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 Darren Bance
Senior Vice President, IS3
As Senior Vice President, Darren is responsible for the overall strategy, business development, client management and project delivery across the EMEA region for the highly successful IS3 division. Initially brought in to establish the IS3 Division, 2 years later Darren now leads a high calibre and rapidly growing team of over 60 Risk Consultants, Design Consultants, System Engineers and Project Managers who are involved in both technical and strategic systems assessment, design and implementation.
Darren joined Olive Group in 2006 from the Capita Group Plc in the UK where he worked for 6 years as the Director responsible for the Technology Division within the Capita Symonds Engineering consultancy. The division consisted of more than 50 technology specialists and focused on the Security, Telecoms, Intelligent Transport Systems and Intelligent Buildings sectors.
As part of his role, he managed large, technology driven integration projects, including the implementation and operation of CCTV, telecoms and data centre infrastructure for the high profile London Congestion Charging Scheme. One of Darren’s key responsibilities was to provide design and engineering services to the Capita Group Plc in the form of integrated technology solutions delivered by the Technology Team. These Group run implementation projects were generally in excess of $200 million in value and for the public sector. Darren’s team also provided consultancy services direct to the private sector. The experience at working across consultancy and integration projects for both the private and public sectors has provided Darren with the unique competencies required to drive the IS3 Division’s remarkable growth.
Darren graduated from the University of Wales, Cardiff where he obtained a BSc Honours degree in City and Regional Planning.
 Martin Rudd
Senior Vice President, IPS
As the Senior Vice President responsible for the Integrated Protective Service Business Unit, Martin manages the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of the business. Martin joined Olive Group in 2005 and was formerly Olive Group’s UK General Manager.
Martin has over 20 years of security management experience, in both commercial and public sectors. Martin has worked for a number of global commercial and academic institutions as a consultant providing commercial strategic security and supply chain security advice in the UK and abroad. In the public sector, Martin’s early career as a commissioned officer in the British Army saw him serving in a wide variety of staff and operational appointments, including logistics, bomb disposal and Special Forces. In his last military appointment in the Ministry of Defence he was the Programme Manager responsible for overseeing the management and procurement of over 200 equipment projects with a combined budget of £1.3bn.
Martin holds an Executive MBA from Imperial College London, a Masters Degree in Technology and Procurement from Cranfield University, and a Masters Degree in Defence Studies from Kings College London. He was trained in Risk Management Consultancy at Cranfield University and is a Qualified PRINCE2 Practitioner.
 Alex Baird
Vice President – Major Projects, IS3 EMEA
As Vice President – Major Projects, Alex is responsible for the business development of large scale integration projects across the EMEA region as well as being the overall Technical Authority for the IS3 business unit. This includes providing the technical lead on conceptual and detailed designs across all aspects of the design life cycles. Alex also acts in an advisory capacity providing tender management and project management services for the various design and build infrastructure projects across the entire EMEA region.
With almost 20 years of international experience across the Security, Building Management Systems and Communications industries Alex has amassed a wealth of knowledge with all the major industry component manufacturers/integrators in both Research & Development and technical management capacities. He has an excellent understanding of new technologies in the areas of communications, C4i (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence) and logical/physical security in addition to Citrix enabled capabilities.
Alex has been actively involved in proof of concepts of various technologies globally, specifically in high-end security solutions, Building Management Systems and transport systems (Maritime, Air, Rail). Alex joined Olive Group from Siemens Building Technologies (Gmbh) where he was a Technical Head, developing concepts/designs and implementing integrated solutions throughout the UK, Europe, US and the Middle East specifically in Commercial environments, Transportation, Maritime , Oil and Gas , Financial Services, Public sectors and Critical National Infrastructure Protection.
Alex holds a Masters degree in Management, BSc in Electrical Engineering and a Microsoft certified specialist status accreditation.
 Liam Anderstrem
Vice President - Consulting, IS3 MENA
As Vice President - Consulting, Liam is responsible for strategy, business development, client management and project assurance across the MENA region for the IS3 consultancy practice.
Liam joined Olive Group in late 2006, bringing with him a vast knowledge in the risk management and security industry, in particular within the Middle East region. Liam previously worked for a security consultancy practice in Bahrain, where he had been the Head of Technical Services for 6 years. Liam has provided risk management consultancy, technical project management and bespoke security design services on some of the world’s most challenging and significant projects including work for GCC Governments, major property developers and multi-national companies.
His sector experience includes Construction/Real Estate, Oil and Gas, Financial, Aviation, Maritime and Tourism. He is a regular speaker at industry events, including most recently a series of keynote addresses on the subject of intelligent security planning in tall buildings and urban developments in Dubai.
