Jennie Vickers

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About Jennie Vickers

I am honoured that I was until November 2022, the IFSEC Global “Global Influencer of the Year 2021-2022 as announced in November 2021. The Supreme Global Influencer of the Year Award was decided out of the winners of the five security categories. Prior to this in July 2021, I made it to the #1 Spot on the list for Security: Association Figures/Academics/Thought Leaders, in the IFSEC Global influencers in security and fire 2021 Annual Campaign. Delighted that I made the 2022 List again at No 14. After an amazing and very successful 12 month contract with Fortinet in New Zealand, I moved into my next role consulting part time to Tuatahi First Fibre (now as an employee). Audit and Assurance, Risk, Security, health and safety, privacy, legal, relationship management, general management and many more skills on offer. The common denominator is delivering these skills into a "values led people first" philosophy.As always, the opinions I express in LinkedIn posts are mine and mine alone and I will continue to strive to be a trusted source of information in the security and many other spaces.25+ years in business building strong, trusting and enduring relationships and, as a lawyer thinking in a truly innovative and creative way, delivering great results by taking a different approach. I connect people with people, ideas with delivery and problems with solutions.Along with qualifications to practice law in NZ, Australia and UK I achieved Media Design School's PostGrad in Digital Transformation in 2024 and WorldCC (IACCM) Expert Level Certification in SRM Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) in 2015, a subject I remain passionate about. I added a qual in CCMP in 2020 and was made a Fellow in 2020. Have started the World CC CCM Expert Programme and have now added study of Security topics, which are endlessly interesting. Now studying the new SRM Programme and chipping away slowly (very slowly) at my Diploma in Art Appreciation from The Art Institute. Next step is a Masters in Digital Transformation!I am loving being involved in health and safety strategy and excited to be doing Audit and Assurance in a different way from the traditional and delivering better value as a result. Applying new thinking to an age old problem is very satisfying.While I am now described as a LinkedIn Star, I am still a bit proud to have had one of the top 1% most viewed LinkedIn profiles in the World (as measured when they hit 200m members, a few years ago).