Most multinational companies only consider providing protection in the form of close protection operatives (CPO) for their "C" level directors. Corporations that do send employees and expat staffers to potentially risky places have a duty to keep them safe, whether the potential danger is natural disaster (e.g., Japan’s tsunami; New Zealand’s earthquake), man-made crises (Mumbai or London terrorist attacks; Arab Spring civil uprisings) or something as simple as getting the right pre-trip inoculations or making sure employees obtain medical care after a car accident.
It is the role of the close protection operative to protect the principal's life, his/her health and safety, his /her profile and that of the company the principal works for as well as protecting other assets of the company.
Most CPOs are trained in counter surveillance and surveillance techniques. Contracting a CPO need not be hideously expensive, and in the long run may save untold costs.
For more information on how a CPO can be a benefit to your international travellers please contact Mike Wigg, on [email protected]. www.duxfordconsulting.com
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