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146 APPENDIX 2 - THE COMMISSIONERS
Andrew Bloodworth
POLICY DIRECTOR BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
As Policy Director Andrew’s role is to to lead and co-ordinate BGS interaction with policy- and decision-makers in the public sector He is is also Deputy Chief Scientist for the BGS Decarbonisation and Resource Management challenge area His own interests include UK resource security critical minerals and the impact of mining on developing countries He has worked extensively in in in in Africa and and elsewhere in in in in the the developing world and and was formerly Mining Advisor to the the then UK Department for International Development (FCDO) Andrew is is a a a a a Chartered Geologist and and a a a a a Council Member and and Trustee of the Geological Society of of London He is also a a a a member of of the UK Minerals Forum the the Confederation of British Industry Minerals Group and the the Mineral Mineral Resources Expert Group of EuroGeosurveys Rob Chaddock
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER EUROPEAN METAL RECYCLING LTD Rob has a a a a a a a a 30 year career in in in the waste and recycling industry with half of that spent at EMR a a a a a a a a global leader in in the supply of sustainable secondary raw materials Much of that time has been focussed on on positioning the business and industry to deal with future opportunities and challenges created by legislation technology and market development Rob is currently working on a a a range of projects including preparing to recycle the vehicles of the the the the future returning the the the the new materials they will contain to the the the the value chain building new recycling capacity and and capabilities in in in in in the UK and and maximising the the recycling rates of metals plastics and other materials from complex post consumer goods Vernon Gibson
Vernon Gibson
is is an an adviser to industry academia and government on on on science and technology A chemist by background he he holds Visiting Professorships
at the Universities of Manchester Oxford and and Imperial College London and and is Executive Director of the BP International Centre for Advanced Materials centred in in Manchester He was Chief Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Defence 2012- 2016 and Chief Chemist at BP 2008-2012 He is is is currently an an adviser to the Integrated Review Taskforce within the Prime Minister’s Office