Cardinal Security has appointed Graham Allison as Commercial Director. Allison, pictured, 47, has been in the security industry for over 20 years and joins Cardinal from Sentinel Group Security, where he was Chief Operating Officer for over three years. Earlier, he was Retail Relationship Director with Mitie Security and, having also worked for Securitas Security Services and Reliance Security Services, he brings extensive knowledge of the commercial and retail sectors, Cardinal says.
Allison said: ‘My career has provided me with a great deal of insight into the specific security needs of customers in a diverse array of vertical sectors and environments – in particular retail and logistics. It’s this experience that has given me an excellent level of commercial awareness and understanding, and I’m looking forward to using these attributes at Cardinal Security, which has a forward thinking vision and is dedicated to providing services of unrivalled quality. I believe the company sets an industry benchmark for its intelligent guarding concept, which does away with the traditional customer denial model and integrates the duties of a security officer with technology, electronic systems and the data produced.’
The contract firm says that Graham Allison will also play a key role in supporting the Cardinal Training Academy, aiming at attracting new entrants to the industry via an apprenticeship scheme, while enabling manned guards to add to their skills. Scheduled to open later this year, Cardinal says that it has already received a great deal of interest about this development.
Cardinal’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jason Trigg, said: ‘Having someone of his calibre on board is a massive coup and his extensive skills, knowledge and experience will help us in our mission to expand our presence in the security industry, while providing a level of service that is agile, flexible and always meets our customers’ needs. I’m looking forward to working with him in taking Cardinal Security to the next level of success and this is one of several significant appointments that we will be making in the forthcoming months.’
About the firm
An SIA approved contractor, it employs over 1800 personnel across the UK and Eire, and has a turnover of more than £40m a year. Cardinal Security works with brands including Morrisons, Next, House of Fraser, Arcadia, Dixons Carphone and Wilko. Visit www.cardinalsecurity.co.uk.
