Kyle Tyrrell is a highly respected international security professional and leading expert in Counter Terrorism.
He has an extensive career spanning 30 years with experience at the tactical, operational and strategic levels. As an Australian Army Officer he was highly decorated for his service in several theatres of war and in combat and special forces units.
Kyle is highly sought after as an advisor and consultant with a significant client list from around the world. He has been engaged in a wide range of critical security projects with various governments and private entities including counter-terrorism, protective security, high-tech surveillance infrastructure, mining security, intelligence operations, travel security and major event security.
He is permanently located in the Kingdom of Bahrain where he established the Headquarters of his consultancy, Vanguard Global. Kyle is the former Director of Counter Terrorism of the National Safety Agency (Australia).
He is a highly sought after speaker in the fields of Counter Terrorism, Security, Leadership and Resilience.
Kyle holds a Masters of Business Administration, Graduate Diploma of Strategy, Graduate Diploma of Defence (Complex Planning), Certified Anti Terrorism Specialist, and an Advanced Certificate of Terrorism Studies amongst many other qualifications.
Kyle is a Krav Maga Instructor, a Black Belt in Military Combatives and an Accredited Self Defence Instructor (Australia). He is sought after by individuals and organizations for his highly effective instruction.
William Grieves has over 30 years of varied business experience, spanning various sectors; military, security, aviation, maritime, construction and real estate.
He also served as a decorated operational Commissioned Officer in both the Rhodesian and South African militaries and advised a number of leading NGO’s and private companies in Africa, Asia and the Middle East on operations, security safety and other aspects of business.
As an independent security contractor and as the Senior business development consultant for a leading UK PLC stock exchange listed company William traversed the Middle East and GCC countries often working in difficult conditions alone or with small teams at times in conflict zones always delivering results conclusively and in excess to client expectations.
A highly experienced security, business operations and real estate professional who has operated in the Middle East region, specializing in research, market analysis, development and execution strategies for major organisations for over 20 years, involving major developers, contractors and Government agencies
Having headed a number of successful companies globally, his specialist skills, security knowledge, Human Resources, strategic management experience and qualifications are often called upon by some of the GCC's leading companies to address specific security related matters, development, strategic and HR related issues.