Scott Shaw, Senior Manager, Corporate Security, Transportation, and Disaster Preparedness, Aflac and Nicholas Smith, Regional Director of Security, Merck & Co
Abstract
There has been much discussion regarding the topic of business continuity and security convergence. This paper provides a realistic overview of the union of the two disciplines and offers no/low-cost programme elements that may be used for organisations considering or in the midst of convergence efforts.
Keywords
business continuity, security, convergence, no/low-cost programme elements, realistic overview
Scott Shaw is a Senior Manager, Corporate Security, Transportation, and Disaster Preparedness, at Aflac. He is a Certified Protection Professional and a Certified Business Continuity Planner. He also has 26 years’ experience with the US State Department, US Secret Service, Lucent Technologies, and American International Group, Inc. Scott served as the Regional Security Officer in Italy and Russia, and at the US Mission to the United Nations. He was a special agent protecting global leaders in New York and Washington, DC. He also has had assignments in Turkey, Somalia, Mexico, El Salvador, Brazil, India, Korea and China. He has a BA in international relations from California State University, Sacramento and an MBA from Baruch College.
Nicholas Smith is Regional Director of Security for Merck & Co. He is a Certified Protection Professional and has authored numerous papers on the field. His background includes private sector corporate security leadership roles and service as a special agent with the US Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service, with an assignment at the US embassy in Athens, Greece, where he was part of a team awarded the Department's Meritorious Honor Award. Nick holds a BA in political science from the University of South Carolina and has attended executive leadership programs at both Babson College and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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