Our executive team

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  Nick Buckles, Chief Executive

  Nick has worked in the security industry for 28 years, focusing throughout this time on the commercial and strategic aspects of all areas of security services.

  After a variety of commercial roles throughout the group, he was responsible for driving significant profit improvements in many Securicor businesses throughout the 1990s as a business unit managing director and divisional chief executive of the security division.

  He was also instrumental in the development of Securicor’s security sector focus, becoming group chief executive in 2002, and in bringing together Group 4 Falck and Securicor to create the combined group. Nick became chief executive of G4S in July 2005.

  Nick is chairman of the Ligue Internationale des Sociétés de Surveillance, the international association of leading security companies.

  Read Nicks interview from the 2012 Annual Report

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  Ashley Almanza, Chief Financial Officer

  A chartered accountant by training, Ashley also holds an MBA from London Business School, and has held a number of senior roles at BG Group from 1993 to 2012, including chief financial officer from 2002 to 2011 and executive vice president from 2009 to 2012.

  Ashley is currently a non-executive director of Schroders plc, director of Noble Corporation and a member of the Advisory Board of Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation. He was previously Chairman of the Hundred Group of Finance Directors.

  He holds a Degree in Commerce and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of
  Natal, South Africa.

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  Søren Lundsberg-Nielsen, Group General Counsel

  Søren began his career as a lawyer in Denmark and since 1984 he has had a wide range of legal experience as general counsel for international groups in Denmark, Belgium and the US before joining Group 4 Falck in 2001 as Group General Counsel.

  Søren has been involved in a wide range of successful mergers and acquisitions during his career, including the acquisition of Wackenhut and the Group 4 Falck merger with Securicor.

  Søren has overall responsibility for all internal and external legal services for G4S as well as the group’s insurance programme.

  Søren is a member of the Danish Bar and Law Society, a member of the advisory board of the Danish UK Chamber of Commerce and author of the book “Executive Management Contracts”, published in Denmark.

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  Irene Cowden, Group HR Director

  Irene has spent her career in HR management, specialising in employee relations, organisational development, talent management and compensation issues.

  She has been involved in major change projects including the cultural and integration aspects of mergers and acquisitions, as well as large scale organisational change involving workforce restructuring, working in partnership with major trade unions.

  Irene has worked in the security industry for 35 years and has held director level positions at business unit, divisional and corporate level. She was appointed to the board of Securicor plc in 2002 as group HR director.

  Irene is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD).

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  Debbie Walker, Group Communications Director

  Debbie is group communications director, heading the corporate communications team which focuses on the group’s key audiences – investors, media, government, employees and customers. Debbie is also responsible for the group’s CSR and human rights strategies.

  Debbie has a broad range of experience in marketing, corporate communications, brand development and implementation, and crisis communications. Prior to the merger between Group 4 Falck and Securicor, Debbie was employed in a number of senior marketing and communications roles within the Securicor group from 1993 to 2004.

  Debbie is also vice chairman of the CBI South East Regional Council (the representative body for all CBI member companies based in the South East of England and the Thames Valley), having previously served as chairman for two years.

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  Graham Levinsohn, Group Strategy and Development Director

  Graham has more than 19 years’ experience in the security industry, having joined Securicor Cash Services in 1994 as general manager – marketing.

  Since then, Graham has held a number of commercial and line management positions in both the cash and security lines of business. Graham was responsible for the creation of the UK cash centres outsourcing business in 2001 as managing director, before moving on to become divisional managing director for G4S Cash Services UK, and then regional president – Nordics.

  He became group strategy and development director in 2008 and joined the Executive Committee in 2010.

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  Grahame Gibson, Regional CEO - Americas

  Grahame has been involved in the security industry for 30 years, having joined Group 4’s UK operating company in 1983 as finance director.

  Since that time, Grahame has held a number of operational, management and board positions in the UK, USA, Denmark, the Netherlands and Austria.

  His broad experience of the security industry and management of businesses across a diverse range of cultures has been invaluable to the group throughout its development.

  Grahame joined the board of G4S plc in April 2005.

  Grahame is a board member of the Ligue Internationale des Sociétés de Surveillance.

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  Richard Morris, Regional CEO – UK and Ireland

  Richard joined Securicor in 2003 as a commercial director, after spending the early part of his career in a variety of accountancy roles within Royal Mail and subsequently the facilities management industry. He was appointed as a business unit managing director in 2007 and was responsible for driving significant growth and profit improvement.

  In early 2011 Richard became group managing director for G4S Care and Justice Services. In October 2012 Richard was appointed regional CEO – UK and Ireland.

  Richard is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

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  Willem van de Ven, Regional CEO - Europe

  Willem has served G4S and its corporate predecessors in Holland for 20 years.

  He started out in the former Randstad group where he became regional director. Willem then served as HR director and managing director of the Netherlands security company Randon which was subsequently acquired by Securicor.

  In April 2003, Willem was appointed as Securicor’s regional managing director (Africa), becoming the regional president for G4S Africa (Sub-Sahara) in 2004.

  In July 2010, Willem was appointed Regional CEO – Europe.

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  Dan Ryan, Regional CEO - Asia and Middle East

  Dan joined G4S in August 2010, from global logistics and transportation company Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) where he held a number of senior management positions including regional president for Greater China for NOL’s APL and APLL divisions, regional president for the Middle East for the APL division and regional president for Europe for the group’s APL Logistics division. He was a member of the NOL group executive team.

  He also held various managing director positions for NOL including Middle East, Hong Kong/South China and Indonesia and was a regional head for the Middle East a during his 20-year career with the group.

  Dan is a charter member of the Middle East Logistics/Supply Chain Management Forum, Hong Kong Liner Shipping Association and the American Chamber of Commerce – Shanghai.

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