Gloucestershire environmental company Cleaner Safer Group has appointed a new non-executive director. Michelle Yang Osorio will work with the wider senior leadership team and executive board, providing guidance on strategy.
The Tewkesbury-based parent company to not-for-profit organisations HETAS and Woodsure said Ms Osorio would offer "expert direction and innovation" to drive product and contract growth. It added that she would also help orchestrate "positive digital progression, strengthen industry partnerships and bolster financial resilience".
Cleaner Safer Group works with public and private sector organisations, offering business consultation on air-quality improvement and net zero emissions including helping navigate environmental regulations and developing guidance.
Ms Osorio has worked for organisations such as the RAC, BT, Openreach, and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
She said: “I was instantly attracted to the organisation because of its extensive reach across the biomass industry, and its potential to drive significant change in moving our society towards a cleaner, safer and more sustainable environment.
“The biomass fuel sector has been under considerable pressure recently, with some undue negative press about its environmental credentials, yet it presents significant potential to generate renewable energy.
"The combination of this and the current global climate crisis places the industry at a critical crossroads. Now more than ever it needs a unified and positive voice with which it can educate consumers, industry stakeholders and government alike on best practice, whilst continuing to raise the standards of efficiency and sustainability.
“Cleaner Safer Group is in an excellent position to be that voice, and I am excited at the prospect of being a soundboard for the team and industry as a whole.”
Bruce Allen, chief executive and director of Cleaner Safer Group, added: "Every one of our non-executive team has their particular strengths and specialisms, and we are delighted that Michelle will be adding to that with a vast wealth of public and private sector knowledge, taken from decades working for industry leading organisations. An excellent addition to an already strong executive team."
