Introducing the 2025 Board of Directors

Recently retired from Walmart after a career spanning nearly forty years in corporate life, including a focus on product safety since 2006, David has had the privilege of leading Product Safety teams for Walmart, Hasbro, Amazon, and Mattel. His work included two Hong Kong based assignments from 2008-2011 and again from 2017-2019. David has been on the ICPHSO board of directors since 2019 and will be starting his year as President of ICPHSO in March. He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and an Executive MBA from the University of Wisconsin.

Chris Harvey leads a team of recall strategists and works with clients to ensure flawless implementation and customer integration throughout the entire product recall process. Chris assists in the scoping, plan development, and recall execution for a diverse set of industries, including pharmaceutical, medical device, food & beverage, and consumer products. Throughout his career, he has managed more than 1,200 recalls, including hundreds of high-profile recalls and withdrawals for the nation’s largest pharmaceutical and CPG companies.

Danni Cugini is the Director of Product Compliance and Regulatory for Harbor Freight Tools, where she oversees product safety and regulatory chemical compliance for a wide range of consumer products. A product safety and compliance professional for several years, Danni was with Barnes & Noble/NOOK prior to Harbor Freight Tools, specializing in consumer product safety for hardline products and environmental compliance for digital products there.

Rod Freeman is an International Products Lawyer. He is routinely ranked as a leading product litigation lawyer in the major legal directories, where he is described as the outstanding go-to specialist for product liability matters. Rod works alongside the world's leading and most innovative global companies to help them solve their product-related issues, protect their reputations, defend their products and build more successful businesses.

Kim Mason is the Vice President of Product Quality and Compliance at Five Below. She implements and manages processes, systems, and training related to product safety, testing and regulatory compliance. Kim also oversees Five Below’s social responsibility program. At Five Below, she established and oversaw the inventory build process for 300+ new stores and formed the Project Management Office (PMO).

Marc J. Schoem assumed the position of Executive Director of the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) on October 15, 2015, after more than forty years at the U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). His last position at CPSC was in a senior leadership role as the Deputy Director of the Office of Compliance and Field Operations.

Karin Athanas is the Executive Director of the TIC Council Americas. In her role, Karin oversees policy initiatives, outreach to stakeholders, and engagement with regulatory, government, and oversight agencies. Karin is a standards and conformity assessment expert with 12+ years of experience working on issues of conformance, quality, and reliability.

Erin Bradley is the Supervisor of Product Safety Analysis and Reporting at Costco Wholesale. Erin has spent the last 8 years of her nearly 20 year Costco career developing and leading Costco’s Non-Foods Product Safety Program. Her team is responsible for monitoring Costco’s data sources for potential safety issues, CPSC reporting and recall administration.

Vladimir Brajkovic joined IKEA of Sweden in 2016 as Product Requirements & Compliance Manager. Since late 2021, he is the Risk & Compliance Manager at IKEA of Sweden. Mr. Brajkovic has during his years at IKEA lead the work to ensure a compliant range. Within his scope is also to ensure IKEA is part of creating safer life at home today and tomorrow.

Kristin is currently the Vice President of Business Development for Market Actives, the exclusive US distributor of Bitrex® Safety Technology. She is considered a leading authority of this product in the United States. She has over 11 years of experience with Market Actives, and has developed expertise in product safety stewardship, ingredient brand marketing, and regulatory compliance.

Michael Del Negro is Vice President, Product Safety Compliance at Peloton Interactive, Inc., where he serves as Co-Chair of the Product Safety Committee. In this role, he helps oversee a comprehensive product safety program including risk assessments; product safety compliance processes; training and awareness activities; monitoring; and investigations before U.S. and foreign regulators.

Sarah-Jane Dobson is the Global Head of Product Litigation and Regulatory Risk at Ashurst where she is a Partner in the London office. She is routinely recognised as a market-leading international product safety lawyer in her field, specialising in product compliance, product safety and liability matters.

Mike Gentine practices in the areas of product safety and consumer protection, assisting manufactures, retailers, and other commercial clients on legal, regulatory, enforcement, and penalty matters before various agencies, including CPSC and NHTSA. Mike has extensive product recall experience including negotiating or collaborating on consumer product and motor vehicle recalls in multiple international jurisdictions.

Brett Horn is the founder of Charlie's House in Kansas City, MO. The mission of Charlie's House is to prevent accidents and injuries to children in and around the home by providing educational programs, safety supply distribution, and the operation of the nation's only full scale safety demonstration home.

