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EXIDA ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF PETER CLARKE TO EXIDA TEAM
May 04, 2011
Peter Clarke, PhD, CChem, CFSP has joined exida, the worldwide leader in the certification of automation equipment for use in safety instrumented systems. Dr. Clarke joins exida as a Senior Safety Consultant based in the Asia-Pacific regional headquarters. He brings with him considerable expertise in the areas of chemical process management, process risk analysis, workplace safety management, and working with the IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 functional safety standards. He has over 11 years of experience in the oil & gas, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology sector.
“exida Asia Pacific is seeing a tremendous increase in the number of certification support requests due to increasing adoption of the IEC 61508 standard, and also because of exida’s reputation for safety certification,” says Koen Leekens, exida Asia Pacific managing director. “Dr. Clarke’s functional safety experience will be a valuable asset to our clients in the region.”
Dr. Clarke has chaired HAZOP/PHA workshops, SIL selection and LOPA studies for numerous major oil & gas, petrochemical, and downstream new-build and upgrade projects. He has also chaired alarm management studies and has completed safety cases to demonstrate control of major accident hazards.
Dr. Clarke received his B.A. in Chemistry from the University of Oxford, and his PhD in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Durham.