About the trainer

Nishma Patel

Nishma has been working in the area of chemicals management since 2012 providing advice on regulatory issues around REACH, CLP, Safety Data Sheets and transport. As part of the REACHReady team Nishma spends much of her time on the helpdesk and writing technical articles for the REACHReady Review newsletter.

Roger Pullin

Roger joined the REACHReady Team in 2019 bringing over 12 years of experience in chemicals management and workplace health regulatory policy areas. Roger has a PhD in chemistry and is actively involved with policy developments in these areas here in the UK as well as the EU. He works on the Helpdesk and provides input to the REACHReady Review newsletter. Other experience includes product development within the chemical industry and working for the Chemical Hazards & Poisons Division of the former Health Protection Agency (now Public Health England). 

Silvia Segna

In her helpdesk role, Silvia advises companies on legislative compliance in relation to REACH, CLP and the BPR. She is also involved in policy developments surrounding REACH and BPR. Silvia holds a Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering. Previous experience includes the position of Technical and Regulatory Affairs Manager in the engineering plastics business unit of a chemical company, where she was responsible for managing the technical customer service and ensuring products’ compliance with technical standards as well as chemicals management policy in different market sectors such as automotive, electric/electronic, food contact.

Kirsty Eley

Joining REACHReady in 2022, Kirsty’s previous experience includes regulatory and compliance advisor roles within the paints and coatings industry, with a heavy focus on the automotive market sector. In her role as consultant, she provides support through the helpdesk on UK and EU CLP, REACH and BPR regulations. Kirsty also manages the Technical Alert and contributes articles to the REACHReady Review.

Mark Selby

Much of Mark’s work involves dealing with the complex issues raised by REACHReady customers, with a particular emphasis on the practical aspects of the regulation, carrying out risk assessments and the interpretation of data.

A major part of his work includes acting as a trainer for academic institutions, government agencies and industry (including health care and fine-chemical suppliers) covering areas such as applied toxicology, physico-chemistry and ecotoxicology in relation to regulatory requirements.

Rachel Nabudde

Rachel Nabudde joined REACHReady in September 2015 as its Membership Advisor. Rachel is the first point of contact for REACHReady’s services activities including technical enquiries; subscription operations, recruitment and retention; Approved Service Provider relationship manager; development and bespoke training.

Dawn McCaughey

Dawn joined the REACHReady team in July 2015, and is main point of contact for REACHReady events planning and coordination, including bespoke training. She has ample experience in these areas and is the Executive Assistant to the CEO’s office of REACHReady’s parent organisation.