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This list showcases the top United Kingdom 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.
Phil Bloomer
Executive Director of Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Phil became Executive Director of Business & Human Rights Resource Centre in September 2013. Based at the Centre’s London headquarters, Phil is responsible for leading the global organization, delivering the mission and strategic priorities, and ensuring effective management of programme, personnel, finance, and administration. Prior to joining the Resource Centre Phil was Director of Campaigns and Policy at Oxfam GB, where he was responsible for a team of 170 staff working across policy, advocacy, programme and campaigns. His team’s priorities were food justice, humanitarian protection and assistance in conflict zones, and the provision of essential health and education for all. Previously he was head of Oxfam International’s Make Trade Fair, and Access to Medicines campaigns. Prior to joining Oxfam, Phil spent 11 years in Latin America and worked on human rights dimensions of business, including in food security, resource extraction; mega-projects; and business relations with public and private security in repressive environments.
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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.
Nicky Chenery
Director of Sales & Customer Success Europe of SafetyCulture
Nicky Chenery is the Director of Sales and Customer Success in Europe at SafetyCulture.
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About SafetyCulture: SafetyCulture is the operational heartbeat of working teams around the world.
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.
David Murray
Director Planning, Finance and Procurement of HSE – Health and Safety Executive
David Murray is HSE’s Director of Finance and Planning having joined HSE in June 2013. His responsibilities include business planning and performance, finance and procurement. David has previous public sector Board level experience and worked for ten years as Director of Resources with Government Procurement Service. Prior to this he spent five years as Vice Principal/Director of Finance, Resources and Planning at Wirral Metropolitan College and before that he held a number of senior finance roles in the NHS including Chief Accountant at Salford Royal Hospitals.
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About HSE – Health and Safety Executive: The Health and Safety Executive is a national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety, and illness.
David Snowball
Director of Field Operations of HSE – Health and Safety Executive
David Snowball was appointed Director of Field Operations in May 2014. He is responsible for staff in FOD who regulate a wide range of employment sectors covering a significant proportion of the GB economy including construction, agriculture, general manufacturing, engineering, food and drink, quarries, entertainment, education, health services, local and central government and domestic gas safety. Previously he was Divisional Director for Scotland and Northern England. He joined HSE as a factory inspector in 1984 and has worked for HSE in Cardiff, Hull, Sheffield, London, Leeds, Liverpool and Edinburgh.
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About HSE – Health and Safety Executive: The Health and Safety Executive is a national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety, and illness.
Dave Hockey
Deputy Director of Human Resources of HSE – Health and Safety Executive
Dave Hockey took up the role of HSE’s Deputy Director of Human Resources in February 2014. His responsibilities include all aspects of HR policy and service delivery in HSE. Dave is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and has worked in a number of different HR roles in HSE over the last twelve years. Prior to this he had a career in internal audit and has also worked for the Office for National Statistics.
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About HSE – Health and Safety Executive: The Health and Safety Executive is a national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety, and illness.
Dave Bench
Director of Science, Engineering, Analysis and Chemicals Regulation of HSE – Health and Safety Executive
Dave has spent most of his career managing the work of specialist staff and leading the management of science and research as part of strategic policy roles. A six month secondment in the voluntary sector and a spell leading a corporate support division provided some additional variety. After graduating from York University (applied & environmental biology) he spent the first 10 years of his career – in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food – in scientific roles dealing with risk assessment of chemicals. Throughout the rest of his career he has been responsible for policy development and the management of science in a range of areas, including the strategic management of research programmes. This has encompassed a number of policy areas including genetic modification in agriculture, animal health, marine, chemicals, and now across all aspects of health and safety. Dave leads two directorates in HSE: the Corporate Science, Engineering & Analysis Directorate and the Chemicals Regulation Directorate, and contributes to the broader work of HSE as a member of the Senior Management Team. He fulfils the role of operational chief scientist for HSE with responsibility for the quality of HSE’s science and ensuring that there is an evidence based challenge of HSE’s policies and procedures. He also leads the operation of the UK regulatory authority for pesticides, detergents, biocides and other chemicals, and acts as head of profession for scientists and engineers within HSE and the Health and Safety Laboratory.
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About HSE – Health and Safety Executive: The Health and Safety Executive is a national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety, and illness.
Gerry Skelton
Human Resources Director of NATS
Gerry has over 20 years’ experience as an HR practitioner across a range of industries within the UK and internationally. The industry sectors he has experience in include: rail freight, electronics, textiles, retailing, passenger transport and the gas, oil and petroleum sectors.
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About NATS: NATS is the UK’s leading provider of air traffic control services.
Simon Warr
Communication Director of NATS
Formerly, he was Director of Communications and Public Affairs at Jaguar Land Rover. During his three years at Jaguar Land Rover he led a global team of 80 and was responsible for all company internal and external communications, as well as reputation and issue management with all stakeholders. Simon is a former journalist and a former Vice President of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce.
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About NATS: NATS is the UK’s leading provider of air traffic control services.
Martin Rolfe
Managing Director of NATS
Previously Martin worked for Lockheed Martin where he was Managing Director of the UK Civil business. Martin has worked in the air traffic management domain for 18 years leading large multinational teams across Europe, the US, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and the Far East, with customers including air navigation service providers, central government departments and military organisations.
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About NATS: NATS is the UK’s leading provider of air traffic control services.
Catherine Masan
Managing Director Service of NATS
Catherine previously worked for Translink Group where she was Group Chief Executive. She has extensive transportation, commercial and logistical experience through previous Director level roles in operations and marketing with Arriva, in both the bus and rail business. This followed a career in marketing for a number of blue chip companies, including Grand Metropolitan and SmithKline Beecham. Catherine is a Chartered Director and a Chartered Marketer, a Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and an elected Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers. She holds a BSc in Genetics from Liverpool University and an MBA from Henley Management College.
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About NATS: NATS is the UK’s leading provider of air traffic control services.
Nigal Forthery
Finance Director of NATS
He led the Finance team through the transition to PPP (2001) and, following the events of 9/11, the financial restructuring and refinancing of NERL in 2003. In addition to his current responsibilities for finance, Nigel leads NERL’s economic regulatory team and represented the company in the economic regulator’s review of NERL’s charges for Control Period 3. Previously, he worked for Lex Service plc as Finance Director of its retail group and then for BT Cellnet, where he was Deputy Finance Director. He began his career with Coopers & Lybrand where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant.
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About NATS: NATS is the UK’s leading provider of air traffic control services.
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,
Stephen Ullathorne
Director of X Tag
Stephen Ullathorne Co-Founded Gas Tag Ltd.
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About X Tag: X Tag develops a gas safety platform for housing associations, private landlords, registered engineers, and homeowners.
Oscar Mead
Co-Founder & Design Director of TeamO Marine Safety Products
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About TeamO Marine Safety Products: TeamO Marine designs safety products for sailors.
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.
Graham Mills
Founder & Director of StaySafe
Graham Mills is a Founder at StaySafe.
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About Scotechnics, StaySafe, Technics: StaySafe Personal GPS tracker app is your personal safety guardian.
Gavin Jones
Co-Founder & Director of Urban Change
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About Urban Change: Urban Change provides consultation solutions and services for the built environment industry.
Julie Boyd
Founder & Managing Director of TR Fleet Limited
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About TR Fleet Limited: TR Fleet is a fleet management specialist offering consultancy, policy advice, and supply chain management services.
