Justin McCracken

Justin is a non-executive member of the board.

Justin was Chief Executive of the UK Health Protection Agency (HPA) from 2008-2013, a body bringing together a wide range of activities protecting public health. Before that he was Deputy Chief Executive of the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) where he was responsible for all of HSE's operational work, including the rail safety inspectorate (then part of HSE).

A physicist by background, Justin worked as a research scientist in ICI. His later posts in ICI took him into marketing and business management in the UK and overseas, including Managing Director of ICI Katalco, a catalyst and technology licensing business. In 1998, he joined the Environment Agency as North West Regional Director where he was responsible for all the activities of the agency in North West England, and promoted enhanced partnership working across many local organisations.

He currently serves on the Boards of Ombudsman Services, a not-for-profit company offering alternative dispute resolution services, and of ENTRUST, the regulator of the Landfill Communities Fund.

Justin chairs the health and safety regulation committee and is a member of the remuneration and nominations committee.

Appointed from 1 July 2014 for five years and reappointed until 2024.