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Paul Barnard CSyP MSyI

appointed as the New Vice

Chair

The Security Institute is proud to announce that Paul
Barnard CSyP MSyI has kindly taken on the additional
responsibilities of Vice Chair. In this new role, Paul will
join the Institute’s Senior Leadership Team. Paul will work
alongside the Institute’s new Chair Peter Lavery FSyI and
Deputy Chair Mahbubul Islam CSyP MSyI to drive the
Institute’s work forward for the benefit of the Institute’s
membership and the wider security sector.

One of just over 200 Chartered Security Professionals,
Paul is a key influencer within the security community.
During his extensive career, Paul has served as Detective
Superintendent and Detective Chief Superintendent
for Counter Terrorism in the City of London Police, with
overall responsibility for delivery of CONTEST policing,
Counter Terrorism funding and engagement with
strategic partners, including the Home Office. Since
leaving the police, Paul has worked at a strategic level
within the private security industry.
Paul succeeds previous Vice Chair, Jonathan Schulten
FSyI, who is standing down from the role. This follows
on from Paul’s longstanding role as a Non-Executive
Director on the Institute’s Board of Directors, during
which time he has led the Institute’s Next Generation in
Security Initiative (#NextGen) with a passion to promote
career pathways for young people into the security
profession. Through the Institute’s various #NextGen
activities, Paul has spearheaded youth engagement
within the security sector.

Most recently, Paul has been the driving force behind
the Institute’s partnership with the EY Foundation and
the creation of the ‘Secure Futures’ programme. The
‘Secure Futures’ programme is a youth employability
programme, which for the first time earlier this year
saw 27 young people from low-income households
participate in 2 weeks of digital work experience within
the security sector and are currently being mentored by
security professionals. In addition to the ‘Secure Futures’
programme, Paul has made it possible for over 300
volunteer police cadets to attend some of the industry’s
biggest exhibitions including IFSEC, CTX, The Security
Event and the International Security Expo.

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