Adam Chipperfield
Project Officer
Adam drives and oversees all of LEEA's major project work, working closely with project leads to plan, implement and deliver projects across the association.
Alex Beltrao
Director of Compliance
Alex is LEEA’s Director of Compliance, and he ensures industry standards are met, overseeing regulations and best practices for safe global lifting operations.
Alex Lew
Board Member
Alex Lew, Senior Manager at Franklin Offshore, is a lifting industry expert with 22+ years’ experience. He leads cross-functional teams, champions safety standards, and chairs LEEA South East Asia, driving best practices and progress across regional lifting operations.
Alice Wiggins
Marketing Campaign Manager
Alice is LEEA’s dynamic Marketing Campaign Manager, she creates innovative strategies to engage global audiences and promote LEEA's brand and educational offerings.
Amro Hassan
Regional Manager - Middle East
Amro is the Regional Manager for the Middle East, responsible for enhancing safe lifting operations and best practices by liaising with government entities, end-users, and members.
Andrew Wright
Head of Learning and Development
Learning and Development leader fuelled by 40 years of lifting equipment industry experience. Dedicated to creating high-impact learning materials that enhance competence, safety, and professionalism in our industry, aligning with the business needs of our members.
Andy Campbell
Board Member
Andy has been involved in the Lifting Industry since 1988 and is currently the Technical Services Manager for Bunzl Safety and Lifting who are a provider of Lifting and Rigging equipment and associated services across Australia.
Anthony Dove
Technical Officer
Anthony as LEEA’s Technical Officer, provides expert guidance on lifting standards, supporting global members with technical advice and best practices.
Anwar Juna
Technical Compliance Consultant
Anwar as part of LEEA’s Technical Team, provides expert guidance on lifting standards, supporting global members with technical advice and best practices.
Ashley Hall
Board Member
Ashley is an Area Sales Manager for The Crosby Group in the UK, and has been in the lifting industry for 28 years. As a Crosby authorised trainer, Ashley is often out on the road with Crosby's Rig Safe Rig Smart trailer, delivering toolbox talks and supporting LEEA's ethos of safe lifting.
Ben Burgess
Board Member
Ben is a director at William Hackett Lifting Products
Ben Dobbs
Head of Global Industry Standards and Legislation
Ben manages technical interpretation of legislation and standardisation, provides technical support and best practice guidance, and represents member interests on standard bodies.
Bernie Winter
Technical Specialist
Bernie provides technical support internally and to our members.
Chloe Bennison
Training Administrator
Chloe is a LEEA Training Administrator, she coordinates training programs, ensuring smooth delivery and support for global members' learning and development needs.
Chris Towne
Learning and Development Committee Chair
Chris has been the Director of Towne Lifting and Testing since 1975. Currently engaged in delivering Lifting and Slinging Training particularly to do with Lift Planning.
Chartered Member of IOSH and Fellow of the Nautical Institute
Daniel Cardinal
Training Specialist
Dan joins the team as a training specialist and is responsible for delivering the LEEA training courses for our global members.
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Dave Cormack
Vice Chair
David is the owner and Managing Director of Delphini Ltd and has been in the lifting industry for over 30 years. Specialising in the design and manufacture of lifting beams, spreaders and frames in the marine and maritime industry, Delphini also offer bespoke lifting and structural steel solutions.
Dave Thomson
Training Manager
Dave designs and develops our training courses and assessments, as well as delivering them around the world. He is course tutor for LMP & OTC e-Learning students.
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Dave Tucker
Senior Training Specialist
Dave travels extensively delivering LEEA training courses. He is the course tutor for e-Learning students studying LMM, RCS and North American versions of FOU and LEG.
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Derek Buck
Chairman of the Technical Committee
Derek is the Managing Director at Delmark Lifting Equipment, who specialise in bespoke lifting solutions.
Erik Lissola
Board Member
Erik represents Certex Denmark A/S and is Digital & Marketing Director for Axel Johnson International who has 23 companies specialising in lifting equipment, steel wire rope and services.
Hannah March
Document Manager & Executive Assistant to the CEO
Hannah is responsible for overseeing the creation of the LEEA's Technical Guidance Documents, which are developed by the Compliance Directorate.
Ian Cooke
Director of Academy
Ian is an experienced leader overseeing training, education, and development at LEEA, ensuring excellence in lifting industry standards and professional growth.
