Judith Hackitt

Dame
Judith Hackitt
DBE FREng FIChemE FCGI
Portrait photograph
Hackitt in November 2011
Chair of the Health and Safety Executive
In office
2008–2016
Succeeded by Martin Temple
President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers
In office
2013–2014
Preceded by Russell Scott
Succeeded by Geoffrey Maitland
Chair of the Health and Safety Commission
In office
2007–2009
Personal details
Born Judith Elizabeth Hackitt
(1954-12-01) 1 December 1954
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Nationality British
Alma mater Imperial College, London
Occupation Chair, EEF (manufacturers' association)
Awards CBE (2006)
DBE (2016)

Dame Judith Elizabeth Hackitt, DBE, FREng, FIChemE, FCGI (born 1 December 1954) is a British engineer and civil servant. A former Chair of the UK Health and Safety Executive, she is currently Chair of manufacturing trade body EEF.

Early life

Hackitt was born on 1 December 1954 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England.[1] She graduated in chemical engineering from Imperial College, London in 1975.[2]

Career

After graduating from university, Hackitt worked for Exxon Chemicals for 15 years at the Fawley Refinery. She joined the Chemical Industries Association in 1998 and became its Director General from 2002 to 2005. She then worked in Brussels for the European Chemical Industries Council (CEFIC) before being appointed Chair of the Health and Safety Commission in 2007. She became Chair of the Health and Safety Executive on 1 April 2009 when the two organizations merged.[3]

She was President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers from 2013 to 2014.[4] She was a senior non-executive director and trustee of the Energy Saving Trust, a non-Exec director of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, and a trustee of the City & Guilds Group.

In 2016, she took over as Chair of manufacturing trade body EEF from Martin Temple, who himself then became Chair of the Health and Safety Executive.[5][6] She is currently the Chair of the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, which was commissioned by the Government following the Grenfell Tower fire. The Review's Interim Report was published in December 2017.[7]

Honours

She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2010,[8] and currently chairs the External Affairs Committee. She is also a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and a member of its council.

Hackitt was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2006 for services to health and safety[1][3][9] and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to engineering and health and safety.[10][11] She was listed in the Top 50 Women in UK Engineering by the Telegraph in 2016.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 Debrett's People of Today Ms Judith Hackitt, CBE Authorised Biography
  2. ↑ "Dame Judith Hackitt DBE FREng". EEF. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  3. 1 2 HSE Website Archived 2011-12-21 at the Wayback Machine. Judith E Hackitt CBE
  4. ↑ IChemE Annual Review 2013
  5. ↑ "Dame Judith Hackitt set to lead the UK's manufacturing body - High Value Manufacturing Catapult". High Value Manufacturing Catapult. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  6. ↑ "Martin Temple appointed as the new Chair of HSE - Press releases - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  7. ↑ "Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: interim report - GOV.UK". Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  8. ↑ "List of Fellows".
  9. ↑ "Judith Hackitt CBE FREng named new President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers". chemicalprocessing.com/industrynews/2013/judith-hackitt-named-new-icheme-president. PutmanMedia. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  10. ↑ "No. 61450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2015. p. N8.
  11. ↑ "New Year's Honours 2016 list" (pdf). GOV.UK. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "Top 50 Influential Women in Engineering List 2016 | Women's Engineering Society". www.wes.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
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