The Team

Meet our fire safety professionals and wider team members who help deliver our market leading products and services.

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David Williams

Chairman

David is an experienced executive and non-executive...

Dr Gavin Dunn

Chief Executive

Gavin assumed the role of Chief Executive of the FPA...

Jackie Macaulay

Chief Operating Officer

Jackie joined the FPA in 2024, having previously been Chief...

Adrian Jones

Finance Director

Adrian joined the FPA in 2022 after many years in a...

George Edwardes

Technical Director

George joined the FPA in 2014 with experience as a...

Richard Glover

Director of Testing and Inspection Services

Richard joined the FPA in 2021 as Project Manager before...

Ryan Hipperson

Facilities and Project Manager

Ryan joined the FPA in 2024 as Facilities Coordinator...

Fiona Cornfield

8414 Cladding Manager

Fiona joined the FPA in 2014 as a Laboratory Technician....

Ben Sawyer

Fire Resistance Manager

Ben joined the FPA in 2021 after completing an...

Isabel Elswood

Suppression Manager

Isabel joined the FPA in 2023 with experience in...

Matthew Poyner

Fire Research Engineer

Matt joined the FPA in 2024 with over 10 years’...

Sam Reed

Fire Research Engineer

Sam joined the FPA in 2023, initially working in our fire...

Michele Campbell

Administrative Assistant

Michele joined the FPA in 2022 with 10 years’...

Howard Passey

Senior Technical Consultant

Howard joined the FPA in 1992 and has held a multitude of...

Anna Perry

Technical Support Services Manager

Anna joined the FPA in 2020 and is responsible...

Robbie Shurmer

Technical Support Services Coordinator

Robbie joined the FPA in 2017. He supports our Fire &...

Hannah Coldicott

Technical Support Services Coordinator

Hannah joined the FPA in 2023 having previously worked in...

Kelly Donoghue

Head of Training

Kelly joined the FPA in 2021, with a background in creating...

Russell Pratt

Senior Fire Safety Trainer

Russ joined the FPA in 2018. His careers began as an...

George Stevens

Senior Fire Risk Assessment Trainer

George joined the FPA in 2023 with over 25 years’...

Adrian Richardson

Fire Risk Assessment Trainer

Adrian joined the FPA in 2024. Having spent a decade in his...

Dale White

Fire Risk Assessment Trainer

Dale joined the FPA in 2024 having spent 12 years in...

Lucy Smith

Apprentice Fire Safety Trainer

Lucy joined the FPA in 2023, having already established...

Katie Baldwin

Training Operations Manager

Katie joined the FPA in 2015, having previously worked...

Anne Elliott

Qualifications Officer

Anne joined the FPA in 2023 after a career as a Mathematics...

Zara Oliver

Apprentice Passive Fire Protection Trainer and Assessor

Zara joined the FPA in 2023 with several years’...

Karen White

Training Administrator Team Lead

Karen joined the FPA in 2021 and has 14 years'...

Nicole Lovegrove

Training Administrator

Nicole joined the FPA in 2022, having spent 9 years working...

Beckie Townley

Training Administrator

Beckie joined the FPA in 2022 with over 10 years’...

Jamie Wyatt

Head of Commercial and Technical Support Services

Jamie joined the FPA in 2017. Prior to this...

Nicholas Walker

Commercial and Technical Support Services Coordinator

Nicholas joined the FPA in 2022, having worked in...

Charlotte Collins

Head of Marketing

Charlotte joined the FPA in 2021. She began her marketing...

James Stone

Digital Marketing Manager

James joined the FPA in 2018, having previously worked in...

Melissa Harrison

Events Manager

Melissa joined the FPA in 2013 and has worked in events for...

Freyja Green

Events Officer and EDI Lead

Freyja joined the FPA in 2018 with experience in...

Peter Pritchard

Membership Team Leader

Peter joined the FPA in 2024 having previously worked as a...

Arvi Izod

Membership Administrator

Arvi joined the FPA in 2016, having previously worked for...

Simon Brand

Editor

Simon joined the FPA in 2022 as our Editor, having...

Aisha Farooq

Deputy Editor and Creative Lead

Aisha joined the FPA in 2022, having previously held roles...

Ruth Taylor

Head of Financial Services

Ruth joined the FPA in 2021 as a Financial Accountant with...

Stuart Pearson

Finance Manager

Stuart joined the FPA in 2023 having previously worked as a...

Rachel Brooks

Head of Quality and Compliance

Rachel joined the FPA in 2020 with experience in the fire...

Victoria New

HR Manager

Victoria joined the FPA in 2021. She manages the...

Emily Parton

HR Administrator

Emily joined the FPA in 2023 having previously worked in...

Don Oakley

Head of RISCAuthority

Don joined the FPA in 2024 with over 35 years’...

Dale Kinnersley

Principal Consultant

Dale joined the FPA in 2018 having spent almost 30 years in...

Paul Saunders

Passive Fire Technical Consultant

Paul joined the FPA in 2024 with a wealth of experience in...

Dr Dave Smith

Technical Consultant

Dave joined the FPA in 2025, having previously worked for...

Jennifer Allen

RISCAuthority Programme Manager

Jennifer joined the FPA in 2022 with 15 years of...

Simon Hayes

Systems Developer

Simon joined the FPA in 2019 having previously worked as an...

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