Ibrahim Jilani has been with UL Solutions for 19 years and serves as the Global Director & Industry Leader for Consumer & Information Technology. He leads a global team responsible for leading and developing UL Solutions services and delivering with excellence to UL Solutions customers.

Molly Lynyak is a manager in the Standards and Membership Division of ASTM International, one of the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world. In her role, Lynyak has direct responsibility for the standards development activities within Committee F15 on Consumer Products and Committee E50 on Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action. By bringing together industry and manufacturers, consumers, testing labs and regulators, Lynyak manages the technical committee that addresses hazards for a range of consumer product areas such as toys, juvenile products, playgrounds, and furniture safety, amongst others. Many of these standards have been the basis for mandatory rules through incorporation by reference under the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) and have been used internationally. Lynyak also supports the important role Committee E50’s standards play in environmental site assessments, due diligence practices, real estate transactions and greener cleanups. Prior to her work at ASTM, Lynyak worked as an advocate and leader in the New York City Criminal Justice System for underprivileged, court-involved youth and in Philadelphia coordinating child abuse investigations amongst law enforcement, child services and medical partners. Lynyak earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Wagner College. She holds a master’s degree in public administration from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, NY. She is an active member of the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) and joined the Board of Directors in 2025.

John McNulty is the Director of Product Safety and Compliance Engineering for Hardware at Google LLC. He is an engineer with a Materials Science background with 35 years of experience in most end-use markets, covering Materials characterization, Fracture and fatigue testing, Failure analysis, and Product development.

Alexander Murph is the Director of Product Safety and Compliance at The Step2 Company, a juvenile and home products manufacturer based in Streetsboro, Ohio. With over 16 years of experience in product safety and laboratory testing, he is responsible for ensuring global product compliance.

Cheryl A. Possenti is a founding partner of the firm and has more than 35 years of experience in the defense of complex personal injury actions. A respected counselor to the makers of infant and toddler products, toys, bicycles, and other children’s products, small appliance manufacturers, and many others.

Ryan Radford is a Public Policy Principal at Amazon, where he leads U.S. federal policymaker engagement on product safety and restricted products across Amazon’s retail, private brands, and consumer electronics businesses. With over a decade of experience in product safety, Ryan has developed extensive expertise in regulatory compliance and policy development.

Mr. Tous is a senior product safety expert with more than 25 years of experience operating at the intersection of public authorities, international organizations, and the private sector. He is a former Director of the Consumer Protection Agency of the Government of Catalonia (Spain) and currently serves as General Director of ieConsumo SL, a Barcelona-based consultancy specializing in consumer product safety, regulatory compliance, risk assessment, and corrective actions, including recalls and voluntary notifications. Drawing on his background as a market surveillance authority, Mr. Tous advises companies on EU product safety requirements, conducts complex product risk assessments, and supports the design and implementation of effective corrective action strategies, ensuring constructive engagement with regulatory authorities. His work consistently focuses on building trust-based, technically robust solutions between regulators and economic operators. Mr. Tous has contributed to major international initiatives led by the European Commission, the United Nations, UNCTAD, the Gulf Standardization Organization, the Organization of American States (OAS), and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). His expertise includes injury data codification (PIPADI), consumer product risk assessment using the EU Safety Gate system, and the development of specialized product safety software tools. A long-standing ICPHSO volunteer for over two decades, Mr. Tous has served on planning committees, moderated and spoken at ICPHSO symposiums, and collaborated with regulators worldwide in support of ICPHSO’s mission.

Patricia Pelletier is the Director of the Risk Assessment Bureau of Health Canada’s Consumer Product Safety Directorate (CPSD) where she is responsible for information and data management including mandatory incident reporting and cosmetic notifications; triage; surveillance and monitoring; risk assessment; outreach and education.

Pinuccia Contino is the Deputy to the Director for Consumers & Head of the Product Safety and Rapid Alert System Unit in the Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (DG Just) of the European Commission. In this capacity, she is responsible for the European Union's legislation on general product safety, including the brand new General Product Safety Regulation.

Michelle Reinen is the Administrator of the Division of Trade and Consumer Protection at the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. She has nearly 30 years of experience working within the Division serving in a variety of roles including: Executive Policy Initiatives Advisor and Consumer Protection Bureau Director.