Our Team
Our small but perfectly formed team is here to make everything run smoothly. We ensure the business is run efficiently, we help support members with learning and development, and we build connections with a whole host of other organisations. Got a question? Just ask!
Call us on: +44 (0) 330 135 9833
Chief Executive
I'm Ben Peachey and my job is to develop and implement CIEHF's strategy in partnership with our trustees. I also lead our engagement with international ergonomics and human factors organisations and other external stakeholders. Email me to discuss any matters related to the Institute.
Chief Operating Officer
I'm Tina Worthy. My job is to ensure our events are well organised, resourced, and run smoothly and efficiently. I'm responsible for communications and I'm editor of our magazine. I'm also only one of two in the team that prefers cats. Contact me about any of this.
Head of Learning & Development
Hello, I'm Sam Cook and I manage our services relating to education and competence in ergonomics and human factors, including our Learning Pathways. Contact me about training, careers or professional development.
Customer Service Manager
Hi, I'm Paige Suthard. I cover a range of customer services including membership accounts, invoicing, group networking and advertising. Email me if in connection with these or if you have a more general enquiry.
Governance Manager
I'm Amanda Towns and I work on our procedures and policies, ensuring they are clear and consistent, and that we work to high quality standards. Email me if you spot something out of line.
Comms & Content Manager
Hi, I'm Ellie Poole. I work on website content and communication campaigns, social media and learning material development. Email me if you have something you'd like us to promote.
IT Manager
I'm Ian Houseman and I look after all the IT and technology requirements for the rest of the team to make sure everything is running smoothly and securely. Email me if you have questions accessing your My CIEHF account.
Our Executive Committee
Our Executive Committee are elected senior members of the Institute, each with one of four roles: the President, President Elect, Past President and Treasurer. They work with the Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer in high level strategic planning and oversight. Click on their photos for more information.
Mark Young
I have worked in ergonomics / human factors for nearly 30 years, in both academia and industry. Early on in that career, I made CIEHF my professional home, and have long been an active supporter of the Institute – as a postgraduate working on the conference secretariat, then on Council as Chair of the PR & Communications Committee between 2007 and 2011. I re-joined Council in 2018. This is an exciting time for CIEHF as we fully emerge from the pandemic years stronger than ever, flourishing where other learned societies have struggled. We recently rebranded, we have a new CEO and we are building a new strategy to take us forward. In 2024, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of our professional body, and I have been chairing a working group to mark this milestone with a public exhibition, seeking to promote wider interest in the Institute and human factors in line with our strategy. Building on this, my priorities for CIEHF are to raise our profile and, in particular, to foster the growth of ‘grassroots’ ergonomics and human factors. Industry is crying out for trained human factors professionals while university programmes have been declining. I aim to address this through reinvigorating our engagement with schools, stimulating demand for such courses and, ultimately, inspiring the next generation of human factors specialists.
Barry Kirby
I've been working in human factors for 20 years, and running my own CIEHF accredited consultancy, K Sharp, for the past 10. I was a CIEHF council member and a CPD assessor and am active within the CIEHF's Digital and AI in Healthcare SIG and the Defence Sector Group. I've spearheaded the current drive in Climate Ergonomics which has seen the Institute publish a guide for business, as well as sharing this work in Australia, Iran and the USA. I strongly believe in collaboration, communication and promotion about what we do. I launched “1202- The Human Factors Podcast” to focus on talking to interesting people and sharing HF related stories. Throughout my career I've been driven by putting the user at the heart of any and every project I have worked on, and I aim to use my time as President Elect to ensure we continue to grow and evolve our delivery for members to ensure the value and support is there for everyone, as well as taking more strides into collaborating with other Institutes and organisations to spread the value of what we do.
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Martin Thody
I'm currently the Senior Consultant for Human Factors at BAE Systems Submarines, working with a team of 30+ human factors professionals with a diverse educational and experiential range. My 40-year professional background includes roles in UK defence, nuclear and global oil & gas. I commit to promoting the importance of human factors to make a difference in enhancing user experiences, optimising organisational performance, and ensuring safety and wellbeing. I recognise that CIEHF is at our core. It's our ultimate support network, our centre for professional standing, and is essential to our individual and collective growth and sustainability. I've served on the CIEHF Professional Affairs Board, including being the lead for CPD and now I'm part of the Strategy Working Group, actively contributing to our future direction. I have a passion for continuous learning and mentorship underscoring my enduring commitment to nurturing each generation of human factors professionals.
Bob Bridger
I last served as Treasurer from 2013-2016 during which time we renegotiated the Institute's journal publishing agreements, which greatly improved the Institute's finances. Now, with new initiatives in place, such as the Learning Pathways, the Institute is in a different, but much better, position. This brings to light new matters such as how the income from these sources is accounted for, reported and utilised. The Institute has expanded its outreach activities, such as the publication of white papers. I will also support the development of the Institute's publishing activities, possibly in a more commercial direction but within its charitable status.
Our Trustees
Our Professional Affairs Board
About PAB
Our Professional Affairs Board (PAB) is made up of 12 of our dedicated Registered Members and Fellows who put in their voluntary nominations and get elected for a three year term.
They meet four times a year to set and oversee professional standards involved in accreditation of individuals and organisations.
And they work through tricky issues such as criteria for membership, mentoring guidance and assessment of CPD.
Current members of PAB
Steve Harmer (Co-Chair)
Terry Lansdown (Co-Chair)
Paul Clark Katharine Metters
Catherine Albert
Bob Smillie
Chris Parker
Lorraine Braben
Emily Thorne
Dave O'Neill
Tim Hayes
Anna Welch
Our Past Presidents
from 2002
2023-24 Barry Kirby
2022-23 Alex Stedmon
2021-22 Chris Ramsden
2020-21 Amanda Widdowson
2019-20 Bob Bridger
2018-19 Neil Mansfield
2017-18 Claire Dickinson
2016-17 Ian Randle
2015-16 Sarah Sharples
2014-15 Roger Haslam
2013-14 Richard Graveling
2012-13 Jonathan Berman
2011-12 Peter Buckle
2010-11 John Wilson
2008-10 Tom Stewart
2006-08 Roger Haslam
2004-06 Magdalen Galley
2002-04 David Stubbs