Greer Named Director of Business Development

      Greer will focus on professional organizations, major employers and more.

SAVOY, IL - The Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) is pleased to announce M. E. "Eddie" Greer as the new Director of Business Development effective December 1, 2009. Greer will develop and implement strategies and concepts for promotion of all BCSP owned and serviced certifications. His primary duties will include developing methods to create added value with professional organizations, major employers, industry and labor associations and organizations, government agencies, and trade associations at the national and international level.

His background includes developing and delivering numerous keynotes, presentations and seminars on leadership, team building, crisis management, and behavior based safety across the United States, Canada, Middle East and the United Kingdom. He has been involved in the Safety and Health Profession for over 35 years and previously served on the BCSP and the Council on Certification of Health, Environmental and Safety Technologists (CCHEST) Board of Directors.

"We are delighted Eddie accepted this position. He is well-respected in the safety field and brings a great deal of experience and insight," said Thomas Adams, BCSP Executive Director. "Eddie was chosen from an outstanding group of certified safety professionals interviewed. I am excited Eddie will be joining us and look forward to his contributions to BCSP in his new capacity."

Greer is past society president of the American Society of Safety Engineers where he is a professional member and a Society Fellow. He currently is Chair of the ASSE Foundation and a trustee for the Texas Safety Foundation. He also sits on the Executive Council of the International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organizations as immediate past president. He holds a BBA from LeTourneau University and an Associate in Science Degree from Paris Junior College. Eddie is a Certified Safety Professional and was honored in 1987 as the Gulf Coast Chapter Safety Professional of the Year.