1. Curriculum
Vitae
PERSONAL
INFORMATION
Mark Mckay
Bahnhofstrasse 103D,
5430 Wettingen,
Aargau,
Switzerland.
+41 76 443 65 41
mckaymark818@gmail.com
Date of Birth: 2nd May 1964
Driving Licence: Full (British/Swiss)
Nationality: British
ZEMIS: 017.591.512-6
PROFILE A SELF-MOTIVATED MANAGER WITH THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE AT ALL
LEVELS. ABLE TO WORK AUTONOMOUSLY; TAKE INITIATIVE AND MAKE
DECISIONS BASED ON EXPERIENCE, RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE. AN
AMBITIOUS SELF-STARTER WITH HIGH STANDARDS AND PROFESSIONAL
GOALS. AN INNOVATIVE, CONFIDENT ASSET TO THE TEAM WITH AN
ANALYTICAL APPROACH AND A SENSE OF HUMOUR.
EDUCATION
1994 -1997 UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON
BSc (Hons) Degree Applied Chemistry
Graduated with 2:1
Won the final year prize for top Honours Project for work on the Thermally Induced
Claisen Rearrangement of Allyl Thienyl Ethers
1987 - 1989 TELFORD COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY (TCAT)
Access Qualification in Applied Sciences. Foundation: course for access to higher
education:
Graduated with Distinction and Merits
EMPLOYMENT
MOST RECENT
EMPLOYMENT
07/05/12 – Present
HEIQ MATERIALS AG. (Bad Zurzach)
Chief Compliance Officer, Manager Quality Assurance (FT)
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2. RESPONSIBILITIES Maintaining knowledge of laws and regulations relevant to production and global
supply of speciality chemical formulations, and monitoring for impending changes.
Leading product stewardship, managing product classification, hazard
communication, creating and maintaining safety data sheets and labels and
coordinating Logistics activities.
Communicating regulatory issues with stakeholders across the company and customers.
Coordinating the drafting, releasing and maintaining of internal policies and procedures
appropriate to regulatory compliance.
Planning and coordination of required filings and submissions.
Submission of and monitoring of contracted studies.
Registration of active substances and biocidal products and maintaining BPR dossiers
including silver chloride, nanosilver and silver adsorbed on silicon dioxide (nano).
Liaising with EU-based Only Representatives.
Improving in-house compliance processes.
Managing compliance with industry accreditation bodies (e.g. Oekotex,
Bluesign, GOTS, ISO etc.).
Managing Quality Assurance
Advising on Occupational Safety
PREVIOUS ROLES 01/01/07 – 26/04/12
SYNTHOMER LTD. (Harlow, Essex)
Position: Team Leader Regulatory Affairs, Synthomer EU (FT)
RESPONSIBILITIES Managing, coordinating and developing three Regulatory Affairs Scientists and one
Administrator.
Product safety, MSDS and CLP/GHS expert.
Producing regulatory documentation, compliance statements, safety data sheets and
hazard labelling in compliance with latest legislation.
Monitoring existing and upcoming chemicals legislation and formulating strategies for
compliance.
Ensuring timely pre-registration and registration under REACH to safeguard
continuity of supply of raw materials and products.
Screening Synthomer products and ensuring compliance with global legislation for exports for expo
Visiting global locations, training and advising on issues concerning existing
and emerging legislation.
Solely responsible for training personnel in hazard classification and labelling for
compliance with the Dangerous Preparations Directive and the CLP Regulation (GHS).
Maintaining integrity of raw material and product safety data on the SAP EHS system.
Planning, designing and delivering training for users of the SAP EHS system.
Communicating with raw material suppliers and supporting customers on issues of
compliance.
Representing Synthomer within a number of Industry groups ERMA, BASA, the FCA
group and the EPDLA chemistry sector within CEFIC.
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3. Company expert on food contact Regulations for U.S. and E.U. assessing
formulations for compliance with food contact Directives and Regulations including
BfR Recommendations and FDA (21CFR) as well as EU directives.
01/2002 – 01/01/2007
SYNTHOMER LTD. (Harlow, Essex)
Position Business Development co-ordinator (FT)
Investigating alternative technologies that are “counter cyclic” with respect to core
dispersion polymerisation technology i.e. technologies less affected by
fluctuations in the oil sector that influence raw material costs.
Coordination of toll producers, toll converters, Europe-based purchasing and
logistics divisions and technical services departments.
Liaison with departments domestic and on various continents to take
projects from feasibility study, through project justification, initiation, trials, scale up
and handover to production.
Project co-ordinator on a new line of additives and the launch of a new business
unit within the company.
Communicating and exchanging information on projects and new technologies within
the group.
Hands-on scale up of new products from laboratory and pilot plant through to
production.
COMPUTER
LITERACY
Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Publisher, Powerpoint), Lotus Notes,
Lotus databases, various Internet packages, SAP EHS (CLEO) and SAP REACH
Compliance, CHEMGES, IUCLID. REACH IT.
PROFESSIONAL
TRAINING
SAP EH102 EH & S Essentials and functions (Technidata)
SAP EH202 EH & S Product Safety (Technidata)
SAP EH912 EH & S WWI Layout (Technidata)
Advanced preparation of SDS (CHCS)
Module 5 Basic Toxicology (CHCS)
Module 11 Advanced Toxicology (CHCS)
An Introduction to Effective Project Management (Hemsley Fraser)
Project Management (People Deliver Projects)
Appraisal Training (ACAS)
INTERESTS AND
HOBBIES
Science, Nature, Mountains, Travelling, Camping, Trekking, Skiing, Mountain Biking
and Cooking.
REFERENCES Dr K J Patterson
Group Risk & SHE Manager
Synthomer Ltd
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4. Phone: +44 (0) 1279 459566 (work) | +44 (0) 7788 185649 (mobile)
Home Number in Leeds: +44 (0) 113 294 8488 | 55 Grove Lane, | Headingley |
LS6 4EQ
Home Number in Harlow: +44 (0) 1279 301205 | 40 Quarry Spring | CM20 3HR
Personal email: ken.patterson@geo2.poptel.org.uk
Dr Gareth Simpson
Head of Latex Technologies
Synthomer Ltd
Phone: +49 (0) 2365 4986906 (Marl) +44 (0) 1279 436211 (Harlow) | +44 (0) 7880
787913 (mobile)
gareth.simpson@synthomer.com
Robert (Bob) Warner
CLP and Regulatory Consultant
Chemwise Associates Ltd
r_p_warner@hotmail.com
+44 (0) 1865 739604
Marco Todesco
QECS Quality & EHS Compliance Service | Steigstrasse 3 | CH-8245 Feuerthalen
Phone: +41 (0) 52 643 44 94 | Mobile : +41 (0) 79 680 00 10
todesco@qecs.ch | www.qecs.ch
Walter Bender
Head of R and D
HeiQ Materials AG | Zürcherstrasse 42 | CH-5330 Bad Zurzach | Aargau | Schweiz
bender@heiq.com
Phone: +41 (0) 56 250 68 50
Andrew Goodyear
TSGE Consulting Limited | Concordia House | St James Business Park | Grimbald
Crag Court Knaresborough | North Yorkshire | HG5 8QB | United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0) 1423 799 633 | Fax: +44 (0) 1423 797 804
TSGE@TSGEurope.com
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