Kay Williams is the Head of the Global Framework on Chemicals secretariat. She has over 20 years of experience in EU and international engagement. She was responsible for oversight of international negotiations and activities on chemicals and waste within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, including UN multilateral environment agreements and frameworks as the Basel, Stockholm, Rotterdam Conventions, the Minamata Convention and the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). She also has experience of working with the OECD and on overseas development aid projects.
Kay Williams was co-chair of the Beyond 2020 framework under the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and contributed to the development of an ambitious outcome for the International Conference on Chemicals Management in Bonn at the end of September 2023”