The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has confirmed a new non-executive director appointment to the Board of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).<\/p>\n
Louise Hosking replaces Professor Gina Radford, who leaves the Board in September 2026. Louise brings her considerable wealth of experience in health and safety and environmental health to the board.<\/p>\n
Chair of HSE, Sarah Newton, welcomed the appointment, saying:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI am delighted that Louise will be joining us on the HSE Board and I\u2019m sure she\u2019ll make a significant contribution to the HSE Board. <\/em><\/p>\n \u201cLouise will be a great addition to our team of effective and committed non-executive directors who are focused on enabling the delivery of HSE\u2019s vitally important mission of protecting people and places.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Louise Hosking<\/strong> is an experienced board-level leader with over 30 years\u2019 expertise spanning health and safety, environmental health, governance and regulatory assurance. A former Local Authority Environmental Health Officer, Louise has held a range of senior executive and non-executive leadership positions, including Executive Director of Environmental Health at the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. She has also served as President and Chair of Council at IOSH, the global professional body for occupational safety and health. Her extensive experience across the public, private and voluntary sectors brings valuable strategic, governance and stakeholder engagement expertise to board-level decision-making.<\/p>\n