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Dr Bill Gunnyeon CBE appointed IOSH Chair of Board of Trustees

February 2016

Former Chief Medical Advisor, Dr Bill Gunnyeon CBE, has been appointed the new Chair of Board of Trustees for the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) following a meeting of the Chartered body’s governing council. 

An influential figure in Occupational Health and Safety 

Dr Bill Gunnyeon has led the health and work agenda within government for nearly a decade, acting as appointed Chief Medical Advisor, Director for Health and Wellbeing and Chief Scientist at the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions. 

During his career, Dr Gunnyeon has developed a deep understanding of health and safety regulation from six years as director level sponsor of the Health and Safety Executive. He oversaw the Government response to the Löfstedt review of health and safety legislation and played a key role in the development of the Office for Nuclear Regulation. He also commissioned the two key scientific evidence reviews in health and work and vocational rehabilitation, implemented the government response to Dame Carol Black’s Review of the health of working age people, introduced the new fit note, oversaw the government response to the Independent Review of Sickness Absence and led the development of the new Fit for Work Service.

Dr Gunnyeon is a Past-President of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of which he is a Fellow, as well as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners. He was awarded a CBE in 2009.

Of his new role, Dr Gunnyeon commented:

“The health and wellbeing of working age people has never been more important to economic success than it is today and health and safety professionals have a key role to play in protecting and promoting the health and wellbeing of all those at work. For those professionals the quality of education, training, on-going professional development and support available to them is critical to fulfilling their roles and IOSH provides the robust framework on which this all depends.

I feel hugely privileged therefore to be asked to lead the Trustee Board at this exciting time for the organisation as it looks to the future and prepares to set its strategic direction for the next five years.
I look forward very much to working with everyone involved with IOSH in the exciting times ahead.”

Shaping the future

IOSH President Dr Karen McDonnell said: 

“The timing of Bill Gunnyeon taking up his role as Chair of the IOSH Board of Trustees is perfect – we are at the outset of developing a new five-year strategy to cement our position as the leading membership organisation for health and safety professionals globally.

His understanding of the health and safety network and how to influence at the highest level will reinforce the value of our Institution and the role each of our members has in creating a world of work that is safe, healthy and sustainable.”

References

http://www.iosh.co.uk/News/Dr-Bill-Gunnyeon-CBE-appointed-IOSH-Chair-of-Board-of-Trustees.aspx

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