Kevin joined the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as a Factory Inspector in 1976. He has held a wide range of operational, policy and strategy posts in HSE. From HSE's Chief Inspector of Construction, to Director of HSE's Hazardous Installation Directorate, he was appointed HSE's Deputy Chief Executive in 2008, before retiring in 2016.

Kizzy is an Equity Partner in the White Collar Crime & Investigations Group at Mishcon de Reya and currently heads the firm's Health and Safety (H&S) practice. A Solicitor Advocate with Higher Rights of Audience, she has significant experience in defending companies, senior directors and employees in corporate manslaughter, inquests and serious fire / H&S prosecutions.

Kizzy provides preventative consultancy advice to high-profile corporate and multi-national clients concerning corporate policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with H&S legislation, as well contentious, strategic advice in response to an actual incident. Kizzy has a particular interest in H&S leadership and governance risk, as well as the management of reputational risk for businesses – particularly within the higher risk industries. She recognises both the organisational and personal impact that workplace accidents, as well as mental health and wellbeing issues can have on businesses and individuals and adopts a professional but personable style when advising clients in respect of H&S and other criminal regulatory matters.

She is a Trustee of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, member of the Health and Safety Lawyers Association and a Trustee of the London Health and Safety Group (part of Safety Groups UK). She is committed to promoting a more proactive and preventative approach to health, safety and wellbeing– both in the UK and globally – through her trustee positions and collaborates with a number of industry bodies in her quest to highlight the importance of good H&S management and promote not only the difficulties with maintaining awareness of health and safety issues, but to identify examples of good working practices.

Kizzy is recognised by The Legal 500 in 2024/5 as an “exceptional Leading Individual” for health and safety. She is also highly ranked in Chambers & Partners in 2024, which describes her as “impressive, forward-thinking, a brilliant lawyer…a leader in this field”. She has also been voted one of the top 15 health and safety influencers in the UK by around 600,000 global readers of the Safety & Health Practitioner.

Ian’s career has been largely spent in senior positions in the property, media and marketing industries before a final nine years as finance and operations director of Asthma UK retiring in 2013.

He has served as a trustee, treasurer and chair of the investment committees for other national charities and is a Chartered Accountant. Other than finance his experience includes corporate planning and strategy, change management and board responsibility for HR and IT and corporate governance.

Danny is the commercial director for the National Federation of Builders and Director of Occupational Health and Wellbeing Community Simply-People. He has over 20 years of experience within Occupational Health and Safety in several sectors including construction, transportation and consultancy. He is a Chartered Member of IOSH and sits on numerous boards within Construction and Occupational Health including the Association of Occupational Health and Wellbeing Practitioners, HCLG, CIC amongst others.

Paul is an experienced Trustee, having previously spent nine years on the board of the British Safety Council, and has held several board directorships in the built environment sector over the last 20 years. As such we welcome his business expertise, and passion that, not just safety, but wellbeing, is a key business success indicator across the construction and property-related sectors.

Steve is a Director of Business Services & HSW for Tideway and has more than 20 years' experience managing health and safety in several sectors including engineering, manufacturing and construction. He is an Honorary Fellow of the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) and a founding member of the Health in Construction Leadership Group, continuously promoting the importance of health in construction. He is also a Chartered Member of IOSH and President of the Construction Health & Safety Group (CHSG)

Nicola's previous work improving mental health within the construction sector makes her an ideal addition to our trustee board. As a custodian of the Seddon family business, Nicola is committed to assuring longevity and a sustainable future for the organisation. This dedication to the long-term health of her family business, and central belief that there is no health without mental health, reflects Mates in Mind’s core values.

Sean is an award winning and experienced Senior IT Leader, Advisor, Mentor and Trustee for both corporate and charitable organisations. He has been professionally recognised by becoming a Chartered IT Professional of the British Computer Society and Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists.

Sean has worked within both the private and public sectors, where he has performed as a visionary leader building high performing teams and built business-enhancing systems and services. Sean has moved into a Director of Consulting role related to Cloud and Digital Transformation, to provide other companies with the benefit of his knowledge and experience.

From a personal perspective, Sean has a real passion for using the knowledge and experience he has gained to help address some of the issues facing society today, such as digital poverty, homelessness and the responsible use of technology to enhance sustainability initiatives. He is also keen to inspire others to think of how they could do more.

Allan is Managing Director of Civils & Lintels and has had a progressive 30-year career within the construction materials distribution sector with key relationships across both supply chain and contractors at all levels. He is also a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Builders Merchants and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Builders Merchants.