ReFaC hires Dr Virginia Gretton as technical officer

Has experience with all aspects of REACH registration

Dr Virginia Gretton has joined ReFaC, the REACH Facilitiation Company based in Crewe, Cheshire, UK, as technical officer.

Gretton was formerly regulatory manager at Harlan Laboratories, Derbyshire, where she was involved with all aspects of REACH registration and compliance. This covered data gap analysis, testing plans, exposure scenarios, risk assessment, classification and labelling, downstream user interaction, Safety Data Sheet preparation, as well as post-registration support.

In addition, Dr Gretton has held posts in academia and managed clinical research projects. She holds a DPhil in chemistry from the University of York, a BSc in combined science, and a post-graduate certificate in REACH management.

Peter Newport, ReFaC’s company secretary, said: ‘Virginia brings a wealth of practical regulatory experience, skills and technical knowledge to her new role, which will be invaluable in helping and advising clients on all aspects of REACH compliance.’

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