Center for Chemical Process Safety Names Richard Sarnie New Projects Director | AIChE

Center for Chemical Process Safety Names Richard Sarnie New Projects Director

September 9, 2015

Richard Sarnie, an executive with more than 25 years of experience in risk management and safety, has joined the staff of the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) as Director of CCPS Projects. In announcing the appointment, CCPS Executive Director Shakeel Kadri said that Sarnie’s work “in the manufacturing, transportation, mining and retail services industries make him an ideal fit for this new position executing high-profile projects and in business development.”  Sarnie joins CCPS at a time when the Center is expanding its membership, events and training internationally.

Sarnie previously worked for companies including Occidental Chemical, Engelhard, Global Crossing, Friendly’s Ice Cream, and ProSource Distribution. Most recently, he served as director of risk management and procurement for The Vitamin Shoppe and as vice president, safety, health and enterprise risk management for the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company.

Sarnie is a Board Certified Safety Professional, an Associate in Risk Management with an Enterprise Risk Management Designation, a Construction Risk & Insurance Specialist, a Management Liability Insurance Specialist, and a licensed Professional Engineer. He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, and a master’s of business administration from Western New England University.

According to Kadri, Sarnie’s will oversee a large group of staff consultants, serve as a process safety trainer, and coordinate CCPS efforts with AIChE’s Design Institute for Physical Property and Design Institute for Emergency Relief Systems. He will join Kadri in representing CCPS with governmental and non-governmental organization both in the U.S. and abroad.

About AIChE:
AIChE is a professional society of more than 50,000 chemical engineers in 100 countries. Its members work in corporations, universities and government using their knowledge of chemical processes to develop safe and useful products for the benefit of society. Through its varied programs, AIChE continues to be a focal point for information exchange on the frontiers of chemical engineering research in such areas as energy, sustainability, biological and environmental engineering, nanotechnology and chemical plant safety and security. More information about AIChE is available at www.aiche.org.

About CCPS:
CCPS is a not-for-profit corporate membership organization within AIChE that identifies and addresses process safety needs in the chemical, pharmaceutical and petroleum industries. CCPS brings together manufacturers, government agencies, consultants, academics and insurers to lead the way in improving process safety. Members, working in project subcommittees, define and develop useful, time-tested guidelines that have practical applications that run the gamut from human factors to qualitative and quantitative risk analysis to security vulnerability to inherently safety design. With more than 100 publications, CCPS is at the forefront of efforts to improve process safety performance. More information about CCPS is available at www.aiche.org/ccps.