IIRSM Risk Excellence Awards 2023

Anyone – if the activity, company, team or individual involved in the submission meets the awards criteria.  The awards are free to enter and open to IIRSM members and non-members.

The judging process for the awards is entirely independent with judges from a wide range of backgrounds and risk disciplines.  An adjudication panel meets in a second round of judging for any very close submissions in round one. Judging panels are refreshed each year.

Abdullatif is the current Emirates Green Building Council Director.

He is a chemical engineer in background and holds an MSc in Energy Studies and is one of the first qualified energy engineers in Jordan.

He is member in the Energy Institute and serves as the Honorary Vice Chair of the Middle East branch. He is also Specialist Fellow of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM) and served in many positions in the Institute.

Abdullatif has 22+ years of work experience in the pharmaceuticals, chemical and manufacturing industry in managerial and consultancy positions. He has a hands-on experience in process technology and safety, energy and environment management, quality management & assurance, operations and engineering management and sustainability practices.  

Abdullatif is also a judge for number of international awards in energy and risk management.

Dee is NEBOSH’s Chief Operating Officer. She is a Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner of IOSH and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors. Dee moved into occupational health and safety 20 years ago whilst working at The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). After becoming a qualified health and safety practitioner; she taught on a wide range of courses and worked with several boards to implement safety governance. Prior to joining NEBOSH; Dee held the roles of Course Developer and Head of Occupational Safety for RoSPA. 

As NEBOSH’s Chief Operating Officer Dee has responsibility for providing leadership on all matters relating to qualification development and assessment of NEBOSH qualifications and compliance matters, including learning partner accreditation.

Dee previously studied with Cambridge University for the Certificate of Continuing Education (Principles and Practice of Assessment) and is now undertaking further study with Cambridge University for a Masters in Education.

Glenn is an award-winning International Risk and Performance Management consultant, with over 30 years of experience working with a variety of clients in an array of blue-chip business sectors including aviation, power, petrochemical, oil and gas, renewable energy, manufacturing, waste and recycling, construction local government, hospitality, leisure, and FM.  A Fellow of the IIRSM, a Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner and a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management, Glenn holds a MSc in Behaviour Change (Occupational Health and Safety) and an MBA from the University of Cumbria, specialising in Leadership and Sustainability.

A founding Chair for the IIRSM Northeast and Cumbria branch and having previously supported the IIRSM Fellowship recommendation panel, Glenn’s role as the Managing Director of the International Training and Consultancy organisation, Gauged Solutions Ltd, affords him the opportunity to work with clients on a global scale, some of which are Fortune 500 and FTSE 50 organisations.  Gauged Solutions were joint inaugural winners of the Barry Holt award for Outstanding Risk management Practice in 2018.

With a passion for risk and performance improvement, both individually and in business, Glenn is highly sought after for both Training and Consultancy provision in addition to keynote speaking slots at major international risk and leadership conferences. 

Giving back to a career that continues to provide so many wonderful opportunities and experiences is important to Glenn and his altruistic endeavours, which include personal mentoring, coaching and support to both younger and the more mature professionals in risk and leadership positions, allows him to share with others his experience and knowledge, helping them succeed in their chosen fields.  He has personally mentored individuals from the shop floor up to and including C-Suite executives, who have progressed and gone on to achieve great things in their own careers.

Whenever he can, Glenn continues to work closely with IIRSM including Gauged Solutions being corporate partners of IIRSM and he is supporting with the judging of this year’s Risk Excellence awards for the fourth year in succession.

Message from Glenn - Good luck to all the entrants!!

Hilary originally gained a BA Hons in Art & Design and worked as a fashion designer for several years before joining the BBC in the costume department.

Four years later she joined the Royal Opera House where she worked her way up to Deputy Head of Costume. She was asked to take on the Health and Safety role during closure for the refurbishment and eventually moved full time into the role which she discovered she really enjoyed having achieved the NEBOH General Cert.

Two years after reopening, in 2020, Hilary accepted a two year contract with English National Ballet, and when that ended, went to Universal Music Group where she stayed for three years.

