Clive Gardner

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT CLIVE GARDNER

A highly experienced, confident senior manager with a proven track record leading and delivering bespoke risk enterprise crisis management for business, technology and security events in challenging and crisis environments a global bank. Energetic, dynamic and self-motivated, an excellent verbal and written communicator with strong negotiation skills, strategic planning abilities and project management experience. Confident operating at C Suite level, experienced in managing change and leading teams operationally, planning and testing complex situations.Achievements include- Design and delivery of a global Crisis Management transformation programme, delivering intelligence led pro active risk horizon scanning, incident monitoring and escalation, business response and speed to market crisis communications structure- Leading the development of a global Joint Operations Centre, managing cyber security incidents response, physical security and geopolitical risks and response, developing tested teams, playbooks and use of automation and AI with governance and effective KPIs- Delivering group Crisis Leadership Team exercises and simulations, including ransomware, geo-political, technology and third party scenarios, ensuring learning is embedded in business resilience. Development of operational response end to end playbooks- Leading the Crisis Management response to COVID from initial response, business and colleague impact through transition to successful return to office and stakeholder engagement and collaboration- Management of significant international physical and technical security contracts, financial negotiation, contract management and sourcing process. Delivering a structural review of physical security measures- Introduction of new corporate Executive and High Risk Personnel Protection, Travel and Event Security processes and policies for major bank- 30 years’ experience designing and leading global security operations for Corporate and UK Government. Assessing and managing risk, introducing a range of security solutions, including command and decision making in crisis situations and extraction of travellers following major international incidents- Project management, design and lead operational commander for the VIP protection operations for London 2012 Olympic Park and Ceremonies, minimising public impact and ensuring the event ‘Look and Feel’- Planning and commanding high profile Corporate events assessing all security risks, delivering a single all risk operation to identify and mitigate risk.