Senior Management Appointments at IOM
The IOM recently appointed Stuart Goddard as Director of Asbestos Services, and Chris Beach as Director of Occupational Hygiene Services following Alastair Robertson's retirement as Director of Consultancy Services.
Alastair Robertson
Alastair was a member of IOM's Board of Management and Managing Director of IOM Consulting Services. He worked for the IOM for 34 years and was instrumental in the development and expansion of the IOM’s consultancy business. In his earlier career he was involved in a wide range of IOM research and consultancy, particularly in relation to occupational exposure to chemicals and dusts.
Stuart Goddard
Stuart has worked at IOM for 22 years. He has most recently been Section Head (Asbestos Scotland), a position he held for four years. In his new position he has managerial responsibility for all of the IOM's asbestos consultancy operations in Scotland, London and the Midlands. Stuart was originally a member of the IOM's Dust Physics section, and was involved in the design and construction of scientific research equipment for a number of projects including PIDS (Personal Inspirable Dust Samplers). In 1990 he was transferred to the Occupational Hygiene section as an engineer responsible for the maintenance and service of all field equipment used throughout the IOM. Between 1990 and 2000 Stuart undertook a variety of occupational hygiene and asbestos surveys. Subsequently Stuart's responsibilities have centred on undertaking asbestos surveys, and he was promoted to the position of Asbestos Manager. From 2002 to 2004 Stuart was Project Manager responsible for directing staff on a variety of asbestos contracts.
Chris Beach
Chris has managerial responsibility for all IOM's occupational hygiene services in Scotland, London and the Midlands. He joined the IOM in January 2008 as a Consultant Occupational Hygienist. Chris was previously Senior Occupational Hygiene Adviser at London Underground. He is a past President of the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) and the Institute of Occupational Hygiene, and is a Fellow of the Faculty of Occupational Hygiene.