Mr. Daigle began his career in the Oil & Gas industry with Shell Oil Company in 1989 working at numerous manufacturing sites, providing engineering support to inspection, projects, operations and maintenance. In 1999 he began a series of assignments as a Senior Staff Consultant at Shell Global Solutions US, leading initiatives to improve process safety performance and risk assessment processes across the Shell Group. In this position he also provided consulting services and training to both internal and external clients, specializing in risk assessment, hazard analysis, process safety, compliance auditing and incident investigation.

In 2005 he became the Health, Safety and Security Manager at the Shell Los Angeles Refinery before joining BP three years later as the Safety Manager of the BP Carson Refinery where he focused on delivering performance improvements for their Permit to Work, Process Safety, Occupational Safety, Medical Services and Emergency Response programs.

In 2011, Ken moved to BP’s corporate Safety & Operational Risk organization as the Group Director of Safety Management before serving most recently as the Vice-President of Safety in BP’s corporate offices. In this role, he led a team of Safety Technical Authorities and a network of more than 2500 safety professionals who provide their expertise to support sustainable performance improvement in safety management processes throughout all of BP’s operations in 72 countries around the world.

In 2019, Mr. Daigle joined Citadel as Principal, Industrial Hygiene and Safety, and is focused on delivering technical consulting service offerings aimed at helping our clients effectively manage risk and improve their overall health, safety and business performance.

Ken specializes in risk management, risk assessment, human performance, work process design and health & safety program improvement strategies.

You can reach Ken at: [email protected].