About Us

Vicki Vidler is the Founder and Chair of the Consortium for the Prevention of Suicide. She sits on the Bank of England’s Mental Health Steering Committee and is also part of a social mobility working group. Furthermore, Vicki sits on the Board of Trustees for the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals Charitable Trust.

Professionally, Vicki has an extensive background in board level engagement, security, risk management and governance, having worked in public and private sector organisations at both strategic and operational levels. She is currently the Chief Operating Officer for the Risk Directorate at the Bank of England. Previously at the Bank, she led the team responsible for designing and implementing the cyber risk strategy for the UK’s high value payment system, which typically processes around £330billion each day. Previous to that, she was responsible for the development and implementation of the Banks information security risk management framework.

Before working at the Bank, Vicki worked for global consultancy firm Accenture, assessing operational and strategic threat intelligence for C-Suite executives and the global information security consulting practice. Other roles Vicki has held include, leading a team of intelligence researchers at the Association of Chief Police Officers, and as an Intelligence Analyst for the Metropolitan Police where she was awarded a Borough Commanders award for gang crime reduction. Before her career with the police, she worked at the Ministry of Defence overseeing and implementing corporate governance and risk management practices, whilst also studying for a BSc in Criminology and Psychology, which she achieved with honours.

Vicki is a standing member of the National Police Chiefs Council suicide prevention steering group.

Amanda sits on the Strategic Board of Directors at CIS.

In her 16 Years at CIS Security, Amanda has significantly contributed to growing the business, improving standards, and continuously developing the CIS service offering and reputation as a top tier, leading, professional security services company.  During her journey within the industry Amanda has endeavoured to contribute to the greater good on behalf of the security industry and this has become her true passion.  

Originally from a HR background Amandas’ focus is on people.  Her key strength is an ability to communicate with people at all levels and proactively build relationships with employees, customers, their customers, industry influencers whilst making a valid and heartfelt contribution to the security industry in any way that she can.  

Amanda has successfully studied HR Management, Prince2 Project Management and is currently studying to be a Life/Executive Coach.

Amanda is affiliated to the following Security Industry associations.

• Consortium for the Prevention of Suicide – Communications & Events
• Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals WCoSP
• Member of the Security Institute
• Previously a member of The Sheriff’s Award for Bravery, Marketing and Fundraising committees.
• WCoSP Apprentice Master mentored two young female Apprentices
• Director of Women in Security for ASIS UK (2015-2019)
• Received the Professional Security, Women in Security Award for Contribution to the Industry 2019

Ashley has over 24 years’ experience working at all levels of Security and Risk Management within the Commercial, Retail, Government, and Aviation Sectors across the EMEA region.

He is currently the Executive Director – Corporate Security at ICTS UK & Ireland, part of the ICTS Europe Group of companies, with responsibility for Corporate Guarding, Electronic Security, Canine, and Consultancy services, working with several prestigious global blue-chip clients.

A serving Magistrate, Ashley is also the current Chairman of the City Security Council (CSC), a Committee Member of the City of London Crime Prevention Association (CoLCPA), a Fellow and Global Advisory Council Member of the Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM), a Trustee of the City Security Council, a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals (WCoSP), a Trustee of the WCoSP Charitable Trust, and a Member of both the Security Institute and ASIS UK Chapter.

Chris is the Technical Security Director of an independent Security Consultancy providing a wealth of experience across the UK and as far away as the Pacific delivering principally Crowded places protection. Having achieved Chartered Security Professional status, his expertise has been peer-reviewed and acknowledged.

Chris served in Hertfordshire and British transport Police where he trained as a Crime Reduction and Architectural Liaison Officer at the Home Office Centre before becoming the Principal Counter Terrorism Security Advisor within British Transport Police. As a member of the crime reduction management team he had responsibility for considering suicide reduction across the network.

He has for many years advised the Rail Industry within the UK and abroad including Network Rail and Train Operating Companies on all aspects of security.  Chris has been the sole security advisor on the Crossrail London project for the past seven years, having been approached to join in September 2010.

His extensive knowledge of crowd behaviour and appreciation of station operations, gained through his practical experience, aids the correlation between security and safety ensuring both are maintained and delivered in cost-effective and often innovative ways enabling the architectural vision to be upheld. This unique approach has delivered many facilities which are not only wonderful to look at but are far more secure than they would otherwise have been which brings benefit to all those who use it.

He was the co-author for an International publication article and written a further four journal articles relating to transport security. He is recognised as being a leading specialist in aspects of transport security; this is particularly noted within the field of Security in Design of new or refurbished facilities. Chris has been involved in material assessment and product development surrounding the minimising of casualties in the event of a terrorist incident, including rail carriage design.

Working Life :-Salesman for British Gas, Mars, Xerox, Alcatel, Canon ,Minolta, Dolphin, Sensormatic, MEB, Sempra Energy ,ADT. Various companies in switch Town Gas to Natural Gas. Own business CCTV and Tagging

Consultancy :- Curry’s, BBC, DWP, HBS, Capita, Salton, Various Councils for the Digital Switchover.

Politics:– Parish Councillor, District Councillor, Parliamentary Candidate (Twice)

Volunteering:- Time out. Assisting Asylum seekers and Refugees to obtain British Citizenship, Mentoring undergraduates and postgraduates in obtaining degrees.(Last five years)

Lived and worked North Africa, France, Denmark, and UK. Hitchhiked through Europe, Baltics, Balkans North Africa, and Near East

Education BA (Hons) MA (HR) FCIM, FiSMM Liveryman WCoSP

He worked in the Metropolitan Police Service for 30 years. 

Matthew spent the majority of his career as a detective. He worked in specialist posts targeting serious and organised crime.

Since 2015, he worked on the Hostage and Crisis Negotiation Unit, New Scotland Yard, where he was the Deputy Head of the Unit. He helped to develop the current policies, practices and procedures in this arena. Both at a domestic and international level, from a person in crisis through to counter terrorism. He has been responsible for ensuring negotiators receive the necessary support and development opportunities for this increasingly demanding role.  

He led on the international portfolio, where he advised the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the wider UK Government on critical incidents e.g., terrorist and criminal inspired kidnap cases, cyber-attacks, blackmail, extortion and product contamination. 

He has worked on crime-in-action, kidnap for ransom cases for over 20 years and brings a wealth of experience on the different mobilised assets in support of these investigations. Latterly enhancing the capability provided to the senior investigating officer from the negotiator role.

After leaving the MPS, Matthew took up a role in the Global Security team of a financial institution in the City of London. He is an active member of the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals and a member of  the Security Institute.

Matthew lives in London with his family.