L'Oreal Global Vice President Health & Safety, Malcolm Staves is co-founder of Safety On the Edge Forums and People Sustainability Global Summit.

A Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, Malcolm graduated from Loughborough University with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He also has an MSc in Integrated Environmental Management from Bath University.

Considered a futuristic thought leader in Health & Safety, Malcolm's background was in site engineering technology and plant management as well as corporate environment, health, and safety.

At L’Oréal, Malcolm has developed strategies for the globalization of health & safety with a focus on risk management, visible felt leadership, and putting people in the centre.

He is the Occupational Health & Safety expert partner to the Capitals Coalition where he is driving putting occupational health and safety firmly into the Human Capital and ESG agendas and a co-founder of OneWISH that aims to promote Diversity and Inclusion within the Health & Safety profession. He is also a member of the IOSH Business Leaders Forum.

He is known for his networking and sharing as well as his hummingbird approach which was the subject of his 2022 TEDx talk. He is married and lives in France with his three children and enjoys anything to do with space, science fiction and following Chelsea football club.