Robin Middleton, the UK’s former SOSREP (Secretary of State’s Representative, Maritime Salvage & Intervention), and James Herbert, a former award-winning BBC broadcast journalist, have joined the training team of British casualty media response consultancy TRS.
Robin was appointed the first UK SOSREP in 1999. He stepped down from this post, after a highly successful eight years, at the end of 2007. During this period he responded to over 700 incidents. He will contribute to TRS training for shipowners’ Emergency Response Teams in Europe and elsewhere in the world.
In addition, the TRS team is further strengthened with the addition of James Herbert. Herbert was Head of Group Media Relations at Royal Dutch Shell plc. and will assist in delivering training and responding to marine casualties.
Tony Redding, TRS founder and Director, says: “We are proud to welcome Robin and James to the TRS team. Robin won great respect during his service as SOSREP and he brings a wealth of frontline experience to our training and casualty simulations. James’ experience in the media aspects of crisis response will be of special value in responding to high-profile emergencies. We look forward to working with them.”
Picture: Robin Middleton
