Paul Reeve is a health and safety adviser to the Electrical Contractors' Association, a chartered chemist and full member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA). He is also an experienced lecturer and verifier on the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health and IEMA courses and has chaired the Engineering Council's environmental sustainability awards panel. Among his numerous achievements, he has co-authored the IOSH textbook, Essentials of Environmental Management, as well as conceiving and co-authoring the first course leading directly to associate membership of IEMA. He recently held the post of executive director of the Chemical Industries Association's Responsible Care initiative and has additionally been working to promote continuous improvements in health, safety and environmental performance. Reeve graduated in Environmental Science at the University of Sussex in 1981.