Judith Hackitt
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Dame Judith Hackitt DBE FREng FIChemE FCGI |
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Hackitt in November 2011
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| Chair of the Health and Safety Executive | |
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In office 2008–2016 |
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| Succeeded by | Martin Temple CBE |
| President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers | |
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In office 2013–2014 |
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| Preceded by | Russell Scott |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Maitland |
| Chair of the Health and Safety Commission | |
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In office 2007–2009 |
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| Personal details | |
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Judith Elizabeth Hackitt 1 December 1954 Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Imperial College, London |
| Occupation | Chair, EEF (manufacturers' association) |
| Awards |
CBE (2006) DBE (2016) |
Dame Judith Elizabeth Hackitt, DBE, FREng, 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.
Hackitt was born on 1 December 1954 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. She studied chemical engineering at Imperial College, London.
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.
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