Nihal Kinnersley

Experience

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  Grace Construction Products

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2006

  EHS&QA Manager

  Responsible for EHS and QA of multiple plants manufacturing structural waterproofing and specialty construction chemicals. Participated in European Leadership meetings, presented updates on EHS&QA.Introduced opportunity for improvement processes.Coached and influenced direct reports in focusing matters that bring value to business.Developed EHS and QA training programmes and provided training. Collated and reported safety statistics, analysed trends to identify root causes. Implemented Quality incident reporting process. Show less

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  WR Grace

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

  Looked after a portfolio of construction chemicals including concrete admixtures, masonry products, structural fibres and specialty chemicals within EMEA region.Held regional responsibilities for new product development and margin improvements of existing products. Worked with multi functional teams including Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain, Logistics and Manufacturing. As qualified Six Sigma Black Belt, managed and led plant improvement and business profitability projects within EMEA region.Used 6 sigma methodology, Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control (DMAIC) tools and Value and Process Mapping tools in many projects.Developed and provided Green Belt training sessions to GCP and Davison personnel across the region.

  • Product Manager EMEA

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  • Project Manager EMEA

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2008
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  W.R. Grace

  Jun 2010 - Feb 2016

  Product Steward EMEA&I

  Regional responsibility for Regulatory Compliance of chemical products marketed and sold in EMEA&IREACH and CLP compliance in EuropeKEMI Compliance in ScandinaviaTurkish Chemical Inventory and Control compliance in TurkeyDeveloping and running training programmes on regulatory updates

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  GCP Applied Technologies

  Feb 2016 - Jul 2023

  Product Stewardship Manager EMEA

  Responsible to lead EMEA Product Stewardship team to support GCP Applied Technologies’ SCC and SBM businesses across the region for product lines manufactured/sourced in multiple locations. Responsible for managing, administering, and coordinating regulatory compliance and product safety/stewardship programs for GCP Applied Technologies in the applicable businesses and regions. Serving as the subject matter expert to provide regulatory compliance and product safety/ stewardship support and management, primarily for products subject to regional regulations in the EMEA region.Expertise areas EU REACH and CLP regulations, UK REACH and Turkish KKDIK regulations.Responsible for LOA management of substances registered by GCP for EU REACH and UK REACH. Show less

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  Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals

  Jul 2023 - now

  Product Stewardship Director

  Responsible to lead Product Stewardship team efforts globally for SBM business and for the NEE and TCAME regions for SCC business. Over 15 years of experience in Product Stewardship management including the competencies required for EU and global regulatory environment.Mentoring and coaching new teams on Product Stewardship and Management of Change processes.