Director of TeamO Marine Safety Products
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About TeamO Marine Safety Products: TeamO Marine designs safety products for sailors.
Manish Patel
Operations Director of BRC Global Standards
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About BRC Global Standards: BRC Global Standards is a provider of safety and quality standards programmes for food manufacture.
John Tomlinson
Sales & Marketing Director of BRC Global Standards
John Tomlinson joined BRC as Sales and Marketing Director in 2015 as part of a shared service covering both the Trade Association and BRC Global Standards. He is responsible for setting up a team to directly engage with customers and partners to develop both value propositions and drive growth and customer satisfaction. Previously he was Director of Sales for BSI Standards, part of the British Standards Institution Group, and was responsible for selling and developing BSI’s global publishing business through an international network of direct and indirect sales channels. John has extensive commercial experience in the professional services sector, including managing membership businesses, and prior to working for BSI, he has held commercial roles with Eurofins, Leatherhead Food Research and Whitbread. Over that period he has worked with retailers, manufacturers, certification bodies and regulators at senior account and business development levels. John has a PhD in chemistry.
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About BRC Global Standards: BRC Global Standards is a provider of safety and quality standards programmes for food manufacture.
David Brackston
Technical Director of BRC Global Standards
David is the Technical Director and has responsibility for the Technical management of the Global Standards certification scheme as well as the compliance activities supporting the schemes. David is the primary contact with GFSI and represents the BRC on Technical Working Groups.
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About BRC Global Standards: BRC Global Standards is a provider of safety and quality standards programmes for food manufacture.
