RiskUKSeptember2017

Appointments
Magnus Ahlqvist
The Board of Directors of
Securitas AB has appointed
Magnus Ahlqvist as the new
president and CEO of the
business with effect from
March 2018. Ahlqvist will
replace Alf Göransson, who
has asked to leave his
position with the company
after having led Securitas successfully for the
last 11 years.
Since 1 September 2015, Ahlqvist has served
as divisional president of Securitas’ Security
Services Europe operation and been a member
of Securitas’ Group Management. He joined the
business from Motorola Mobility (a Google
company before it was taken over by Lenovo),
where he was corporate vice-president (EMEA
and India) at Motorola.
Before that, Ahlqvist worked at Sony Ericsson
and Sony Mobile Communications for 12 years.
Among other roles, he served as president of
Sony Mobile Communications in China for three
years and as vice-president and general
manager for Spain and Portugal at Telefónica.
43 year-old Ahlqvist holds an MSc in
Economics and Business Administration gained
through study at the Stockholm School of
Economics as well as a leadership qualification
from the Harvard Business School.
“Securitas is a wonderful company with very
competent and engaged people in its ranks,”
explained Ahlqvist in conversation with Risk UK.
“I believe Securitas is the leading security
services company in the world. We have a
winning strategy and we’re heading up the
transformation of the security industry from
traditional on-site guarding to encompass a
broader spectrum of advanced security
solutions and electronic security for end users.”
Jane Farrell
Jane Farrell, head of security at Sodexo for the
UK and Ireland, was elected chairman of the
International Professional Security Association
(IPSA), the longest-established security Trade
Association in the UK’s security business
sector, at the recent meeting of IPSA’s
International Council in London.
Farrell, who has the honour of becoming the
first female chairman in IPSA’s illustrious 59-
year history, has been serving as the
organisation’s deputy chairman since 2014.
Justin Bentley, CEO at IPSA, said: “I’m
delighted that Jane has been elected as
chairman of the Association. She has been
steadily increasing her involvement in IPSA
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Daniel Hardy
The National Business Crime Solution (NBCS) –
a not-for-profit initiative that enables the
sharing of data between law enforcement
agencies and the business community to reduce
crime – has announced Daniel Hardy’s
appointment as managing director.
A well-known and respected figure with over
20 years of crime prevention experience, Hardy
is tasked with taking the NBCS to the next stage
of its development and fulfilling its role in
supporting businesses and the police service in
the ongoing fight against offenders.
Hardy explained: “I want to cement the
position of the NBCS as a critical friend of the
business community, the police service and all
business crime reduction partnerships by
furthering the use of the national business
model for all those affected by crime.”
Hardy served five years in the Grenadier
Guards before gaining experience in the private
security industry. He then spent 13 years with
the Metropolitan Police Service, rising to the
position of Acting Detective Inspector on the
Specialist Crime Directorate and running
Operation Vanguard. Hardy subsequently
became head of risk at G4S.
Prior to his current role with the NBCS, Hardy
served as corporate crime and security lead at
Sainsbury’s where his myriad responsibilities
for the High Street retailer included all of the
company’s stores, corporate locations and
distribution facilities around the world.
since joining, and her familiarity with both the
Association and the security industry make her
the ideal person to keep us moving forward.
Her vast experience in training and quality fit
perfectly with the ethos of the Association.”
Farrell has been leading exciting new
changes within IPSA along with the elected
members of the Management Board and the
International Council since March of this year
when the organisation’s former chairman,
Stuart Naisbett, resigned due to personal
commitments. Most of these changes will be
revealed at the 2017 AGM on 11 September.
Speaking to Risk UK, Farrell enthused:
“Following two years as deputy chairman of
IPSA, I’m absolutely delighted to accept the
post of chairman of the Association.”
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