Richard (Richie) Butler is a Senior Safety Engineer and Regional Manager / Head of Country at exida Ireland and UK, where he oversees a team dedicated to functional safety, alarm management and cybersecurity consulting services and training courses with a client-focussed approach. Richie regularly facilitates and leads risk assessments and other lifecycle activities across these three disciplines. Richie has over 20 years experience internationally across various industries including the pharmaceutical, medical device and utilities sectors in senior engineering roles as well as in project, operations and operational excellence management. He holds a BEng in Chemical Engineering from University College Dublin and an MSc in Strategic Quality Management - Lean Sigma Systems from the University of Limerick and is a Certified Functional Safety Professional (CFSP).