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Decades of Diverse Safety & Operational Expertise

BST's Senior Leadership Team is composed of dedicated and knowledgeable professionals from diverse backgrounds including leadership development, organizational functioning, industrial psychology, safety science, change management, and statistical analysis. They speak widely on latest research, best practices, and advancements in safety performance improvement.

Thomas R. Krause Chairman of the Board Tom Krause is a co-founder of BST. A highly recognized leader in organizational safety and author of several books in the field, Tom is a BST thought leader who consults with senior executives on leadership, culture and behavior change in the service of safety improvement.	Colin Duncan CEO Colin Duncan leads the BST organization globally, driving strategy, direction, and innovation to ensure BST client partnerships are successful in delivering sustainable safety improvements.	R. Scott Stricoff President Scott directs worldwide operations at BST. He consults on technology development and the integration of behavioral principles into safety management.
Sarah K. Smith Executive Vice President Sarah leads the business development team in adapting BST’s proven improvement strategies to meet clients’ unique needs and help them achieve a step change in safety performance.	Ted Apking Executive Vice President Ted Apking designs and leads strategic initiatives that reduce fatalities and injuries, create a healthy safety climate and improve overall organizational functioning. He serves as coach to individual executives and a facilitator of leadership teams for several of BST’s global clients.	Daniel McCleerey CFO Dan directs global financial management for BST and all affiliates. This includes global finance and accounting functions, financial reporting, financial analysis, short and long term financial growth strategies, tax strategies, cash management, financial process and procedure improvements, and strategic system support improvements.
James F. Huggett Senior Vice President Jim specializes in the cultivation of effective leaders and dynamic teams for breakthrough performance.	Kristen J. Bell Vice President, Research & Development Kristen evaluates new and existing applications of behavior-based performance improvement methods to ensure BST solutions stay at the cutting edge.	J. Patrick Gallagher Vice President, Operations & Global Human Resources Patrick oversees strategies for talent management and organization development and effectiveness to ensure BST’s people consistently deliver superior solutions and service, worldwide.
James B. Spigener Senior Vice President Jim assists senior managers from companies worldwide in leveraging their roles to dramatically improve safety performance and is a highly sought after EHS speaker.	Donald R. Groover Senior Vice President Don works with companies across most vertical segments in the private and public sectors, helping organizations prepare and implement successful change systems using BST technology.	Eric Labe Vice President, Business Strategy Eric Labe leads BST’s global business strategy and partners with industry bodies, regulatory agencies, and professional service organizations in advancing safety performance improvement methodologies.