Preceded by Russell Scott Name Judith Hackitt Awards CBE (2006)DBE (2016) | Nationality British Succeeded by Geoffrey Maitland | |
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Full Name Judith Elizabeth Hackitt Alma mater Imperial College, London | ||
Education Imperial College London | ||
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Dame Judith Elizabeth Hackitt, , 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.
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Early life
Hackitt was born on 1 December 1954 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. She studied chemical engineering at Imperial College, London.
Career
After graduating from university, Hackitt worked for Exxon Chemicals for 15 years at the Fawley Refinery. After further industrial experience she held senior positions at the Chemical Industries Association and 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.
She was President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers from 2013 to 2014.
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.
Honours
She is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.
Hackitt was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2006 for services to health and safety 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.