Confirmed at the Society's Annual General Meeting, Sarah succeeds Adrian Parris and brings over 30 years of occupational hygiene experience to the role.
Her appointment comes at a time when protecting employee health is becoming an increasingly important priority for businesses across every sector.
A Chartered Occupational Hygienist and Chartered Fellow of the Faculty of Occupational Hygiene, Sarah has spent much of her career in the petrochemical industry, holding a range of senior positions including Industrial Hygiene Manager for Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
In these roles, she led occupational hygiene programmes across multiple countries, helping organisations manage workplace health risks and improve employee wellbeing.
Sarah has also been a familiar figure within BOHS, serving as Registrar of the Faculty of Occupational Hygiene since 2019 after six years on the Faculty Committee. During this time, she has helped strengthen professional standards across the industry while representing the Faculty on the BOHS Board of Trustees.
Speaking after her appointment, Sarah described becoming President as "a tremendous honour" and highlighted the growing importance of protecting workers from occupational health risks.
She told That's Business that she is committed to supporting the Society's new 2026–2030 strategy, raising the profile of occupational hygiene, encouraging professional development and helping more practitioners achieve Chartered status. She also hopes to strengthen BOHS's international influence through initiatives that improve worker health around the world.
Joining Sarah in the leadership team is Jason Hodgkiss, who has been elected President-Elect. A BOHS member since the early 1990s, Jason has played an active role within the Society for many years and has recently worked as the occupational hygienist on one of the UK's largest construction projects, promoting greater awareness of workplace health hazards.
Jason said occupational hygiene has a vital role in preventing work-related illness and believes there remains significant scope to ensure employee health receives the same attention as workplace safety across all industries.
Professor Kevin Bampton, Chief Executive of BOHS, welcomed both appointments, praising Sarah and Jason for their expertise, leadership and commitment to improving worker health.
For businesses, the appointments underline the increasing importance of workplace health management. As organisations face evolving health risks, changing regulations and growing expectations around employee wellbeing, strong occupational hygiene leadership will play a crucial role in creating healthier, safer and more productive workplaces.
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