CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - Key Persons


David Newsum

Job Titles:
  • Freelance Environmental Health Consultant
David has been a freelance environmental health consultant for over 25 years, having previously worked in environmental health enforcement and education at Manchester City Council, and at CIEH as an Education Officer. He has a long association with CIEH as an employee, contractor, advisor, seminar presenter and volunteer.

Joan Elliott

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
Joan has had a rewarding career in health and social care working for Bupa in its insurance and provision businesses. She held a number of senior finance positions including Finance Director of Bupa UK. Her most recent role was as Managing Director for Bupa Care Services, accountable for leading their care homes and retirement villages in the UK.

Jonathan Hayes

Job Titles:
  • Risk Director
Jonathan is risk director for a national retail business, with responsibility for all aspects of regulatory compliance, insurance, business resilience and continuity planning, security, gaming, cyber, data and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) policy & strategy. He works with a range of stakeholders including government, shareholders, executive committee members and colleagues across the business.

Julie Barratt - President

Job Titles:
  • President
In addition to being President of CIEH, Julie is a Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner (EHP) and barrister. She practised environmental health in Northern Ireland, England and Wales for ten years. She qualified as a barrister and spent 20 years practising law in private practise and in local government, specialising in regulatory law.

Kirpal Tahim

Job Titles:
  • Trustee for Citizens Advice
After a rewarding career in the telecommunications industry, Kirpal now serves as a trustee for Citizens Advice, a nursing home and University of West London (UWL). A Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Certified Accountant, Kirpal holds an MSc, a PhD, an MBA, and was awarded an Honorary DSc by UWL for contribution to industry and education.

Madhu Murali

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
Madhu qualified as a chartered accountant at EY, and has since held commercial finance roles at the London School of Economics and Amazon. She currently works at HM Treasury. She specialises in supporting and advising management as a trusted finance partner by understanding business needs and making insightful challenges and recommendations.

Roisin Kerr

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
Roisin is a Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner (EHP) and holds an MBA with Distinction from the Ulster University Business School. She has held the position of elected Trustee since January 2020 and was previously the Deputy Chair of the CIEH Professional Standards and Policy Committee (PSPC) from October 2014 to December 2016.

Saravana Namasivayam

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
Saravana's career has spanned both private and public sectors in areas such as accounting and finance, management consulting and operations. He is currently helping shape a major finance transformation programme for his organisation. Saravana is also the Chief Operating Officer of a small care home and volunteers as a business mentor for small business owners and start-ups as part of the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs.

Stephanie Appiah-Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Environmental Health Officer
Stephanie is a graduate environmental health officer at a local authority in West London, focusing on food, health and safety, and is currently completing her Competency Development Portfolio (CDP) and the chartered practitioner programme. She has previously worked in the private sector as a safety advisor and trainer, providing guidance and advice to a number of businesses within hospitality and retail.

Vanessa Wardle

Job Titles:
  • Environmental Health Officer
Vanessa has worked as a practicing environmental health officer (EHO) since 1993 in a number of local authorities, mainly in food safety and health and safety roles. She is one of the lead volunteers for the CIEH North West network as well as a member of the CIEH Health and Safety Advisory Board.