 Tim Roberts
Vice President, IS3 UK
As Vice President of IS3 UK, Tim leads a team of Consultants and Engineers involved in both technical and strategic systems design whilst also having responsibilities for strategy, business development and mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to joining Olive Group Tim spent 14 years as the lead Technical Advisor to the UK Home Office on the development and implementation of the strategic vision for a UK-wide vehicle movement monitoring capability. Tim has a wealth of experience in providing security advice, technical design, procurement and application of security solutions within the public and private sectors. This includes the technical design and project management of UK Government national programmes and high-profile security solutions for the UK Police Service.
Tim joined Olive Group after 18 years at Capita where he was Director of Security Consultancy. During that time, Tim built this area of the business from scratch into a best-of-breed business that was highly respected; Tim was Programme Director for the implementation of integrated technical security solutions at a significant number of major UK sea and airports. Tim was also the Project Manager for the deployment of the City of London Police ‘Ring of Steel’, which subsequently formed the bench mark for urban wide-area cordon security worldwide.
Tim graduated from the University of Kent, where he obtained a BSc Honours degree in Mathematics.
 Dr Michael Knights
Director, Analysis & Assessments
As Director of Analysis & Assessments, Mike is responsible for developing and delivering predictive assessments to senior clients working in Iraq and the Gulf States.
Mike joined Olive Group after being a consultant on security issues in the Gulf States. He has been a regular contributor to business intelligence providers such as Jane's Information Group, Oxford Analytica, the Financial Times and the Economist. In addition to providing executive briefings to business decision-makers, Mike has lectured at both U.S. and British military institutions on Gulf security and was involved in briefing the USS Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group when it was deployed to the Gulf in January 2007. From 2003 - 2004 Mike served as a Gulf Security Research Associate at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Having worked with the U.S. Department of Defence, Mike has also undertaken extensive research on lessons learned from U.S. military activities in the CENTCOM area of operations.
Mike received his undergraduate and PhD degrees at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London and is the author of three books on Gulf security.
 Ranjiv Kad
Director, SecureLocate™
As Director of SecureLocate™ Kad is responsible for strategy, business development, product portfolio, research and development, financial plans and client relationships of the service.
Kad joined Olive Group from Capita where he was a Director, responsible for the programme and project delivery of many prestigious projects including the London Congestion Charging Scheme and the Lorry Road User Charging project. Kad also worked in Business Transformation setting up the Project Management Office for Service Birmingham supporting 55,000 staff. Previously a consultant Kad worked in setting strategy and direction for many start up companies.
Kad has over 20 years IT and Telecommunications experience having worked primarily for Royal Mail in road transport and information systems monitoring a fleet in excess of 35,000 vehicles and engaging objectives and work-streams over the full project lifecycle. This included complex contractual negotiations and financial modelling with measurable benefits achieved.
 Martijn Bos
Technical Programme Director
Martijn Bos is the Technical Programme Director for Olive Group Dubai’s Services business unit. Martijn has been active within the IT and Telecoms industry for over 10 years covering the scope of Europe, Middle East and Africa. He has spent many years working globally with partners (e.g. VAR’s & System Integrators) and end users to herald ‘data centric’ mobility solutions over GSM or Satellite networks. Martijn actively supported companies to adopt mobile technology as a means to re-engineer business processes where mobile workers with GSM / Satellite enabled devices empowered organisations to capture critical data from the field resulting in faster decision making, new ways to cut costs and development of a more competitive edge.
Prior to joining Olive Group, Martijn worked as the MEA Managing Director for France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications in Dubai, UAE.
 Kevin Hallatt
Vice President Commercial
As Vice President Commercial, Kevin has overall responsibility for Olive Group’s Finance function as well as working with the company’s operational managers to maintain commercial integrity by focusing on contractual issues, project profitability and financial controls.
Kevin joined Olive Group in 2008 after spending the majority of his career with Siemens Communications in the UK where he was commercially responsible for a number of divisions including Customer Services and Insight Consulting, an information security consultancy practice. These divisions turned over in excess of $150m through major outsource contracts with UK government agencies such as the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Department of Work and Pensions, as well as with international private sector organisations such as Ford, KPMG and IBM.
Having overseen the trebling of revenues at Insight Consulting inside two years, Kevin has the experience to manage the commercial requirements of Olive Group’s rapidly expanding technical solutions business.
Kevin graduated from Brunel University, London where he obtained a BA Honours degree in Mathematical and Management Sciences. Kevin is also a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
 Steve Sherwood
Operations Director, IS3 MENA
As Operations Director of IS3, Steve has overall responsibility for IS3 project resourcing and associated people management as well as providing on-site project management and technical support services for consultancy and major integration projects.