During the time she successfully gained the NEBOSH Diploma and subsequently become a Chartered member of IOSH.

Following 18 months at Wembley Stadium and Wembley London she worked for Clear Channel outdoor media for three years before moving to The O2 where she stayed for six years before moving to Southbank Centre in 2015.

Hilary now works for the Royal Household.

Jon has over 20 years’ experience of ergonomics, safety, and occupational health. Over that period, he has worked with a wide variety of organisations in the private and public sector providing a full range of risk management solutions including software, e-learning, and consultancy.  Jon was instrumental in setting up Cardinus operations in America and across the globe and is currently responsible for the global strategy of Cardinus Risk Management Limited.

Kelvin is a founder of Safety Differently, and a co-creator of the Due Diligence Index – Safety and the Managing Director of Art of Work.

He is a strategic practitioner with expertise in Human Centred Design, Human Factors and systems thinking. He developed his safety differently approach commencing with his work in the military aviation environment for 10 years for the Royal Australian Air Force. Following this, for 10 years, he led a systems and risk management program across Asia Pacific and Europe with Compass Group Plc, the world’s largest support service company.

More recently, he worked for Sinclair Knight Merz as the Global General Manager for Safety and Wellness, to deliver an international leading program for health safety environment and community (HSEC), in engineering and project management for global mining and construction projects.

Kelvin worked with the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care to develop, as an architect of the national safety and quality health care standards, the national accreditation system for all health care providers across Australia.

Formerly he was the Director of Clinical Quality and Safety for NSW Health, responsible for leading the development and implementation of the state-wide clinical quality and patient safety framework standards, guidelines, and indicators to improve clinical health care safety and quality for patients of NSW and the public health system. He was responsible for shaping the state and national agendas for clinical health care safety and quality through the provision of expert advice to the NSW Health Management Board and the NSW Minister of Health.

Currently, he holds board positions with the Due Diligence Index Council and the Art of Work.

Leo is a Safety Instructor at the Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, Qatar. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration Major in Operations Management, a MBA (HSL) specializing in Health and Safety Leadership, a Diplomas in Leadership and Management, Mental Health Studies and Crisis and Management. He is a World Safety Organization, Certified Safety Instructor (Master Level), a Registered Safety Practitioner (UK) and a Fellow of IIRSM.

He has more than 20 years of combined experience in Pre-hospital Emergency Care, Risk and Safety, Leadership and Management as well as a wide range of experience:

For IIRSM:

• Branch Ambassador - International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM) Qatar
• Member – Fellowship Assessment Panel International Institute of Risk and Safety
• Management (IIRSM) Qatar Branch
• Former Chairman- International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM) Qatar
• Member- Emerging Risk Leaders Network, International Branch Leaders Network
• Expert Content Group, (IIRSM)

Leo is also:

• Member – Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)
• Former President and Adviser Phil Association of Safety Engineers (PHASE) Qatar
• Safety Instructor – Hamad Medical Corp. (HMC)
• Visiting OHS Lecturer-College of the North Atlantic Qatar (CNAQ)
• Member of Program Advisory Committee, OHS, EHS Programs - College of the North

Atlantic Qatar (CNAQ)

• Member- Corporate Facility Management and Safety (CFMS) Committee-Hamad Medical

Corporation, Doha, Qatar

• Member-Risk Management Committee, Al Khor Hospital (HMC)
• Faculty-Hamad International Training Centre on Disaster Management Programs, Child

Passenger Safety Program, Manual Handling Training Program

• Faculty-Emergency Risk Management Program, Ministry of Public Health and HMC’s

Major Incident Planning Department

• Leadership and Safety Trainer – Building and Woodworkers International
• Instructional, Communication, and Public Speaking Trainer – BEDAR Ras Laffan Industrial

Community Outreach, Doha, Qatar

• Former Chief Emergency Medical Technician, UP-PGH EMSS

Leo is the recipient of the following Awards:

• Concerned Health and Safety Professional Award 2015 - World Safety
• Educational Award 2015 - World Safety Organization
• Philippine Association of Safety Engineers (PHASE) Qatar – Lifetime Achievement Award 2017
• Special Recognition/Citation 2019– College of the North Atlantic Qatar Department of Health Sciences

