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Appointments
Baroness Ruth Henig
CBE DL
After an eight-year term as
chairman of the Chartered
Security Professionals
Registration Authority
(CSPRA), Lord Alex Carlile
CBE QC has stepped down
from the role and passed
the baton to The Security
Institute’s President Baroness Ruth Henig CBE.
Baroness Henig is non-executive chairman of
SecuriGroup. Her commitment to security and
policing is well documented having held the
post of chair of the Lancashire Police Authority
and chair of the Association of Police
Authorities in England and Wales which led to
the award of a CBE from Her Majesty The Queen
back in 2000 for services to policing.
Baroness Henig was appointed as Deputy
Lieutenant for Lancashire in 2002 and made a
life peer in 2004 as Baroness Henig of
Lancaster. As a Deputy Speaker in the House of
Lords, Baroness Henig takes her place on the
European Security Committee on Foreign Affairs
and is also a member of the Independent
Policing Commission.
The CSPRA is the dedicated Committee which
was established to oversee the management
and maintenance of standards for the Register
of Chartered Security Professionals.
Commenting on her appointment, Baroness
Henig (former chair of the Security Industry
Authority) said: “It’s a great honour to follow
Lord Alex Carlile as chair. I very much look
forward to working with senior security
professionals on the Registration Authority. We
all share a strong commitment to raise
professional standards across the private
security sector and encourage those working in
the industry to gain Chartered status.”
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Paul Lotter
Paul Lotter has been promoted to the role of
managing director for Corps Security’s security
guarding business.
Lotter has served as regional operations
director for Corps Security since June last year.
His focus has been on operations within London
and the South of England, overseeing all
aspects of service delivery to Corps Security’s
myriad customers.
The new appointment comes at a pivotal time
for the business as it develops its suite of
cutting-edge security solutions.
In his new role, Lotter will look to strengthen
Corps Security’s well-established security
guarding offer with the latest sensor and CCTV
surveillance technology as well as hospitalityfocused
concierge services.
Lotter boasts more than 20 years’ experience
in the security industry. Before joining Corps
Security, he worked with various service
providers across a range of high-profile
corporate sites in the South West of England
and around Greater London. Lotter’s expertise
really lies in managing the strategic direction of
all operational security requirements.
Commenting on his promotion, Lotter
informed Risk Xtra: “It has been great working
for a strong brand with such a powerful
heritage. I’m really looking forward to further
developing our services for customers by
looking at the integration of technology through
our Remote Monitoring Centre.”
Billy Horgan
Axis Group, one of the UK’s fastest-growing
security, cleaning, Front of House and support
services organisations, has appointed Billy
Horgan as head of recruitment to further
strengthen its people strategy aimed at
attracting and retaining the very best talent
across all parts of the business.
Horgan joins from Hermes, where he was
tasked with reducing recruitment costs and
bringing processes in-house. Horgan has also
worked for FM and construction recruitment
agencies where he was responsible for setting
team strategies and goals.
Horgan has organised regular recruitment
open days, which have attracted an additional
120 security officers within the first three
months. He has also introduced a new Applicant
Tracking System that has streamlined the
recruitment process, as well as providing further
insight on Axis Group’s myriad stakeholders.
Internally, Horgan is also promoting how
existing staff can apply for new roles in order to
help further employee progression.
Horgan told Risk Xtra: “Attracting a higher
volume of candidates is key to the strategy. By
increasing the number of CVs we’re sent, we
have a higher chance of finding the quality of
employee that the business requires.”
Jonathan Levine, Axis Group’s CEO, stated:
“Billy will undoubtedly assist the Axis Group to
deliver the best talent for its customers.”
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