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 activities are well organised, resourced, and run smoothly and efficiently. I'm responsible for our communications and I'm editor of our magazine. I'm also the only one in the team that prefers cats. Contact me about any of this.
Head of Membership & Partnerships
Hello. I'm Iris Mynott. I support our members and aim to make sure everyone gets the most from their membership. I work with our Sector Groups, Regional Networks and partners to provide opportunities for networking and sharing of best practice.
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 if you have questions about training, online events and 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 to point you in the right direction if you're unsure about anything or if you have a more general enquiry.
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.
Applications Manager
I'm Amanda Towns and I support applicants and assessors throughout the process for professional membership and for course accreditation. Email me if you need information on the progess of your application.
Our Executive Commitee
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.
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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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.
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.