Michael Ford

A Chartered safety professional with 30 years’ experience in HSEQ, ethical sourcing audits and Human Rights. Worked as Head of HSEQ on major infrastructure projects, utilities, mass transit and manufacturing which included project compliance with responsibility for pre-qualifying and monitoring direct and in-direct supply chain.

Development and delivery of global supply chain risk and evaluation programmes focusing upon multi-disciplinary supplier risk (EHS / Qual. CSR/Sust,). Implementation and project management of global pre-qualification programmes (Western Africa / APAC/Australasia / Canada / Scandinavia and UK and Mainland Europe) within a wide range of sectors; Manufacturing, food, construction including governmental projects. Mike acts as an international subject matter expert on behalf of the prestigious Campbell Institute via the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management, reviewing annual safety award submissions. He has two post graduate master's degrees in occupational health and safety management and Procurement and Supply Chain Management and lead auditor certification in five disciplines.