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A risk management professional with a significant military back ground as a commissioned army officer. Extensive managerial experience is combined with a sound understanding of business resilience and continuity, risk management and occupational health and safety procedures. Key experiences and strengths include: • BSI ISO 31000 risk management practitioner • BSI ISO 22301 business continuity lead auditor • Oil & Gas security operations management (MENA) • Close protection operations management (MENA) • Extensive leadership, management and training experience • Planning and control of multiple, concurrent, long and short term projects • Experience of working at both strategic and operational levels within multi-national organisations • Direct responsibility for up to 60 staff, the training and co-ordination of 250 staff and 9601 trainees

Regional Business Resilience Manager (MENA) @ • The development, implementation and management of all Business Resilience activities for the PwC ME Network across12 countries, 21 offices and 2,800 personnel • Liaison with the PwC ME regional board and country leadership at all levels of seniority concerning operational and administrative business resilience matters. • Significant PwC ME works include: o Writing of the Regional Business Resilience Policy o Design and application of internal risk assessment architecture and methodology o Design and implementation of People and Asset security standard operating procedures o Design and implementation of the Middle East Incident Response Concept o Conduct of Business Impact Analysis (BIA), risk assessment and business continuity planning • Responsible for the Middle East travel approval system for travellers to high and extreme risk countries From August 2013 to Present (1 year 6 months) Dubai, United Arab EmiratesOperations Manager @ From August 2012 to August 2013 (1 year 1 month) Regional Planning Team, Crisis and Security Consulting - DubaiInfantry Officer @ From September 2002 to June 2012 (9 years 10 months) Operations and Training Officer @ From April 2011 to December 2011 (9 months) Kabul, AfghanistanMortars & ISTAR Officer @ From January 2009 to April 2011 (2 years 4 months) Germany / CyprusCompany Operations and Training Officer @ From January 2007 to January 2009 (2 years 1 month) Germany / Iraq (Baghdad)Instructor @ From January 2006 to January 2007 (1 year 1 month) ITC CatterickPlatoon Commander @ From January 2003 to December 2005 (3 years) Northern Ireland

2:1 @ Northumbria University From 2011 to 2012 Royal Military Academy Sandhurst From 2002 to 2003 Dame Allan's Boys' School From 1994 to 2001 Andy Hopper is skilled in: Business Resilience, Risk Mitigation, Crisis Management, Public Speaking, Analysis, Planning, ISO 31000, Security Management, Security Audits, Safety Management, Fire Safety, Inventory Management, Close Protection, Physical Security, First Aid, Problem Solving, Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Writing, Outlook, Troubleshooting, Risk Management, Safety Management..., Project Planning, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Intelligence, Security Operations, Security, Counterterrorism, Reconnaissance, Weapons, Force Protection, Army, Military, Operations Management, Defence, Leadership, Personal Security, Military Operations, Security Training, Afghanistan, Personal Protection, Tactics, Training, Ministry Of Defence, Command, Operational Planning