LEEA - Key Persons


Adam Chipperfield

Job Titles:
  • Project Officer
Adam drives and oversees all of LEEA's major project work, working closely with project leads to plan, implement and deliver projects across the association.

Alina Woodward

Job Titles:
  • Business Support Administrator
Alina deals with training administration, which includes processing course and assessment bookings, TEAM cards, preparing training and assessment materials, and handling enquiries.

Amro Hassan

Job Titles:
  • Member Engagement Services

Andrew Wright

Job Titles:
  • Head of Learning and Development
Andrew oversees the effective delivery of LEEA training services to the membership and L&D related matters

Andy Campbell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Andy has been involved in the Lifting Industry since 1988 and is currently the Technical Services Manager for Bunzl Safety and Lifting who are a provider of Lifting and Rigging equipment and associated services across Australia.

Ashley Hall

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Area Sales Manager for the Crosby Group
Ashley is an Area Sales Manager for The Crosby Group in the UK, and has been in the lifting industry for 28 years. As a Crosby authorised trainer, Ashley is often out on the road with Crosby's Rig Safe Rig Smart trailer, delivering toolbox talks and supporting LEEA's ethos of safe lifting.

Ben Burgess

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Ben is a director at William Hackett Lifting Products

Ben Dobbs

Job Titles:
  • Head of Technical Services
Ben manages technical interpretation of legislation and standardisation, provides technical support and best practice guidance, and represents member interests on standard bodies.

Bernie Winter

Job Titles:
  • Technical Services
Bernie provides technical support internally and to our members.

Chris Towne

Job Titles:
  • Director of Towne Lifting
  • Learning and Development Committee Chair
Chris has been the Director of Towne Lifting and Testing since 1975. Currently engaged in delivering Lifting and Slinging Training particularly to do with Lift Planning.

Dave Cormack

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair
David is the owner and Managing Director of Delphini Ltd and has been in the lifting industry for over 30 years. Specialising in the design and manufacture of lifting beams, spreaders and frames in the marine and maritime industry, Delphini also offer bespoke lifting and structural steel solutions.

Dave Thomson

Job Titles:
  • Training Manager
Dave designs and develops our training courses and assessments, as well as delivering them around the world. He is course tutor for LMP & OTC e-Learning students.

Dave Tucker

Job Titles:
  • Senior Training Specialist
Dave travels extensively delivering LEEA training courses. He is the course tutor for e-Learning students studying LMM, RCS and North American versions of FOU and LEG.

Derek Buck

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Technical Committee
  • Managing Director at Delmark Lifting Equipment
Derek is the Managing Director at Delmark Lifting Equipment, who specialise in bespoke lifting solutions.

Duncan Barrier

Job Titles:
  • Technical Engineer
Duncan provides technical support internally and to our members.

Erik Lissola

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Erik represents Certex Denmark A/S and is Digital & Marketing Director for Axel Johnson International who has 23 companies specialising in lifting equipment, steel wire rope and services.

Hannah March

Job Titles:
  • Business Support Administrator
Hannah deals with training administration, which includes processing course and assessment bookings, TEAM cards, preparing training and assessment materials, and handling enquiries.

Jade Bush

Job Titles:
  • Business Support Administrator
Jade deals with memberships administration, which includes processing new applications, renewals, membership upgrades, maintaining the database with correct details amongst handling other enquiries.

Justin Boehm

Job Titles:
  • Member Engagement Services
Justin is the LEEA representative in Australia and New Zealand.

Kat Moss

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Kat represents Catena Inspection & Engineering Services Ltd, a supplier of lifting equipment, proof load testing and statutory inspections in the Midlands.

Keith Tonge

Job Titles:
  • Technical Services
Keith provides technical support internally and to our members.

LEEA Library

Job Titles:
  • Member Information

Marcus Curry

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Managing Director of George Taylor Lifting Gear
Marcus is Managing Director of George Taylor Lifting Gear, one of the UK's leading brands of lifting, hoisting and mechanical handling products.

Marie Vertigan

Job Titles:
  • Finance Officer
Marie manages our operational finances, working closely with the Head of Business Services and our accountants.

Martin Halford

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Managing Director and Owner of Dynamic Load Monitoring
Martin is Managing Director and owner of Dynamic Load Monitoring (UK) Ltd, who specialise in the Design and Manufacture of Load Cells and Load Monitoring Equipment, as well as a Director at Vulcan Offshore Ltd who specialise in Engineering services to the Offshore Industry.

Mostafa Salah Shama

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Mostafa is the Technical Manager at SCOPE Petroleum Services. 11 years of experience in the Lifting Operation (Offshore and inshore), including planning, inspection and training. QA,QC Mangment. Member of an Association AGMEP as international trainer, IADC Trainer

Oliver Auston - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
  • CEO and Founder of Safehold
Oliver is the CEO and founder of Safehold, and has over 20 years of experience within the industry. During this time, he has developed a wide range of products from industrial soft goods to complex engineered products and has over 70 patents credited to his name.

Paul Fulcher

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Owner and Managing Director of Rigging Services
Paul is the owner and Managing Director of Rigging Services (formerly LGH Rigging), a specialist service provider to the Events Industry.

Robert "Rory" Rorison

Job Titles:
  • Member Engagement Services
Robert "Rory" Rorison Member Engagement Services Rory provides support to members in Scotland, Ireland, the North West of England and North Wales.

Robert Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Head of Member Engagement Services
Robert manages our Member Engagement Services and oversees all membership matters, including applications, audits and events.

Ross Moloney - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
Ross is our CEO. He develops LEEA's business strategies and builds relationships with our stakeholders and industry partners, amongst other things.

Ryan Hillyer

Job Titles:
  • Training Specialist
Ryan joins the team as a training specialist. He joined the team from the military, from this he brings his experience of lift planning, lifting inspections and heavy winching operations. Ryan will be responsible for delivering the LEEA training courses for our global members.

Scott Barnes

Job Titles:
  • Member Engagement and Accredited Training Scheme Specialist
Scott provides support to our members in the southern regions of England and Wales, he also manages the worldwide Accredited Training Scheme. You may see him still deliver training from time to time.

Stacey Speed

Job Titles:
  • Senior Administrator
Stacey works as a deputy to the Head of Business Services, ensuring that all areas of the business support team are actioned on a day to day basis.

Steve Bowron

Job Titles:
  • Member Engagement Services
Steve looks after our members across the whole of Africa, India and mainland Europe.

TUV SUD

Job Titles:
  • Middle East Co Branch