Our people

Shane's main responsibilities involves the Foundation’s small grants programmes as he works across the Foundation's grants portfolio supporting team members and Foundation colleagues.

Fauziya is a Programme Coordinator at Lloyd’s Register Foundation, passionate about social impact and advocacy, she is dedicated to building human capital and raising awareness of key social issues, particularly in Nigeria. 

Suela is a philanthropy expert with over eight years of experience in grant giving, specialising in education, resilience, and mental health. At Lloyd’s Register Foundation, she oversees the World Risk Poll and leads funding processes.

With 34 years of experience at Lloyd's Register, Dr. Daryl Attwood has held key roles as a surveyor, project manager, and safety and risk specialist. In his current role with the Foundation, he focuses on advancing safety initiatives within the fishing and domestic passenger ferry sectors, drawing on his extensive expertise. 

Mathea is the PR and Communication Executive at Lloyd’s Register Foundation, managing digital communications, including website content, direct mail marketing, and social media to enhance the Foundation’s online presence.

As our Chief Executive, Ruth plays a pivotal role in driving the Foundation’s strategic direction and leading its charitable mission to engineer a safer world. 

Emily Cameron, Programme Manager at Lloyd’s Register Foundation, leads projects with a focus on heritage grants and managing key partnerships. With a background in cultural heritage and science, she has held roles in national museums and consultancies.

Dean is the Chief Operating Officer for the Lloyd’s Register Foundation with primary responsibilities for Finance and Governance within the organisation.

In his role as Head of Digital Development, Sean oversees the Foundation's digital infrastructure, strategy and ways of working.

Melanie has been with Lloyd’s Register and Lloyd’s Register Foundation for over 20 years. In her current role, she manages the Director's day-to-day operations, coordinating communication, diary management, meetings, and team efficiency. She's also the go-to for organising team-building and social events.

As a PR and Communications Manager at Lloyd’s Register Foundation, Sam focuses on strategic communications, media relations, stakeholder engagement, and digital content management to promote safer infrastructure and skilled engineering.

Agniya oversees the development and management of the Foundation's library and its collections, with a focus on improving its visibility and accessibility.

Beth is the Foundation’s Director of Strategic Communications and is responsible for the Foundation’s brand, campaigns, thought leadership, media relations and events programmes.

Eleanor, a qualified archivist and librarian, joined Lloyd’s Register Foundation in 2022. She has since played a key role in cataloguing uncatalogued records and preparing the heritage collections for relocation. 

Natasha plays a key role in supporting all ongoing digital projects, focusing on the development of web content and ensuring that everything is consistently up to date.

Muntasir has a background in Engineering and Materials Science, with extensive experience leading R&D and product development across hardware, software, and semiconductors.

Stephanie is the Leadership Team Manager at Lloyd's Register Foundation, supporting the Chief Executive, COO, and Senior Management in driving project work and facilitating key decisions. She also leads the Administration Support Team.

Nancy Hey is the Director of Evidence & Insight at Lloyd's Register Foundation, responsible for leading the World Risk Poll, impact, and establishing a Global Safety Evidence Centre.

Dagmara is a partnerships and business development professional skilled in philanthropy, private sector and development finance.

Divya manages day-to-day operations, coordinating meetings, organizing files, handling supplier setup, and ensuring timely invoice payments to support the director and maintain operational flow.

Grace is the Foundation’s Head of Communications and is responsible for raising awareness of the Foundation’s work and its brand through media relations, campaigns, and stakeholder engagement.  

Sarah manages the interpretation strategy for the Heritage & Education Centre (HEC). With a background in Public History, she is responsible for the centre’s Direct Charitable Activity (DCA) and the creative outputs for the centre ranging from written and visual content to exhibitions and displays. Sarah also manages HECs social media channels. 

Sara has 15 years of grants management experience and has been with the Foundation for 4 years, she manages the grants team and works closely with grant applicants to build strong relationships.

Mathew is an ACA-qualified Chartered Accountant with nearly 10 years of experience, currently serving as Head of Finance and Risk at Lloyd's Register Foundation. He specialises in financial governance and risk management.

Poonam role involves her providing essential support in organising the team’s activities, managing director diaries, and keeping everything running smoothly behind the scenes.

Jan is Director of Technologies at Lloyd’s Register Foundation and is responsible for the Foundation's activities in enhancing safety through high technical standards.

Luca has a background in Cultural Heritage Studies, oversees engagement projects and maintains a dynamic network of stakeholders, managing inquiries and content for the Heritage & Education Centre website and supporting various events and workshops.

Lucy is a Durham and UCL graduate who is passionate about digital accessibility. She is responsible for the digitisation of LR's bound material using the in-house robotic scanner, and is helping to make this material accessible online. She is also assisting with the acquisition of new digital management systems.

Louise leads the HEC's research, interpretation, and engagement strategy, guiding stakeholders in advancing maritime safety. She shares specialist knowledge to highlight the importance of maritime history for the ocean economy. Her team develops flagship projects and key research themes, generating insights that inspire long-term change.

Zach is an Archivist at Lloyd's Register Foundation, Heritage & Education Centre with over 5 years’ experience working in a variety of Museums, Archives, and heritage institutes with a passion for the preservation and care of heritage collections.

Heather is a Senior Communications and Campaigns Manager and is responsible for raising awareness of the Foundation’s maritime work through campaigns, events programmes and media relations.

Tim Slingsby is Director of Skills and Education at Lloyd’s Register Foundation.

Alex is the Director of the Heritage and Education Centre at the Lloyd's Register Foundation.

Olivia leads maritime safety initiatives at the Foundation, managing strategic partnerships and projects. With over a decade of consulting experience for maritime charities, she is currently seconded as a Senior Advisor to the World Maritime University, supporting policy efforts.

Ryan joined the Foundation in 2023, heading up the HR Function as HR and People Development Manager. He is a HR Generalist, having previously worked in a number of different sectors but specialising in Not For Profit and Education.

Rachel is our office manager, overseeing the day to day operations of the office. Rachel supports staff with administrative needs such as ordering of office technology and overseeing facilities ensuring the office is functional.

As a Senior Impact Manager, Dana specialises in impact management and evaluation, leveraging data and insights to maximise the Foundation's reach and effectiveness.

Sophie oversees the management of the new collections management and digital asset management systems, while overseeing the collections and content data stored within them. Additionally, she leads digital preservation efforts at HEC, ensuring that digital archival assets are preserved for both current and future use.

Susana manages the Heritage & Education Centre (HEC) website and drives the Foundation's reach through search campaigns. She oversees HEC’s digitised collections across platforms and creates engaging video content for TikTok and YouTube to boost the visibility of HEC’s archives. With a background in Public History, she also supports the Foundation's digital transformation, ensuring smooth integration of new systems.

Currently serving as Head of Programme Delivery at Lloyd’s Register Foundation, Chris specialises in the operation and financial planning of the grant programmes.

Jodie has over 5 years’ experience as an administrator and works in conjunction with our grants coordinator to cover all aspects of the day-to-day operations providing excellent service to our grant holders and Foundation colleagues.

As the Centre’s Senior Archivist Max assists the management, development and accessibility of the archive and heritage collections, with oversight of preservation/conservation, acquisitions, selection, archive arrangement, appraisal and cataloguing.

Lydia has a professional and academic background spanning the museum, heritage and maritime sectors