Leonard Steed is a Regional Manager for AIB International Food Safety Services and has held this position since early 2018. He oversees our food safety professionals and their activities in North America. Previously Len served as the Global Innovation Manager for AIBI from 2014, with primary duties for identifying and developing new products and services for regulatory and client improvement in food safety and quality management systems.

Prior to his current position, Len was Head of AIB’s GFSI Certification Services, and Head of HACCP Accreditation and Specialty Audits. With 40 years of experience in his career with AIBI, Len has performed numerous GMP, HACCP, food safety management and quality systems audits as well as providing training in primary production, meat processing, dairy, milling, baking, seafood, processed foods, animal food, confectionery and packaging material.

Len maintains certifications for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) auditor for quality systems (CQA), HACCP (CHA), ISO-9000 Lead Auditor, HACCP Alliance Lead Instructor, Food Safety Preventive Control Alliance Lead Instructor for Human Food and Foreign Supplier Verification Program and AIB Food Defense Coordinator.