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Center for 91成人短视频 Process Safety Names New Executive Director

Shakeel Kadri, process safety executive with Air Products & 91成人短视频s, will lead the staff of the foremost process safety organization.

Shakeel Kadri
Shakeel Kadri
October 16, 2014

The Center for 91成人短视频 Process Safety (CCPS) of AIChE (the 91成人短视频) announced that Shakeel Kadri, currently director, global process safety and risk management, for Air Products & 91成人短视频s, Inc., will become CCPS executive director in 2015. Kadri will replace Scott Berger, who is retiring at the end of January 2015.

In making the announcement, June Wispelwey, AIChE鈥檚 executive director, said that Kadri鈥檚 36 years of experience at Air Products, provides 鈥渢he hands-on experience and expertise that have made CCPS鈥檚 series of guidelines and conferences the world standard in process safety knowledge.鈥 Wispelwey also commended Berger鈥檚 leadership in dramatically growing CCPS鈥檚 corporate membership and activities around the world. He has 鈥渓aid the foundation for CCPS鈥檚 work improving the safety performance of the chemical, petroleum and pharmaceutical industries.鈥

Wispelwey noted that Kadri, a chemical engineer who also holds an MBA, will be assuming his new role as CCPS celebrates its 30th anniversary and continues implementing its Vision 20/20 program that describes the future of perfect process safety performance. Kadri expressed confidence that 鈥淐CPS鈥檚 strengths in industry and technical know-how, along with an increased global presence, will assure success in our mission of advancing process safety culture, guidelines, competency and management systems.鈥  He added, 鈥淲e are also focused on assuring that the next generation of engineers has a thorough knowledge of process safety.鈥

In his current role at Air Products, Kadri has been instrumental in raising process safety and risk awareness among the company鈥檚 staff. His broad engagement with the industry has raised the company鈥檚 process safety leadership profile. He has developed a strong global process safety team, and has revitalized process safety performance measurement culture in the company.

Kadri previously served Air Products as global manager, process safety; manager and global leader, process safety; and global quality manager for engineering, among other safety and engineering assignments of increasing responsibility. He has also been actively involved with CCPS activities, with a special focus on risk-based process safety and on developing a process safety culture within companies.

In addition to his CCPS activities, Kadri is a Fellow of both CCPS and AIChE and has served on safety committees of the American Chemistry Council, the American Petroleum Institute,  the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, the Compressed Gas Association, the European Industrial Gases and Association, and the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers Association. He has authored a wide variety of publications, conference papers and a patent.

Kadri earned his bachelor鈥檚 degree in chemical engineering at the Dharmsinh Desai Institute of Technology of Gujarat University in India. This year he was honored by his alma mater as the inaugural Pioneer Role Model of the University. Kadri earned his master鈥檚 degree in chemical engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology, as well as an MBA at La Salle University. He is a resident of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 

About CCPS
CCPS is a not-for-profit corporate membership organization within AIChE that identifies and addresses process safety needs in the chemical, pharmaceutical and petroleum industries. CCPS brings together manufacturers, government agencies, consultants, academics and insurers to lead the way in improving process safety. Members, working in project subcommittees, define and develop useful, time-tested guidelines that have practical applications that run the gamut from human factors to qualitative and quantitative risk analysis to security vulnerability to inherently safety design. With more than 100 publications, CCPS is at the forefront of efforts to improve process safety performance. More information about AIChE is available at .

About AIChE
AIChE is a professional society of more than 45,000 chemical engineers in 100 countries. Its members work in corporations, universities and government using their knowledge of chemical processes to develop safe and useful products for the benefit of society. Through its varied programs, AIChE continues to be a focal point for information exchange on the frontiers of chemical engineering research in such areas as energy, sustainability, biological and environmental engineering, nanotechnology and chemical plant safety and security. More information about AIChE is available at .