Subheadline: The internationally skilled QHSSE and Compliance skilled brings experience in threat administration, occupational security, environmental sustainability and governance to her new position, alongside a dedication to inclusive improvement.
Kimberly Oseme, a Nigerian-born Quality, Health, Safety, Security and Environment (QHSSE) and Compliance skilled from Ugboba, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, was appointed the World Safety Organization (WSO) Representative to the United Nations for Africa in October 2026.
Oseme at present works with SIRVA, a world transferring and relocation providers firm, the place she helps occupational well being and security, high quality administration, environmental sustainability and regulatory compliance throughout worldwide operations.
Her involvement with WSO started in 2020 when she joined as an Associate Member. She grew to become an Affiliate Member in 2024 earlier than being appointed WSO Representative to the United Nations for Africa in 2026.
Oseme holds a First Class Honours diploma in Microbiology from Benson Idahosa University, Nigeria, and a grasp’s diploma in Environmental and Energy Management from the University of Twente, the Netherlands. Her profession consists of expertise in Nigeria’s oil and fuel and agricultural sectors, worldwide improvement communications and sustainability advocacy.
Her dedication to environmental safety is rooted in considerations about the results of pure useful resource exploitation on ladies, kids and native communities. She is the creator of “Beyond Extraction: Why Africa’s Natural Resources Must Deliver Protection, Participation and Prosperity for Women.” At the 2026 WSO International Environmental and Occupational Safety & Health Symposium, she offered “Policies Don’t Save the Planet — People Do: Closing the Gap Between Environmental Policy and Real-World Action.”
Beyond her skilled profession, Oseme based Ecokim Beauty, an eco-conscious magnificence enterprise selling inclusive skincare, African-sourced pure components and environmentally accountable packaging. Her group service has additionally included charitable outreach to kids in orphanages and recognition by the Aniocha North Local Government Council in 2017 for her contribution to a secure setting and water in the group.
In her new position, Oseme goals to amplify African views in world discussions on occupational security, environmental sustainability, safety and inclusive improvement. She hopes to advocate for approaches that guarantee financial progress and pure useful resource wealth translate into significant enhancements in folks’s lives.
