IFPO (International Foundation of Protection Officers) has been busy expanding its advisory board team in the UK, as well as establishing an arrangement for its members to have access to the ACT app.
Mike Lees and Lynda Moore have both joined the Advisory Board for IFPO UK.
The board is made up of a group of highly experienced security professionals from across the sector, which plays a vital role in determining the direction IFPO UK is set to take in its mission to support the education and career development of frontline security officers, supervisors and managers.
Mike Lees MSc CSyP FSyI served with South Yorkshire Police for 30 years prior to his appointment as a management trainer with Link Associates International and NHS commissioning business security manager. In 2007 he joined the British Transport Police as NE Area Contingency Planning and Business Continuity Manager working from its Leeds headquarters. He was instrumental in the opening and initial multi-agency exercising of two local airports alongside colleagues from the Civil Aviation Authority. In November 2009 he joined Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as the Security and Resilience Manager and now as Head of Business security holds this strategic responsibility.
Mike is a Chartered Security Professional (CSyP), Fellow of the Security and Business Continuity Institutes and Emergency Planning Society and a Certified Risk Manager. He holds an MSc in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management from the University of Leicester and is an accredited Healthcare Security and Counter Fraud Manager, as well as a qualified teacher and drone pilot.
Lynda Moore MSyI RISC is an experienced security professional with over 40 years’ service in the industry. She spent 30 years with a regional contract security company, during which she was a Board Director for 20 years, serving the last 10 as Managing Director.
Lynda is currently the owner of a security consultancy providing a range of services including penetration and customer service audits, testing on-site security covering the UK. She also runs an association for SIA ACS accredited Security Companies, The ACS Pacesetters, which includes the annual Security Officer of Distinction Awards. Both the Silver Fox Audit Scheme and The ACS Pacesetters recognise and reward good work by frontline Security Officers. Lynda has membership status of the Security Institute and is a Registered Independent Security Consultant.
IFPO members also now have access to the ACT app, providing crucial up-to-date information for security professionals to be aware of.
Access to the information platform, provides IFPO UK members with the latest CT Policing information and guidance to support them. The app provides benefits including:
Initially only available for IFPO Members in the UK and Ireland, there are plans to roll out access out to IFPO Members internationally.
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