MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA – (Marketwire – July 19, 2010) – Garda World Security Corporation (TSX:GW) (Garda), one of the most trusted Physical Security, Cash Logistics and Global Risk Consulting firms in the world, announced today management changes within its global risk consulting organization designed to further the company’s growth and progress in the industry.

 

Oliver Westmacott, Managing Director, International, has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of the GardaWorld Global Risk Consulting Group, replacing LeMarque Sheppard. Mr. Westmacott is now responsible for leading a multinational team of experts and building on the solid foundation Garda has established in risk consulting in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and South America. 

 

Pete Dordal, Managing Director of International Operations, will assume an expanded role as Senior Vice President of International Operations, assisting Mr. Westmacott to transition the global risk consulting operations headquarters to Dubai and oversee the company’s important presence in the Washington DC area.

 

“Oliver, Pete and the Global Risk Consulting management team have a clear mission to expand the business into the leading global risk provider and, like our other operations, are developing the infrastructure and the platforms to support that growth,” said Stephan Cretier, President and CEO.

 

“I want to thank LeMarque Sheppardfor his great contribution to Garda and GardaWorld. Under his leadership, GardaWorld expanded into new markets in Pakistan, South America, and Haiti,” said Mr. Cretier. “He played a vital role in the integration of Vance and Kroll and the creation of the GardaWorld brand, which clearly differentiated our unique approach to global risk management and security in the marketplace.”

 

“Oliver is an outstanding leader and global risk consulting expert capable of providing the vision, discipline, and execution we need to continue our successful growth as the best operator in the global risk consulting security market,” Mr. Cretier noted. “Since 2003, Oliver has established our Global Risk Consulting Group as the leading risk management firm and undisputed market leader primarily supporting the oil and gas industry in Kurdistan, where he has forged strong and durable relationships within the different government agencies and the international oil and gas industry.”

 

Before joining Garda in 2003, Mr. Westmacott spent three years working in venture capital in London, focused on early stage UK investments in a variety of sectors. In 1999, he co-founded and served as Chief Operating Officer for an equities trading software company based in Austin, Texas, helping to develop a stock market quote server and web-based trading platform, elements of which were later integrated into a leading investment house.

 

The son of a British diplomat, Mr. Westmacott was born in Iran, has lived in Turkey, France, Belgium, East Africa, the United States and Iraq and travelled extensively in Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, and South America. He is a graduate of Warwick University with a degree in Politics and French and the founder of the Emerging Collection, an art investment fund acquiring works by emerging artists.

 

Pete Dordal began his private security career with Vance International, which Garda acquired in 2006, and has 26 years experience in the U.S. military, law enforcement, and the private security industry. He has a top secret security clearance and has managed large-scale security operations throughout the world. He has an MBA from the McColl Graduate School of Business and a degree in security administration. A frequent media commentator on terrorism and security issues, he sits on the Board of Directors of Nevins, Inc. and Executive Security International, Ltd., one of the oldest security training academies in the U.S.

 

GardaWorld is a trusted security partner offering global risk consulting, market entry strategy, project risk assessment, contingency planning, close protection, crisis response, and risk analysis services to major relief agencies, corporations, and governments around the world. We focus on and assist our clients in achieving their strategic business objectives within a clearly defined operational framework and help them in delivering government sponsored aid programs, infrastructure development, governance support, economic development and national elections support. For more information on GardaWorld, visit http://www.garda-world.com

 

Garda (TSX:GW) is a global provider of cash logistics, global risk consulting and physical security services with headquarters in Montreal, Canada. The firm’s 45,000 dedicated professionals, among the most highly qualified and best-trained in the industry, serve clients in countries throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The company’s decentralized management philosophy and structure encourages employees to be entrepreneurial and performance-driven in their approach to client service and the pursuit of excellence in all they do. Garda’s global experts take the time to fully understand their clients’ business goals and objectives in order to customize solutions with strong local engagement that meet their needs. As a result, clients can improve operational performance and meet their corporate obligations. With proven experience and a commitment to ensuring the highest ethical standards in everything the Corporation does, Garda has earned a reputation for integrity, leadership, and uncompromising safety standards. Most importantly, Garda is a firm in which businesses, governments, and individual clients place their trust. For more information, visit: http://www.gardaglobal.com, http://www.gardacashlogistics.com and http://www.garda-world.com.