The Safety Executive

Catherine has worked at RailCorp, Coca-Cola Amatil and is now with the Swiss-Swedish giant ABB, a global leader in automation and controls. We talk through her role as a key facilitator across the many countries and cultures ABB covers, and how she manages a global remit based out of Sydney. Catherine provides her insights into influencing, attracting people and working on a critical mental health project.

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Linda has covered many geographies in her safety career within the energy sector, including the UK, Europe, Myanmar, UAE and Borneo. She shares with us her current focus on the Hydrogen sector, and what has kept her connected to the broader energy space all this time.

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Dr Peter Simpson has packed a lot into his 25 year career. From starting as a pilot and then working with Qantas, Cathay Pacific, Jetstar and Singapore Airlines in Health & Safety roles across Asia Pacific, through to managing a global remit with Standard Chartered Bank....he has accomplished many things (not to mention a long list of academic achievements!). I sit down with Peter to discuss this fascinating journey, including how he manages a global role with a UK based bank, as well as what positives he has seen come out of the Covid pandemic.

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Rebekah has had an exciting career, from working for the Air Force, Qantas and John Holland, through to living and working in China, Thailand and the US with Goodyear over an 8 year period. We discuss her interesting safety journey, including her last 15 months at Sunrice.

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This week I sit down with Andy who is Global Head of Health, Safety, Security and Environment at Cushman & Wakefield, a Chicago based company with over 50,000 staff across 400 offices in 70 countries and over $8 billion in revenue. We discuss what it is like to hold a global role based out of Sydney, and how he goes about managing teams based all over the world.

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Throughout June and July our theme is 'Global', with my guests having either lived and worked overseas in a senior safety role, or have held a global remit. In this episode, I talk with Paul Stevens, GM Safety & Assurance at Transdev Australasia. We discuss the differences between working in the Middle East and Australia, as well as the challenges faced when working for such a large and complex business such as DP World.

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In this episode, we discuss what has been the biggest positive change Melissa has seen in WHS, and what we still need to get better at. She talks about her strategies for developing great talent, stakeholder influencing, and what to look for in a company when interviewing for a senior role. We also cover who has had the biggest impact on her career, and what advice can be given to Safety professionals aspiring to be a GM or Executive in the future.

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