Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Bursting with enthusiasm and a passion for simplicity, I'm here to make workplace Environments, Health, safety and Well-being straightforward and vibrant, ensuring everyone's environment is as safe as possible. • With a dynamic blend of expertise in global strategy formation and team leadership, I'm primed to foster and champion a culture that prioritizes health, safety, and overall wellbeing. • I've successfully collaborated with HSE & security across diverse sectors like Retail, Leisure, Public Sector, Facilities, Well-being, Distribution, and Events, making safety a universal language. • With over a decade in crafting and implementing strategies across global and European platforms, I've catered to the unique needs of complex, multi-channel businesses. • I'm a digital enthusiast at heart, always on the lookout for innovative systems that drive engagement and positive change! (consultancy in motor, hospital care, logistics, schools, universities and warehousing)
**Key Highlights of Achievements in Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Leadership** - **Team Leadership**: Built and managed a team of 14 employees, fostering collaboration and accountability. - **Comprehensive Safety Oversight**: Ensured logistics safety for 3,000 drivers, a manufacturing plant, 750 branches, head office sites, and 40 crematoriums. - **Strategic Development**: Designed and executed a transformative health, safety, and wellbeing strategy, elevating compliance to proactive ownership through targeted training, engagement tools, and system implementation. - **Budget Management**: Successfully managed a multimillion-dollar budget with strategic allocation to achieve key objectives. - **Executive Reporting**: Regularly presented performance metrics and strategic updates to the executive board. - **Policy Leadership**: Developed, implemented, and maintained robust safety policies, aligning with operational goals and regulatory requirements across diverse environments. - **Risk Management Excellence**: Cultivated a safety-first culture through audits, risk assessments, and hazard control measures, safeguarding employees, contractors, and visitors in sectors including manufacturing, retail, and offices.
**Global EHS & Facilities Leadership Highlights** - **Team & Consultant Management**: Directed five direct reports and collaborated with two global safety consultants in the US and China. - **Global Oversight**: Led Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) initiatives across over 100 properties, including offices and retail stores in Hong Kong, China, the UK, and the US, while overseeing manufacturing plants in China. - **Strategic Implementation**: Designed and executed global EHS, security, and loss prevention strategies across APAC, EMEA, and US/UK, serving as a key member of the Executive Risk Committee Board. - **Cultural Transformation**: Delivered a well-being strategy that drove cultural change and empowered local teams to take ownership of safety and facilities management. - **Sustainability Collaboration**: Partnered with sustainability teams to implement best practices and innovative technology solutions aimed at reducing the company’s global environmental footprint. - **Budget Accountability**: Managed a £10 million property budget, ensuring efficient resource allocation and impactful results. - **Training & Emergency Preparedness**: Developed and facilitated tailored safety training programs, safety drills, and updated emergency response plans, enhancing readiness across all sites. - **Data-Driven Leadership**: Maintained comprehensive safety records, monitored KPIs, and delivered regular reports to the executive board to drive informed decision-making and continuous improvement.
In a dual role as global product head and SME for HSE. Responsible for heading up the global portfolio for health and safety training at Tuv Rheinland and support global safety consultancy (Global Auditing, cultural change & Inspection. The TÜV Rheinland Group is a leading provider of technical services worldwide. Leading teams of external SME’s in HSE in multiple countries (consultancy in motor, hospital care, logistics, schools, universities and warehousing)