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Nathan Shipley
BSI
Jeff Ruddle
Strategic Development
Director
UKAS
Experienced Strategic and Operations Director in the TIC sector with
expertise in Accreditation, Quality Assurance and Analytical Chemistry.
Jeff has particular interest in the use of technology and data to improve
the delivery of business services and in how accreditation and standards
can be used to deliver confidence in products and services to regulators,
businesses and the wider public.
Jim Moseley
CEO Red Tractor
Jim Moseley has spent over 40 years in the Food & Drink Industry and
is the current CEO of Red Tractor Assurance.
He started his career with FMC Meat Ltd – at the time Europe’s largest
Meat Group. Whilst operating as the European MD for Mizkan, Jim took
on the Chairmanship of Red Tractor and subsequently took over as
CEO during 2017.
In addition, Jim has served as the Chairman of The Provision Trade
Federation, was for three years the President of the Food & Drink
Federation and has been a Board member of FoodDrinkEurope.
Nathan Shipley is the PPE Group Certification Manager at
BSI.
He is an experienced Certification Manager with a
demonstrated history of working in the information
services industry. Skilled in CE marking, Quality
Management, Quality Assurance, ISO 9000, and Root
Cause Analysis.
Elinor Hughes, technical
copywriter at Markes
International, Gwaun Elai Medi-
Science Campus, Llantrisant,
Elinor Hughes obtained her B.Sc. in chemistry and
Ph.D. in organic chemistry atBangor University, UK.
After working for a chemical manufacturing company fort
hree years, she moved to the Royal Society of
Chemistry where she worked in journals publishing for
six years and on Chemistry World magazine for four
years. This was followed by five years as a freelance
copyeditor and science writer. Hercurrent role is
technical copywriter at Markes International.
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Paul Greenwood
Divisional Director
(Laboratories)
UKAS
Paul Greenwood (CChem MRSC) joined UKAS in 2006 after a 13 year
post-graduate career as a chemist in the fields of drinking water
analysis, environmental testing and analytical instrument manufacture.
Since joining UKAS he has progressed from the role of Assessment
Manager/Technical Assessor to the position of Operations Director.
In addition to oversight of the accreditation of around 1500 laboratories
he is a member of the UKAS Executive and responsible for ensuring
strategic development and delivery of accreditation nationally and
internationally.
Paul is an active participant in various BSI technical committees and a
member of the UK Reference Material Working Group.
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