The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) announces the death of Tony Allen, chairman of the Association’s wholly owned subsidiary Skills for Security and supporter of the BSIA for over 40 years. Tony was 75 and had been ill for a short while.
A physics graduate and a one-time technical lecturer, Tony held senior positions at the alarm product manufacturer Scantronic and was a founder of the power supplies product firm Dycon, as well as holding many board positions across the industry, including BSIA SEMs chairman and most recently as Director and Chairman of Skills for Security.
Simon Banks, Chairman of the BSIA, said: “Tony brought a unique combination of talents to the roles he was responsible for. His considerable commercial experience combined with his own brand of discipline gave him a passion for understanding the systems and processes of the security sector.
“In his last major role as Chairman of Skills for Security these talents, combined with strong communication skills, meant he was instrumental in steering the company out of the poor financial position while also relentlessly driving quality improvements to course content and delivery. It was Tony’s tenacity and persuasion that convinced me to become Chairman of the BSIA over three years ago. He genuinely believed in the Association and saw the value of a professional security industry where others didn’t. Our thoughts are with his family.”
Photo courtesy of the BSIA: Tony Allen is pictured left on stage at the BSIA security awards in summer 2019, with Simon Banks, right.
