Will Geddes

Will Geddes

Will Geddes was responsible for setting up, and is now managing director of the London-based International Corporate Protection (ICP), one of the UK's first corporate security consultants offering 'Threat Management Services'. These include; Personal Security & Protection, Corporate Security Services, Specialist & Corporate Training Programmes, Investigations & Intelligence Services, Hi-Tech Security & Protective Equipment ref>[www.icpgroup.ltd.uk ICP Homepage] accessed 14 February 2008</ref>

In Iraq they boast "representation country-wide since Desert Storm (1991)" and the fact that "ICP Group Ltd protection employees are only either former British and US Special Forces or Elite Forces personnel"<refwww.iraqsnuclearmirage.com/Media/Security_companies_list.pdf ] accessed 14 February 2008</ref>

In an article from The Daily Telegraph entitled "So how, exactly, do we spot a suicide bomber?" from 2005, he offers the following advice:

People who are about to undertake something high-risk will be perspiring. Look at their hands - where are they? In their pockets? Next thing: eyes. Are they furtive? Are they looking at the exit? Are they looking around the carriage? Are they making an obvious attempt not to make eye contact? Be conscious of the whole picture."

Any terrorist group that has been watching the news will say, 'These guys are going to get caught in hours. They've exposed themselves to CCTV. They may make more effort to disguise themselves next time."

In his own words, Will Geddes is:

One of the world's leading specialists in counter terrorism, kidnap, direct action groups, personal security & close protection services

and he is a regular specialist commentator and analyst for CNN, BBC, ITN, Channel 4, Channel 5, LBC, The Economist, The Times Newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, NBC, ABC, International Herald Tribune, Newsweek, to name a few.

Business should protect against terror: Panel Posted On: March 16, 2007 10:03 AM CST By Ettie Schmitt

Crisis management and contingency planning are not sufficient tools to protect businesses from the threat of terrorism, according to Will Geddes, managing director, ICP Group, speaking today at the Dublin International Insurance and Management Assn. Conference in Dublin, Ireland.

Businesses need both preventative and reactive measures in place to protect their business from what Mr. Geddes says is the increasing threat of terrorism. Since 1968 there have been around 3,500 terrorist attacks, and of these, two-thirds have happened in the last five years. "With such a fast increase in terrorist attacks from a range of groups, businesses can't be complacent. They need to focus on their own organizations," he told the conference.

"Crisis management and contingency planning are not sufficient. Resiliance to the threat of terrorism has become a person responsibility. Businesses need to develop a 'compound mentality.' They need to concentrate on building their walls high enough and strong enough to protect themselves and their employees," he told Business Insurance Europe.

But that in itself is not enough. Mr. Geddes said that businesses need to look to their supply chains and make sure that they are doing the same thing. "If you lose your supply to market, you lose profitability and client confidence, which can have a massive impact on your business," he said.

He warned that insurers need better guidance, as a crisis management plan is "only as good as its effective introduction." In terms of preventative measures, Mr. Geddes said that businesses need, for example, to conduct business impact analysis and evaluate the threat to key personnel. While after the event, "accurate SWAT analysis - strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats - can mean that a company handles a crisis well and turn it into a productive PR opportunity," said Mr. Geddes.

Affiliations

Will Geddes is listed as a speaker in the Futurists / Specialists sector from City Speakers International . His fee is in the £4000-£7000 range.