The NSC announced that Dr. Megan Tranter, global director of environment, health and safety at Amazon, is the recipient of its 2019 Marion Martin Award, presented annually to an outstanding female safety professional. Tranter was honored during the opening session of the annual NSC Congress and Expo in San Diego on Monday.
Tranter is an executive with global experience managing non-financial risk. She is Amazon's first global EHS director and was the first female EHS senior director – and then vice president – at PepsiCo. Throughout her career, Tranter has encouraged women to pursue professions involving safety. Most recently, she co-founded the Women in EHS group at Amazon, which aims to create a thriving global EHS organization propelled by strong, successful women in EHS roles.