His Qatar Pandemic Experience includes:

• Resources, and Operations Manager – National Health Incident Command Centre, Qatar
• Technical Resource Person, Medical Waste Management, Medical Affairs, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, FIFA Qatar 2022 World Cup, Doha Qatar

Noreen is responsible for the effective governance of the corporate risks facing a leading health, social care, and housing provider in the North of England. Overseeing programmes of risk, governance, health, safety, and environmental frameworks.  Previously, Noreen was directly involved in the spin out of a learning disability community support service from Leeds Local authority, the UKs 2nd largest city and metropolitan district. A career in health and social care spanning more than 30 years, Noreen is a longstanding health, safety and risk management practitioner, a leader, and a Fellow of IIRSM since 2018.

Professional Qualification & Accreditations

• BSc. SHEM (Grad IOSH)
• Fellow of International Institute of Risk and Safety Management
• Chartered Manager, Fellow Chartered Management Institute
• Chartered Governance Institute
• Chartered Institute Professional Development

Radharamanan is the founder and Managing Director of DGM India. He is an experienced and enterprising professional with expertise in logistics management, training, and management consulting with more than 35 years of experience as a professional and entrepreneur.

He is also Freelance External consultant with RITES, a government of India consultancy firm as well as other private consulting firms and has his own dedicated firm R Value Logistics LLP.

He is a thought leader and speaker at many chemical and logistics industry events and conferences both in India and abroad including IATA conference, on dangerous goods regulation.

He is a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (MBA) from XLRI, Jamshedpur with Specialization in Finance and HR; Bachelor of Science (Special in Physics) from St. Xaviers, Ahmedabad under Gujarat University.

He holds diplomas and certificate in variety of areas:

• Post Graduate Certification programme in Valuation from Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Government of India
• Certified Professional Risk Manager course from Asian Institute of Risk Management, Singapore
• Certificate Programme in Accreditation for Entrepreneurship Educators and Mentors, a Joint certificate programme of EDI, Ahmedabad and AIMA, Delhi
• Advanced Human Capital Management and OD for Working professional from SRIIOM
• Diploma in Finance from ICFAI, Hyderabad
• Diploma in Supply Chain, IIM Kozhikode
• NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
• BSI’s CQI and ICRA Certified ISO45001 Lead auditor course
• Certified Professional Training Manager, from Training Industry, USA
• Certified Trainer from MEPSC, NSDC, Govt of India

He is currently appointed as one of the Task Force members on Dangerous Goods Regulation and Training by Director General of Civil Aviation, Government of India.

Stewart is a former high flying British Army officer, brain injury survivor, and living proof of how to maximise personal potential and minimise stress.

He has taken his wartime experiences and now living with a catastrophic head injury, to show individuals and business leaders how they can combat stress, think more clearly, and become more productive. All by making more efficient use of the brain. He helps people realise their full potential with a few changes to their mindset. He simply argues that if he can achieve all that he has done since being blown up, imagine what an undamaged brain can do.

Stewart was one of the most talented British Army officers of his generation until a bomb exploded into his brain whilst on operations in Afghanistan. He has turned disaster into discovery and continues to go from strength to strength with a brain severely damaged by shrapnel.

Forever defying his neurological prognosis, Stewart has completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology, a challenge that would have been impossible a few years ago. This academic subject embodies all the most valuable life- lessons Stewart has learned from his extreme leadership experiences and learning to thrive with a brain disability.

In the past few years, he has helped raise over £1,000, 000 for military charities, create and perform in an award-winning West End play and had poems published in an anthology of war poetry. Stewart has also become an award-winning artist, with his oil portraits displayed in exhibitions around the UK, convincing celebrities like the film actor Ray Winston, the broadcaster and journalist Piers Morgan and the TV presenter Nick Knowles to sit for him, to help raise money for charity.

Stewart's incredible life story has been written about in The Times, The Daily Telegraph, and the Daily Mail, and he has appeared several times on British TV and radio.