Jane Packer is the Head of Standards at BSI, the UK’s national standards body (NSB). The NSB is appointed by the government to develop British Standards and represent the UK’s interests in standards development at a European and global level.
Jane is responsible for standards relating to quality management, health and safety and workplace wellbeing. This includes overall responsibility for the UK’s input into the development of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems and ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and the development of new British standards including those on suicide awareness and menopause and menstruation in the workplace.
Before working at BSI, Jane worked in the health sector for 17 years, including at the Royal College of GPs as Head of Certification and before that in community and hospital pharmacy.
She has a degree in Biomedical Materials Science and Engineering and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.
In her time outside work, Jane loves to travel and has a particular fondness for the USA and Japan. She also loves live music and concert photography and likes to experience concerts in different countries around the world.