Jonathan Garratt Group Executive Chairman Jonathan served 10 years with the British Army primarily in counter–terrorism and armoured warfare roles. After service with Grenadier Guards he joined the international security risk management industry in 1992 and for 9 years was a senior manager and Director of DSL and thereafter the US global risk management group ArmorGroup before co-founding Erinys in 2001. Jonathan has undertaken signature projects all over the world, notably in Zaïre/DRC on behalf of the US Department of State for which he received two commendations. He is a graduate of Sandhurst and Henley Management College (Prize Winner Executive MBA 2001) and speaks fluent French. As Chairman Jonathan is predominantly responsible for corporate development. Fraser Brown Chief Operations Officer Fraser joined the British Army in 1972 serving with the Scots Guards before leaving to enlist in the Rhodesian Light Infantry where he served for 4 years in the Para Commandos. Fraser rejoined the British Army in 1979, completed Special Forces selection in 1980 and joined 22nd Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) reaching the rank of Regimental Sergeant Major (WO1) before retiring in 1999. He then joined ArmorGroup where he was Regional Director for East Africa. Fraser was a co-founder of Erinys and serves the Board as the Group Operations Officer. Godfrey McFall OBE Group Chief Executive Officer Following a highly distinguished career in the Armed Forces, Godfrey joined Armor Group in 1998 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There, he successfully established a private security business providing a range of logistic and training services to the international mineral extraction industry. In 1999 he became a lead Consultant with the Fluor Corporation. He took part in a successful MBO from Fluor in early 2001 and was appointed as one of five Directors of the newly named Advantage Business Group. Following the successful sale of the Advantage Group to WS Atkins in early 2007, Godfrey was appointed as Director, Strategy & Development for the security, communications, systems and fixed networks businesses within Atkins. He joined Erinys as CEO in July 2007. Godfrey has worked extensively at the heart of Government in Whitehall, with both Ministers and Defence Chiefs and, as a former army commanding officer of a parachute battalion, he has spent a considerable part of his career on security missions worldwide, operating across the spectrum of conflict with special forces, especially in Africa. He received a Mention in Despatches (MID) in 1988, was awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service in 1995, appointed as a Freeman of the City London in 1996 and awarded OBE in 1997 for distinguished operational service. Maj Gen John Holmes DSO, OBE, MC Director John was commissioned into the Scots Guards in 1970, serving in the Gulf, Germany and Northern Ireland before joining 22 SAS in 1974. He subsequently followed a Special Forces career and in turn commanded a SAS Squadron, served as the Special Operations Liaison Officer at the British Embassy in Washington DC, ran the Special Forces Policy Desk in the Ministry of Defence and commanded 22 SAS from 1989 to 1992. He was subsequently given accelerated promotion to Brigadier and command of the Airborne Brigade for three years. He then served at SHAPE working in the Command Group for SACEURs Jowlan and Clarke. He returned to the UK in 1999 as Director Special Forces and in 2001 was promoted to 2-Star and given command of 4 Division. He elected for early retirement in 2002 and worked with a Risk Management Company for a period before taking up a consultancy position in London. During this period he completed a major work for the Metropolitan Police (Project Unicorn) into what the commercial sector in London could do to help the United Kingdom’s Counter-Terrorist effort. He joined Erinys in 2003 and serves the Board as Director of International Affairs. Michael Hutchings MA MBA Director Michael was a career soldier in the British Army. He joined Erinys in Iraq as part of its senior management team in August 2003. Michael was intimately involved in the establishment and management of Erinys’ most significant security projects including the Oil Protection Force and the provision of Theatre-wide reconstruction security services to the USACE Gulf Region Division. He currently serves the Board as the Director responsible for a broad range of business support and development tasks. Peter Roberts LLB (Hons) FCCA Group Business and Legal Advisor Peter is a graduate in law and a qualified accountant (Bristol University: 1973) and fluent in French. For 25 years Peter was with the Anglo/Dutch group Unilever before retiring in 1996. He subsequently joined British American Tobacco (BAT) as Finance Director and Deputy Managing Director of BAT Zaïre before joining ArmorGroup in 1999 as the Regional Financial Controller of ArmorGroup Africa. With the withdrawal of ArmorGroup financial management to London, Peter returned to the DRC as Finance Director of the cellular phone company Celtel Congo s.p.r.l. He joined Erinys in January 2003 and serves the Board as Legal Advisor. Jonathan Eldridge MA Regional Director - Africa Jonathan served as a career soldier in the British Infantry during a seventeen year career which included extensive operational experience in Northern Ireland, the Balkans and Africa. On leaving the Army, Jonathan joined ArmorGroup and represented the company in a regional capacity primarily throughout sub-Saharan Africa, and more recently in Iraq and the Middle East at the end of the Second Gulf War. Jonathan is a graduate of the British Army Staff College, holds an MA in Defence Studies and is a fluent French speaker. Jonathan resigned from ArmorGroup in February 2005 and joined the Erinys Executive Committee in May 2005. He is based at the Group’s Regional Headquarters in Johannesburg and is responsible for managing the Group’s Africa business. George Hatton Country Manager - Iraq George enlisted in the Scots Guards in 1968 and served in the Far East, Middle East and Europe. On completion of his service in 1994 as a senior Warrant Officer. George worked in the City of London as a Facilities Manager with particular emphasis on the security of large city office premises. In this time he worked for an Asset Management Company, a law firm and the UK’s largest commercial land and property development company. George joined Erinys as Project Manager in February 2004 and was appointed Project Director in 2005. He successfully managed the Fluor CETAC II, FluorAMEC, LLC and Anham (IAMP) projects prior to taking over as Country Manager on 1 November 2007. Davey Kirk MA CBE Country Manager - Nigeria Davey was commissioned into the British Army (Royal Highland Fusiliers) and has an impressive operational pedigree in dealing with internal security challenges, counter terrorism strategies, security sector reform and covert operations including a Special Forces tour. His military experience also includes appointments as an instructor at the UK's Defence Academy, the Director of NATO's Strategic Operations Centre working for SACEUR General Jim Jones, the Director of the EU's Operational HQs and being responsible for the Army in Scotland. Davey joined Erinys in 2007 and is currently embedded as a senior consultant for an oil and gas major in the Niger Delta. Jean Jacques N'Salanga Country Manager - DRC & ROC Jean Jacques graduated from the New York Institute of Technology in 1987 and obtained an Electrical Engineering degree. He is Congolese and is a fluent French and English speaker. Jean Jacques joined ArmorGroup as Project Manager in 1997 and was promoted to Operations Director, and subsequently Director of Development. In 2001, he created First Security, a private security company specialising in manned guarding and investigative services based in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in the Republic of Congo. First Security was integrated into the Erinys Group of companies in 2004. Jean Jacques remains headquartered in Erinys’ Kinshasa office and now heads the Group’s operations in both DRC and ROC.