Mike Evans

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About Mike Evans

SUMMARY: Driven and ambitious risk and security leader, with broad subject matter expertise and significant experience spanning private and public sector in multiple protective disciplines. Strategic thinker with an entrepreneurial spirit for seeing beyond ‘the big picture,’ with the experience, dynamic ‘can-do’ and personable approach to get hands-on and deliver results. Highly motivated and broadly talented self-starter; capable and willing of breaking down silos and acting as a positive disruptor for change and innovation. Always looking for opportunities in intelligence, resilience, and risk management. BACKGROUND: Mike is a leader in intelligence, risk and security, leveraging significant experience and subject matter expertise spanning private and public sector, with unique insights into the world of protective services, to safeguard what matters most to organizations. With more than 15 years professional experience in security, including in industry, in-house, consultancy, and the military, Mike has strategic and operational expertise across multiple protective disciplines, including all source intelligence, corporate and physical security, cyber security, risk, resilience, and crisis management. Most recently in industry, as Director of the Securitas Risk Intelligence Center (RIC), Mike leads strategy and execution of Securitas' Risk Intelligence services globally. Mike established the RIC in 2023, having led the Securitas Intelligence Unit (SIU) since 2020, evolving the business from an in-country operation into a global solution, providing intelligence for organizations including industry leading corporates, multinationals, and SMEs. During his roles in-house, Mike established corporate security and cyber threat intelligence (CTI) functions in financial services, in addition to leading on executive protection, insider threat, and sensitive investigations. As a consultant, working in the big four Mike was a subject matter expert in the Information Protection and Business Resilience (IPBR) practice, specializing in resilience and risk, and crisis management. In the military his experience included global intelligence and security expertise in counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and interagency liaison. SPECIALIZATIONS: • Protective & Threat Intelligence • Corporate Security • Investigations • Executive Protection • Risk Management • Crisis & Incident Management • Travel Security • Cyber Security • Business Continuity • Operational & Business Resilience