Prior to joining Olive Group in 2007 Steve worked at senior management role in Siemens Building Technologies, Australia for 15 years. In his role as State Manager he was responsible for the general management of Branch operations involved with the design, engineering, installation and maintenance of electronic security and building control systems across numerous key sectors including Government, Defence, Aviation, and Transportation; as well as heavy industrial sites including Mining, Oil and Gas.
Steve has enjoyed a varied career from his early days in telecommunications while serving in the Royal Signals specialising in multi-channel networks and data encryption systems to serving with the United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) to providing technical support to joint military and civil aviation telecommunications facilities throughout Saudi Arabia.
As well as holding qualifications in Electronics & Telecommunications, Steve is also an accredited systems installer with a government-registered Security Agents Licence (South Australia).
 Ian Todd
Operations Director, IS3 UK
As the Operations Director for the IS3 consultancy in the UK, Ian is responsible for managing the delivery of UK IS3 projects and for the associated General Management of the UK operation. Ian joined Olive Group in 2008 to lead the threat and risk assessment capability in the UK, a role he continues to perform.
In the 3 years before he joined Olive Group, Ian was Deputy Head of Security for Heathrow Airport, the world’s busiest international airport, an environment that continually presented him with challenges across the security spectrum. Prior to joining the commercial sector, Ian served as a commissioned officer in the Royal Air Force Regiment. During his 21 year career in the Royal Air Force, Ian served in a wide variety of staff and operational appointments encompassing armoured infantry, air defence, training and operational headquarters. In his final appointment, he commanded the Royal Air Force Regiment’s Rapier Ground Based Air Defence Wing.
Ian holds a Masters Degree in Defence Studies from Kings College London and was trained in Security Risk Management at Cranfield University
 Sara Bembridge
Business Development Operations Director
As Business Development Operations Director, Sara is responsible for supporting all business development and marketing activity across the Olive Group. She provides corporate oversight of the bid process and ensures compliance with Group policies and procedures ensuring consistency of approach and quality of output.
Sara joined Olive in 2008 from Capita Group Plc where she worked for 15 years in the Big Ticket Sales Division. Her role was to manage large procurements in excess of US$700 million from proposal through transition - examples being Congestion Charging for London, the Lorry Road User Charging Scheme and Criminal Records Bureau. Her responsibilities included management of substantial bid teams, including sub-contractors (these were often virtual teams located across continents), business solution development, the coordination of proposal development and contract negotiation with clients.
Sara graduated from the Plymouth University where she obtained a BSc Honours degree in Economics.
 Dave Collins
Group Operations Manager, IPS
As the Group Operations Manager for IPS, Dave is responsible for the Operational Management of Olive Group’s specialist and high risk security operations in conflict and post conflict zones. Dave joined Olive Group in January 2005 as the Operations Deployment Manager. Dave was then made Director of IPS UK where he was responsible for recruiting and deploying manpower globally for all operations and to plan and coordinate all operations
outside of the Middle East and North African region.
Dave has had a long military history with the British Army spanning 33 years, enlisting into the Parachute Regiment as a Private soldier in 1972 and being promoted through the ranks to Major. During this time he also spent 8 years with the UK Special Forces. He has held numerous operational appointments throughout his career and in more recent years commanded the Close Observation Training Advisor Team for 3 years and worked for the Cabinet Office as the Joint Intelligence Committees Liaison Officer to Baghdad 2004. He has also held various staff appointments and was awarded the Queens Commendation for Valuable Service.
 Nick Edmunds
Programme Manager
Nick joined Olive Group in 2005 from an advisory post to the Government of Kuwait where he was responsible for developing turn key solutions on high value sites relating to the Kuwait Oil Sector. Over the past 3 years he has delivered several multi-million dollar programmes on behalf of clients globally, and is currently overseeing the delivery of a multi-year training and assessment programme for 2,500 Emirati Nationals on behalf of the Abu Dhabi Government. With an annual budget in excess of US$20 million this programme incorporates design, build and management of remote sites, technical and physical security, world class training and cutting edge Human Resource Management.
Prior to joining Olive Group Nick spent ten years as an officer in the British Army before embarking on a career in the private security sector in early 2001. He has worked with a number of organisations and during 2003 - 2004 was responsible for the delivery of US$70 million worth of security services to clients in Iraq. Since that time Nick has relocated to Dubai and coordinates a wide variety of infrastructure, training and security related services to clients across the Middle East and beyond.
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