Key Personnel in HASTAM
| Professor Richard Booth | Chairman |
| Mike Thomas | Managing Director |
| Dr Tony Boyle | Director |
| Professor Andrew Hale | Director |
| Sue Hanson | Director of Finance and Administration, Company Secretary |
| David Hewitt | IT Director |
| Dr Andrew Reid | Associate Director |
| Wendy Lewis | Environment Manager |
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Professor Richard Booth, Chairman
PhD DIC FIMechE CEng
CFIOSH
Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner
Richard is Professor of Occupational Safety and Health and Director of the Health and Safety Unit, Aston University which he joined in 1972. He was a founder member of HASTAM and took over as Chairman in December 1998.
He was a founder-Chairman of NEBOSH and President of IOSH from 1986 to 1988.
Richard has his own page with more backgound information
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Mike Thomas, Managing
Director
BSc CFIOSH MIoD
Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner
Mike graduated in Chemistry in 1976 and became a technical safety advisor in the pharmaceutical industry. He subsequently worked as a safety advisor in a local authority, then managed a health and safety consultancy for an international insurance broker, working primarily in the Far and Middle East.
Mike joined HASTAM in 1990 and became Managing Director in 1991. During his time with HASTAM, he has undertaken a wide range of consultancy, training and auditing. Mike has a particular interest in management systems and developed HASTAM's SAM behavioural safety programme.Mike has his own page with more background information.
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Dr Tony Boyle, Director
BSc MSc PhD CPsychol AFBPsS CFIOSH
Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner
Tony started his career with the National Institute of Industrial Psychology in 1969 and was Managing Director and then Chairman of HASTAM from 1987 to 1998. He retired as Chairman of HASTAM to allow more time for his research and development work, but he remains a non-executive Director of the company.
He was the originator of HASTAM’s Complete Health and Safety Evaluation System (CHASE) and has developed audit and evaluation systems for a number of organisations. Current areas of interest include risk assessment, human factors and health and safety management systems, particularly OHSAS 18001.
Tony has his own page with more background information
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Professor Andrew Hale
MA, PhD, C. Psychol, MErgS, FIOSH
Andrew was a full-time Professor of Safety Science at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands from 1984 to 2007. He worked previously at Aston University, Dept. of Health & Safety. He was a founder member of HASTAM.
He is chief editor of the journal Safety Science and has chaired or served on numerous committees at national and European level relating to safety professionals and their training, safety management and transport safety. His research, teaching and consulting work has been concentrated on human behaviour and safety, safety management and culture and the fundamental principles of risk control.
Andrew has recently moved back to live in the UK after spending over 20 years in Delft. He retains a part-time appointment there, and will be commuting back and forth. He is available for work both in the UK and on the Continent.
Andrew has his own page with more background information.
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Sue Hanson, Finance Director and
Company Secretary
BA (Hons)
Having worked as a book-keeper in a variety of organisations, Sue joined HASTAM in 1990, becoming Finance Manager in 1995. In 1996 she joined the Board as  Director of Finance and Administration and Company Secretary.
Sue is responsible for the day to day management of HASTAM’s office and administrative functions and will often be a clients first point of contact.
Sue has her own page with more backgound information
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David Hewitt, IT
Director
BSc MSc
David heads the development of the CHASE family of software systems. Wide experience of Personal Computer software applications and programming languages including Microsoft’s Windows, Office and Visual Studio plus Delphi, HTML & Javascript. He joined HASTAM in 1988, becoming IT Director in 1991.
David has his own page with more background information
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Dr Andrew Reid, Associate Director
BSc PhD CFIOSH
Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner
Andrew Reid became a consultant following a 27 year career in the pharmaceutical industry, joining HASTAM in March 2001. Andrew has extensive international experience, having undertaken work in all 5 continents. He has chaired international conferences in Mexico City, Madrid and Brussels involving Government ministers and senior EU officials. His professional interests include corporate governance and integrated risk matters.
Andrew has his own page with more background information.
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Wendy Lewis Environmental Manager
BSc MIWEM MIEnvSc MIOSH
Since graduating in Environmental Science in 1976, Wendy has worked in the field of chemical/environmental consultancy, latterly in a self-employed status, and acting as a consultant to HASTAM since 1990. She became Manager of the Environment Division in 1995.
Wendy has her own page with more background information
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