Stuart Pizzey MBE has been appointed Police Liaison & Commercial Risk Advisor at The Shield Group. Stuart is joining the security contractor to develop relationships with businesses across Greater Manchester and the North-west, advising on business risk.
The former police officer, 52, worked for Greater Manchester Police for over 30 years and was awarded a Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2003 Queens Birthday Honours List for his crime prevention work in Manchester. Stuart played a crucial role in saving the lives of over 80,000 people during the 1996 IRA bombings in Manchester, with his evacuation plan allowing police to take shoppers and staff to safety. He later received the Community Police Officer of the Year in 2000.
The Shield Group had decided to add to its portfolio of business premises in London and Preston with a recently opened Manchester regional headquarters. Stuart will be based in that Manchester office, where he will be working with The Shield Group Special Liaison Unit, headed by Ken Stewart QPM, to identify and sustain partnerships with police over the UK, supporting non front line duties and responsibilities.
Chief Executive of The Shield Group, John Roddy said of the appointment: “We are are delighted and very proud to welcome such a distinguished individual as Stuart Pizzey to The Shield Group. Stuart has made a significant and lasting impact on his community through his role at Greater Manchester Police. We have been fully aware for some time of Stuart’s key relationships and advisory skills and we are very pleased that he has decided to join The Shield Group to both enhance our overall capability in the North West and to support our programme to further develop our growing relationship with the Police Service.”
And Stuart Pizzey said: “The chance to join The Shield Group presents a great challenge and an opportunity to utilise my skills and experience to better serve our customers nationwide. I am particularly impressed with the company’s efforts to foster a working relationship with the police service and provide support in non front line duties and responsibilities. I look forward to working with this innovative and ambitious team whose commitment and services to security are testament to their recent upward growth.”
Stuart set up a radio network alert system, which covered nearly 600 pubs, clubs and stores across the city. It means businesses and police are in 24-hour dialogue to prevent trouble. He helped set up exclusion orders – before ASBOs came in – to deter prolific thieves and criminals from targeting Manchester. He retired from GMP in 2010, working since for private security companies in a police liaison role.
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