Paul M. Villane, CSP, OHST, a veteran safety and health professional, has been named executive director of the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association (VPPPA). Villane, who says he will stress codification of VPPs, succeeds Lee Anne Jillings, who as the VPPPA's executive director for the past 7-1/2 years helped grow the organization four-fold.
"One of my primary goals at this time is to secure the future of VPP through codification," says Villane, who has been involved in the OSHA VPP program since 1989 and has more than 25 years of experience in the field of occupational safety and health.