SELLA CONTROLS is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Parr as the new Managing Director – Process Safety

Stockport, United Kingdom – Systems Integration and Functional Safety specialist SELLA CONTROLS is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Parr as Managing Director for Process Safety.

Chris Parr, a Chartered Engineer and TÜV Rheinland Certified Functional Safety Expert, has over 24 years’ experience in the specification, design and assessment of safety critical control systems. Chris has been leading our Functional Safety consultancy business for the last two years having previously worked as a technical specialist within a multi-national Oil and Gas consultancy and verification organisation.

Chris Parr comments: “SELLA CONTROLS has over 45 years of experience in supplying Safety Instrumented Systems and Functional Safety solutions in various applications to the Oil, Gas, Chemical, Petrochemical, Power and Nuclear Industries. My new role will allow me to drive the Process Safety business further by development of key account strategies, forging additional OEM relationships for safety applications, growing our functional safety, assurance, SIS analysis, cyber security consultancy and continued focus on our installed base and our wider Technical Support capability.”

John Blackwell, Group Managing Director for Sella Controls comments: “The appointment of Chris is a key part of our plan for driving forward our Process Safety business, applying intense focus to this area to develop it alongside our rapidly expanding Rail Systems area and we see exciting times ahead for Process Safety. Chris’s appointment reinforces the importance we attach to our Process Safety business.”

Photo: Chris Parr MD – Process Safety