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David White
Chairman/Director

Dave White

FIFSM (Life) CMIOSH MIFireE MIIRSM LCGI

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Robert Docherty
President/director

Dr. Bob Docherty

QFSM PhD CEng FIFSM (Life) FIFireE MEI

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Helen Hilton
Business Manager

Helen Hilton

BEng(Hons) Msc Hon MIFSM

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Richard King
Business Development Manager

Richard King

BA (Hons) AIFSM

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Naydean
Personal Assistant of the Chairman and President

Naydean Mikysa

Hon MIFSM

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Council

Matt Spivey
Vice-Chair

Matt Spivey

BEng (Hons) MIFSM GIFireE

Lucy Cowell
COUNCIL MEMBER

Lucy Cowell

MIFSM

Sukvinder Soor
COUNCIL MEMBER

Sukhvinder Soor

MIFSM

Malcom Thomas
COUNCIL MEMBER

Malcolm Thomas

BSc(Hons) DipTP FRICS MIFSM

Kirsty White
COUNCIL MEMBER

Kirsty White

MIFSM

Lee Baker
COUNCIL MEMBER

Lee Baker

MIFSM TechIOSH

IFSM-Tony Smith
COUNCIL MEMBER

Tony Smith

MIFSM MBA BEng CMI

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COUNCIL MEMBER

Julie Saunders

MIFSM

Andrew Hewitson
COUNCIL MEMBER

Andrew Hewitson

MIFSM MIFPO MIIRSM AIFireE

Vicki Swaine
COUNCIL MEMBER

Vicki Swaine

BEng (Hons) Fire, MIFSM, CMIOSH, GIFireE, CFPA- E Dip TC

Alex Aiston
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Alex Aiston

MIFSM

Ross Evans
COUNCIL MEMBER

Ross Evans

MIFSM

Reuben Bellis
COUNCIL MEMBER

Reuben Bellis

LLB (Hons) MIFSM MIFireE

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Mark Davies

BSc (Hons) CMIOSH FIEMA MIFSM
 

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Colin Todd
Vice President

Colin Todd

MBE, MSc, MIRM, MSFPE, CPhys, FInstP, C.Build E, FCABE, FIFSM, CEng, FIET, FIFireE

John Cowie
Vice President

John Cowie

FIFireE FIFSM (Life)

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Vice President

Nicholas Coombe

MBE EngTech FIFireE FIFSM

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Ken Day
Life Vice President

Ken Day

FIFSM(Life) MIIRSM CharteredMCIPD MInstLM

John O Sullivan
Life Vice President

John O’Sullivan

MBE FIFSM FIFPO MIISRM MSFPE MSAE Dip.SM

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Life Vice President

Stewart Kidd

MA MSc FIFireE FIFSM FSyI CPP FSA Scot

Pete Cowland
Life Vice President

Pete Cowland

FIFSM FIFPO MIFireE

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Life Vice President

John Williamson

PG DipFM MSc FIFSM (Life) FCABE CBuild E (ret) FIFireE

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Life Vice President

Mike Floyd

MIFSM CFPA

Stuart Cocking
Life Vice President

Stuart Cocking

FIFireE FIFSM (Life)

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Life Vice President

Raymond Colyer

BA(hons) FIFSM GIFireE DipCFPA (Europe)

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Sophie Smith

TIFSM

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Bridget McDermid

TIFSM

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Steven Newton

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Isobel Woolley

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