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Dr Richard Judge has been appointed chief executive of Britain’s workplace health and safety regulator.
He will start at the Health and Safety Executive in November 2014.
Richard Judge said:
“This is a great opportunity to lead the executive of a renowned and respected regulator that will soon celebrate its 40th year.
I look forward to working with my new HSE colleagues, and with everyone who has a stake in delivering further improvements in Britain’s health and safety performance.”
Commenting on the appointment, Judith Hackitt, HSE Chair, said:
“I am delighted to welcome Richard as our new chief executive and look forward to working with him.
His valuable, considerable experience in both the public and private sector is a perfect fit for HSE, enabling us to take forward our commercial agenda whilst also ensuring we can build on our standing as a world-class regulator of workplace health and safety.”
Richard is currently chief executive of the Insolvency Service.
Prior to this he had a varied career in science and technology organisations spanning the nuclear, rail and environmental sectors. Richard has a professional background as a Chartered Engineer (Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers), and is qualified as a Chartered Director.
He will take over from Kevin Myers, who has been acting chief executive since August 2013, when Geoffrey Podger stepped down after eight years in the role.
Source: HSE
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