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Michael J Benson
Michael has provided specialist security services for an array of clients in over 50 countries around the world. He has been in law enforcement and international security service for nearly 40 year...view moreMichael has provided specialist security services for an array of clients in over 50 countries around the world. He has been in law enforcement and international security service for nearly 40 years and is well respected within the security industry for his international knowledge and expertise. As a former member of the British Police service he served in various departments including the firearms support unit, military liaison and was a security advisor to the public and industry. He was also an instructor and member of the riot squad actively involved in dealing with the worst industrial and public disorder riots of the 1970s and 80s. In 1988 he left the Police and moved to the United States to start his own international security consultancy company. He has advised and provided security services to multinational corporations, royalty and high profile individuals on international and personal security. His services included security surveys to low and high risk private residences, office buildings, hospitals, shopping malls and oil/chemical facilities.
He also developed and managed evacuation and kidnap crisis plans, directly involved in the extraction of company employees from hostile foreign locations and the rescue of kidnap victims in West and North Africa, Indonesia and South America. In 1996 he was employed by a large independent oil and gas company reaching the level of Vice President and Officer of the company with responsibilities for Domestic and International security and travel. These responsibilities included global accountability for developing and directing the company’s security program, identifying, implementing and maintaining security processes across the organization to reduce risks, incident response and limit exposure to liability in all areas of financial, physical, and personal risk. He established appropriate standards and risk controls associated with intellectual property. Coordinated and implemented site security, operations and activities to ensure protection of executives, managers, employees, physical and information assets, while ensuring optimal use of personnel and equipment.
Michael provided response to criminal financial loss, crimes against persons, sabotage, threats, emergencies, illegal acts, and property and environmental crimes. He also performed and directed the execution of domestic and international investigations. Michael also briefed executive management and the Board of Directors on the status of security and terrorism issues, provided close protection to the most senior executives and Board Members in the USA and on executive/Board visits in foreign countries. As VP of Corporate travel his responsibilities included the oversight of a multimillion dollar travel budget, writing, implementing and monitoring the corporate travel policy. Monitored all departmental travel costs and provided reports to the appropriate executives.
Michael has been a professional writer for 11 years and is the author of two published novels, ‘Terrorist Harvest’ and 'Radical Eliminations' in addition to publishing a Travel Security App called, 'The Secure Travel App'. He is also a Board member of the British American Business Council in Houston, Texas.view less
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Radical Eliminations Terrorist Harvest Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings