Ken is a non-executive director of the Health and Safety Executive and a past President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.  He is also a member of the Industry Safety Steering Group (ISSG)  monitoring the  progress made by the built environment towards achieving culture change following the Grenfell Tower fire. Ken is a former chair of the Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Strategic Forum.

Ken’s background is in the oil industry. He is a past President of the UK Petroleum Industry Association and chaired the industry/regulator task force in the wake of the Buncefield terminal explosion. He also chaired the government and industry task force , which considered ways of improving the resilience of oil product supplies following a government review.