The London Security Group

Management

Senior Principals (C13 Associates Limited)

Tony Waters

        Tony Waters is the Principal Officer of C13 Associates Limited and served for 30 years in the British Police. The majority of his service was as a supervising Detective on the Fraud Squads of the West Midlands Police and City of London Police where for 10 years he was seconded to the Serious Fraud Office in London on high profile cases such as BCCI, Barings Bank/Nick Leason and many other cases.

        In 2000 upon leaving the Police he was appointed Deputy Managing Director of a large central London security consultancy (BSB Group) and had responsibility for the Fraud Management Division where he provided services to many ‘blue chip’ UK companies, Banks and law firms.

        Under the C13 Associates ‘umbrella’, Tony is retained as a consultant to the Serious Fraud Office and has other C13 associates staff deployed there and at other UK Government departments as investigators.

        Tony is qualified in law and business, he holds a law degree LLB (Hons), a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and a Masters in Law (LLM) that was awarded by the London School of Economics following focused study into Regulation of Financial Markets, Commercial Fraud, Police Powers and International Trust Law.

        Tony is a Business Mentor to the Princes Trust, a member of the Association of MBA’s, a member of the Association of Lawyers for the Protection of the Financial Interests of the European Community (ALPFIEC), and a member of IPSA (International Pen and Sword Association – former Fraud Squad Officers).

        Tony is the external examiner to the Centre for Hazard and Risk Management at Loughborough University.

        He was appointed a Freeman of the City of London in 2000 and is a member of the Royal Commonwealth Club (Whitehall), the National Liberal Club (Whitehall) and the Royal Overseas League (St James).

John T Holmes, DSO, OBE, MC (Major General, Director, SAS)

        Major General John Holmes was initially commissioned into the Scots Guards in 1970. He was appointed to 22 Special Air Services Regiment (SAS) in 1974 and during 15 years progressed through the ranks structure, to Commanding Officer of the Regiment.

        He was promoted quickly from Lt Colonel to Brigadier, attended the Military Higher Command and Staff Course, and subsequently commanded the Parachute Brigade for 3 years. He worked directly for the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) in Belgium, before being appointed Director Special Forces, (Chief of the Defence Staff). He was promoted to Major General in 2001.

        During active service he received the Military Cross (MC) and the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). He was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) as recognition for his leadership capabilities.

        In 2002 he left the services and worked for Inkerman, a high profile UK-based security and risk management company. During 2003 he completed two main projects - Project Unicorn, for the Metropolitan Police and UK Government into commercial sector activity in London to aid the counter-Terrorism effort. Second, was security consultancy advice to Erinys International, a British-owned security company that won the multi million pound contract to secure the Iraqi Oil infrastructure. He is now also a Director of Erinys, and the founder Titon International, UK.

Stewart Brown

        Mr. Brown is a well respected independent Security Consultant in the United Kingdom security market, now Head of Security Services for C13 Associates, with total responsibility for security consulting, risk assessment reviews and security training activity. He was formerly the Head of UK Operations for Universe Security Group Limited, an International security company in the maritime and aviation sectors. Previous positions include being the Senior Consultant and principle security trainer for the BSB Group for over 5 years. Prior thereto, he was a specialist Crime Prevention Officer in Central London dealing with counter terrorism matters and security issues for all major Royal, Parliamentary and high profile Government events, as well as being an Emergency and Contingency Planning Officer. Mr. Brown was responsible for all route survey activity, building liaison and security concerns involving the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. Major security projects include National Security Reviews for the Department for Education and Skills, technical CCTV audit/assessments for the Cabinet Office buildings in London; and on-going security training and emergency planning work with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London and overseas. He is HM Government security cleared and been associated/worked for government departments for over 15 years. Effective security surveys and risk assessment projects have been completed for British American Tobacco Company (BAT), Shell Expro, City of London Telecommunications (COLT), St. Mary’s NHS Trust and Glaxo-Smith-Kline, over recent years. Mr. Brown is the holder of the Diploma in Security Management with Loughborough University, a member of both The Security Institute and Ex Police in Industry and Commerce.

Andy Noad

        Andy Noad is an experienced fraud investigator, having some 25 years total service with the City of London Police. He has been an Investigating Officer on such high profile enquiries as BCCI, Barings and the manipulation of the London Metal Exchange copper market. He has been security cleared to the highest level, and has managed sensitive enquiries including an investigation into the procurement of highly classified computer systems for police forces nationwide. He has spent three years seconded to a Government Department during which period he was engaged on intelligence gathering in relation to serious international financial crime. He is currently Head of Training for the City of London Police Economic Crime Department, in which post he supervises and co-ordinates training in Financial Investigation, Fraud Investigation, Money Laundering and Confiscation. In partnership with the City of London Business School, he is developing training for investigators in commercial industry. Andy is currently a Senior Officer (Detective Inspector) with the City of London Police but will be working with C13 Associates in the new year (2005) when he completes his term with the City of London Police.

Richard Cumming

        Mr. Cumming recently retired from the City of London Police Fraud Squad as a Detective Inspector, having spent the previous 13 years working on complex fraud and money laundering cases. He passed the advanced UK National Police Training Course on investigation of money laundering/asset tracing and was engaged in the most serious money laundering and fraud investigations involving international and organised crime. For example leading an investigation into the £100 million collapse of a City of London merchant bank, which resulted in the Chairman receiving a term of imprisonment of 7 years. Also, leading investigations and developing intelligence involving the extent to which so called “Russian Organised Crime” had penetrated the UK. Mr. Cumming was also engaged in the delivery of anti money-laundering training in the UK and abroad. He was security vetted to the highest level and frequently called on to investigate particularly sensitive cases outside the conventional Fraud Squad remit. For example, the compromise of computer systems involved with UK National Security and received commendations from Chief Officers of the City of London Police. Mr. Cumming is a member of the Institute of Professional Investigators.

Unitel (New York)

William P. Callahan (President, Unitel)

        Mr. Callahan is a noted authority on international security matters for corporate clientele worldwide and is the President & CEO of UNITEL security group headquartered in New York. He has acted as a special advisor to companies and governmental clients on anti-terrorism, airport and maritime security needs and is a consulting advisor to ABC News in New York on breaking terrorism stories. He was formerly a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Justice Department assigned to a White House Task Force Group on narcotics and money laundering enforcement in the Administration of President Nixon and later served as Regional Counsel to the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (NY Drug Task Force). Prior to that, he was a legal aide to and attorney in former President Nixon's New York law firm. Mr. Callahan is also a member of the U.S. State Department's Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) and a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO). He brings long-standing experience and strong governmental contacts to this venture. Mr. Callahan is a member of the National U.S. Arab Chamber of Commerce, (Washington, D.C.) and the American Iraqi Chamber of Commerce (Herndon,VA). Earlier in his career, Mr. Callahan served in the U.S. Navy on active duty as an electronic countermeasures specialist. He is also a member of the Royal Overseas League, London.