Jack Crosswell
Regional Manager - UK
Jack is LEEA’s Regional Manager for the UK, he spearheads strategic partnerships, expands market presence, and drives global growth for the lifting industry.
Jade Bush
Business Support Administrator/ Accounts Assistant
Jade deals with memberships administration, which includes processing new applications, renewals, membership upgrades, maintaining the database with correct details amongst handling other enquiries.
Justin Boehm
Regional Manager - Australia & New Zealand
Justin is the Regional Manager for Australia and New Zealand. Joining LEEA in 2018, he's a seasoned professional with strong results in changing the face of the industry in the region. Justin lives LEEAs Vision, is passionate about driving industry growth and creating value for our members.
Kat Moss
Board Member
Kat represents Catena Inspection & Engineering Services Ltd, a supplier of lifting equipment, proof load testing and statutory inspections in the Midlands.
Keith Tonge
Technical Specialist
Keith provides technical support internally and to our members.
Kelly Appleby
Training Administrator
Kelly is a LEEA Training Administrator, she coordinates training programs, ensuring smooth delivery and support for global members' learning and development needs.
Marcus Curry
Board Member
Marcus is Managing Director of George Taylor Lifting Gear, one of the UK's leading brands of lifting, hoisting and mechanical handling products.
Martin Halford
Board Member
Martin is Managing Director and owner of Dynamic Load Monitoring (UK) Ltd, who specialise in the Design and Manufacture of Load Cells and Load Monitoring Equipment, as well as a Director at Vulcan Offshore Ltd who specialise in Engineering services to the Offshore Industry.
Matt Barber
Director of Membership
Matt is LEEA’s Director of Membership, he cultivates lasting relationships across our global community, drives strategic growth, and efficiently oversees member engagement.
Oliver Auston
Board Chair
Oliver is the CEO and founder of Safehold, and has over 20 years of experience within the industry.
During this time, he has developed a wide range of products from industrial soft goods to complex engineered products and has over 70 patents credited to his name.
Paul Fulcher
Board Member
Paul is the owner and Managing Director of Rigging Services (formerly LGH Rigging), a specialist service provider to the Events Industry.
Robert "Rory" Rorison
Member Engagement Specialist
Rory is a Lead Auditor serving Members in Scotland, Northern England, Wales, Ireland and the Caspian Region.
Robert Wilson
Head of Member Engagement Services
Robert manages our Member Engagement Services and oversees all membership matters, including applications, audits and events.
Ross Moloney
Chief Executive Officer
Ross is our CEO. He develops LEEA's business strategies and builds relationships with our stakeholders and industry partners, amongst other things.
Ryan Hillyer
Training Specialist
Ryan joins the team as a training specialist. He joined the team from the military, from this he brings his experience of lift planning, lifting inspections and heavy winching operations. Ryan will be responsible for delivering the LEEA training courses for our global members.
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Sarah Tarplee
Business Support Manager
Sarah is LEEA’s Business Support Manager, and she diligently oversees daily operations, expertly streamlines administrative processes, and delivers exceptional support to our global members.
Scott Barnes
Senior Learning and Development Specialist
Scott provides support to the Learning and Development department; he also manages the Global Accredited Training Scheme for the association. You may see him still deliver training from time to time.
Stacey Speed
Senior Administrator
Stacey works as a deputy to the office manager, ensuring that all areas of the business support team are actioned on a day to day basis.
Steve Bowron
Member Engagement Specialist
Steve looks after our members across the whole of Africa, India and mainland Europe.
Tharshanja Nirmalan
Learning Development Manager
Tharshanja is LEEA’s Learning Development Manager, she specialises in training design and delivery, enhancing global member education in lifting operations and safety.
Tia Thaker
Business Support Coordinator
Tia assists all our members dealing with training administration, which includes processing course and assessment bookings, TEAM cards, preparing training and assessment materials, and handling all enquiries.
William Ng
Regional Manager - South East Asia
William is LEEA’s Member Engagement Manager for South East Asia, and he drives robust regional strategies, fosters member relationships, and enhances growth across the industry.
Zenely Dale
Instructional Designer
Zenely is LEEA’s Instructional Designer, responsible for creating impactful training materials, enhancing learning experiences and supporting global members in safe lifting operations.
