Close Protection

Promotion is a good thing; It means you have been rewarded for the work you have done. The Company sees in you the potential to increase their own worth by increasing your value and contribution to the Balance Sheet. You know it means more work, greater responsibilities, and a wider scope of authority. And you are completely prepared to take these on to forward your own goals and objectives.

But have you realised that increased position means increased exposure to personal risks? Now is a perfect time to assess those risks. If you have not already understood, and done so.

Some positions and companies are immediately self-evident in the implicit risks associated: An Engineering firm in the Petroleum Industry with overseas offices. A Logistics firm that specialises in HDTE (Heavy Duty Transportation & Equipment) with transportation routes in key strategic nations

Most high-profile commercial entities have already realised and assessed these risks. And provide their personnel with the Protection required. This is just good business. With the added benefit of protecting lives while maintaining security in their investment: You!

But there are others that may not because it is not fully understood that today, these risks apply to every -and any- one.

Take the boutique firm of ten key people and a small administrative staff that assist Middle-to-Large Corporations in establishing a presence in a single foreign locale. Maybe they believe that being "behind the scenes" provides adequate protection. They may even consider the ticket price of Close Protection outside of the realm of their own expenditures.

First Rule of Good Business Practice: Protect your investment. And if the company that has just promoted you wants to do that. Then the costs of the ticket will be far less than the price of replacing or recovering you.

If we watch Current Events of the day, we will find that the traditional targets for threat have changed. It still includes, obviously, High Profile Individuals. Such as:

• Heads of State
• Political VIP's
• Diplomatic VIP's
• Celebrities

Yet now we must add to that list: Corporate Executives, Overseas Employees, and any Administrative Personnel in positions of fiscal responsibility. Their families and any point(s) of weakness they may have.

And we cannot only focus on conventional locations. 'Home Office' is also a potential risk area. Sometimes more so in that it is often overlooked

There are, of course, Insurance policies and highly specialised firms that manage and respond to kidnap situations (usually in aim of negotiating a release of the victim). However, these come into play after the abduction. A costly and not always successful endeavour.

By now, you may have realised that what we are doing is assessing the threat. Once that has been done in a competent and thorough manner. We can now address and devise the correct approach to providing you with the protection you need.