Stuart Kershaw

Director Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability - Global @Tate & Lyle

GB

Lead Centre of Excellence (CoE) for global EHSS function, directing a team of 6 direct reports. Drive strategic direction and capability development across the global business. Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards, develop and optimize safety programs, and establish and promote a culture of safety across all geographies. Collaborate with cross-functional departments to align processes enterprise wide. Streamline governance and management systems across locations, resulting in consistent global communications, increased employee relations, ownership of continuous improvement, and enhanced quality, efficiency, and performance- Architected self-built cultural maturity model, “the Journey,” fully embedded into the business, established cross-functional learning teams, and continuously reimagined excellence performance- Empowered more than 150 employees through a HOP model and enabled full integration across cross-functional departments, including quality, security, continuous improvement, sustainability, health, and wellbeing- Successfully reduced significant safety events by 80% over a 7-year period- Reduced recordable injuries by 70% and year-over-year (YOY) accident rates by 10%-15%- Recorded a 400% increase in leading indicator reporting over 5 years- Oversaw functional EHSS integration for a £1.6B acquisition, completing all integration milestones on time, including digital tool migration and transition points- Led data migration from Enablon to Benchmark ESG, including full data transition in under 4 months- Established a new High-Risk Potential program and rebuilt governance model to better reflect needs of new organisation

Loughborough University

MSc, Occupational Health and Safety

Nottingham Trent University

Prof.Dip.HSE Management, HSE Management