CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF IR DECLARED AUSTRALIA’S OUTSTANDING SECURITY CONSULTANT FOR 2022

MALE SECURITY PROFESSIONAL AWARD 2022

NEIL FERGUS – OSPA WINNER – AUSTRALIA’S OUTSTANDING SECURITY CONSULTANT FOR 2022

The Outstanding Security Professional Awards (OSPAs) are given each year to recognise and reward companies, people, and innovation across the security sector. The 2022 Australian OSPA, as the Outstanding Security Consultant, was awarded to our Chief Executive, Neil Fergus.

The OSPAs are designed to be both independent and inclusive, providing an opportunity for outstanding performers to be recognised and their success to be celebrated. The criteria for these awards are based on key factors that contribute to and characterise outstanding performance. The OSPAs have been established in collaboration with security associations and groups across 17 countries including Australia.

The OSPA award recognises Neil’s significant contribution to the sector, leading IR in its provision of advice to the public and private sectors in a diverse range of projects: spanning risk analysis, infrastructure security design, incident and crisis management, facilities reviews and organisational reviews. The award also recognised IRs pro bono program to coordinate the evacuation of a significant number of persons at clear life-safety risk from Taliban forces in Afghanistan.

Neil’s response, when he accepted the OSPA, emphasised that IR is a close-knit team; and he received the award as the beneficiary of the talent, skills, experience, and dedication of all IRs personnel. He declared, “they make me look better than I am every day of the week, every week of the year!”

This is the fourth consecutive year that IR, either the company or individual members of staff, have been awarded an OSPA.