Simpson Grierson has launched a health and safety consultancy with the recruitment of Terry Johnson as Director, Health & Safety Advisory Services. Terry’s appointment complements Simpson Grierson existing legal services in this area.
Terry has more than 20 years’ experience working on health and safety programmes for leading businesses in New Zealand and Australia, including Fonterra and Du Pont. His work at Simpson Grierson will focus on helping clients to develop and implement their health and safety strategies. This will include providing leadership and operational training, and advising on governance, reporting and audit processes.
“Health and safety is a critical issue for all organisations. I’m looking forward to helping clients make their processes robust and keep their people safe” says Terry. “I was attracted to Simpson Grierson because of its strong existing reputation as a legal adviser in this area.”
“Health and safety consultancy is a natural area for Simpson Grierson to expand into” says Kevin Jaffe, the firm’s Chairman. “With the impending legislative changes in this area, we are seeing strong demand from our clients for a broader service offering. The move is also consistent with our strategy of introducing new service lines beyond our traditional legal offering.”
Terry joined the firm on 19 October.
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