The 50 Most Influential EHS Leaders

THE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS

C. Christopher Patton, CSP, is president of the American Society of Safety Engineers. The principal health, safety and environmental engineer for Covidien (Formerly Tyco Healthcare/Mallinckrodt), Brown has served as a chapter president and as a region vice president for ASSE, has chaired ASSE's Future Safety Leaders Conference Task Force and served as a member of the Professional Member Task Force. He was awarded the prestigious ASSE Charles V. Culbertson Outstanding Volunteer Service award for 2006-07.

Cathy L. Cole, CIH, CSP, is president of the American Industrial Hygiene Association and director of corporate occupational health for the Sherwin-Williams Co. A member of AIHA for 17 years, Cole has faced a tough year, which found the organization examining the size of its board, the support it gives to related shareholder groups such as the Academy of Industrial Hygiene and its conferences, product offerings and standard-setting activities.

Stephen J. Reynolds, Ph.D., CIH, serves as chair of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. He is a professor in the Occupational Health and Safety Section of Colorado State University and also is director of the CDC/NIOSH-funded High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety. In that role, he is involved in rural and agricultural health research, education, outreach and policy on a regional and national level. He was named a 2010 Fellow Award winner by AIHA.

Natalie P. Hartenbaum, M.D., MPH, FACOEM, is the president of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). She is chief medical officer of Occumedix, Inc., and adjunct assistant professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her M.D. from Temple University School of Medi-cine and her MPH from the Medical College of Wisconsin. Hartenbaum is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and the American Board of Preventive Medicine in occupational medicine.

Kay Campbell, Ed.D., RN-C, COHN-S, FAAOHN, is president of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses and manager of Global Health & Productivity for Glaxosmithkline. She has held various positions in the company for the past 26 years, including management of disability, clinical operations, health promotions and worklife initiatives. Campbell also serves as adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a national and internationally recognized lecturer on management, health promotions and disability management.

Raymond Davis Layne joined the Voluntary Protection Program Participants Association in January 2005. As executive director, Layne is responsible for the guidance, direction and day-to-day activities of the VPPPA National Office staff. Before joining VPPPA, Layne served as an OSHA area director, deputy regional administrator, OSHA regional administrator and finally as deputy assistant secretary for OSHA. This has been a tough year for Layne and VPPPA, as concerns about the future of OSHA's VPP program mounted.

THE INDUSTRY LEADERS

William M. Lambert is the president and CEO of MSA, a global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of safety products used by workers in the fire service, homeland security, construction and other industries, as well as the military.

Charles S. “Sid” Ellis, past president of North Safety Products (now Honeywell Safety Products), is chairman of the board for the International Safety Equipment Association, the trade association in the United States for companies that manufacture safety and personal protective equipment.

Henri-Dominique Petit is chairman and Brice de la Morandière is CEO of Sperian Protection, which serves the global personal protective equipment (PPE) industry, providing hearing, eye, respiratory, fall, body and hand protection. Petit was named CEO of Bacou-Dalloz in June 2004 and now serves as president of the board. De la Morandiere was named the group's COO in August 2008 and CEO in March 2009. George W. Buckley is the chairman, president and CEO of 3M, a global leading supplier of respiratory, hearing, eye protection, and other personal protective equipment products. Prior to this appointment, he was chairman and CEO of Brunswick Corp. In addition to 3M, George serves on the boards of Black & Decker and Archer Daniels Midland Co.

Dan Shipp is the president of ISEA and as such, has submitted testimony to OSHA on behalf of the organization and its members about such proposed rulemakings as “Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment” and noise control and hearing conservation.

Mike Standley, of Oxarc Safety Products Division, is president, and Jackie King, executive director, of the Safety Equipment Distributors Association (SEDA), which represents companies that distribute safety equipment and related products and services. Its member companies are leaders in the distribution of personal protective equipment to a broad spectrum of users. Chances are if your employees are using it, a SEDA member is responsible for bringing it to your facility.