The Team

Meet the team.

Industry experience. Specialist knowledge. Professional training.

Our team brings together experienced security professionals, specialist instructors and industry consultants with backgrounds spanning close protection, surveillance, intelligence, emergency medical care, law and drone operations.

Alongside their roles within Close Protection Academy, all of our team remain operational within their specialist fields, helping ensure our training remains current, practical and relevant to the industries our learners are preparing to work in.

Nick Player

Nick Player

Training & Compliance Director

Specialist Areas

  • Assessment & IQA
  • Training Compliance
  • Close Protection Training
  • Control & Restraint Training
  • Physical Intervention Training
Caroline Sullivan

Caroline Sullivan

Operations Director

Specialist Areas

  • Operational Security
  • Surveillance & Intelligence
  • Surveillance Training
  • Close Protection Training
  • Control & Restraint Training
  • Physical Intervention Training
Jill Robertson

Jill Robertson

Business Development Consultant

Specialist Areas

  • Close Protection
  • Door Supervision & Venue Security
  • Business Development
  • First Aid & Medical Training
  • Paediatric Care
  • Children & Young People
Zubair Mahmood

Zubair Mahmood

Cyber & Technical Manager

Specialist Areas

  • UK Civil Service
  • Close Protection
  • Technical Security
  • Specialist Systems
  • Commercial UAS Operations
  • Counter-UAS
Sean Lunney

Sean Lunney

Specialist Medical Instructor

Specialist Areas

  • Close Protection
  • Emergency Care
  • Pre-Hospital Care
  • First Aid & Medical Training
Tia Davies

Tia Davies

Specialist Medical Instructor

Specialist Areas

  • Close Protection
  • Festival & Event Management
  • Mental Health Training
  • Emergency Care
  • Pre-Hospital Care
  • First Aid & Medical Training

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