MANAGEMENT TEAM

Watchdog has a uniquely diverse management team enabling specific management and client liaison at all levels. Our team includes people with extensive security experience at operational and management levels as well as those with local, national and international corporate involvement.

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Mark Wilson – Board Chairman - Watchdog Group.
Mark is currently President and Chief Operations officer for a multi billion dollar operation with a staff of over 150,000 in 8 countries. His extensive corporate experience and business acumen provides sound support for Watchdog Corporate. Based in Hong Kong Mark makes frequent trips to New Zealand providing corporate oversight to the Watchdog Group

 

Brett Wilson – Managing Director - Watchdog Security.
A Security specialist for more than 15 years Brett brings an extensive level of security experience and expertise to one of New Zealand’s premiere suppliers of security services. His knowledge is based upon first hand experience in every aspect of his company’s services gained during time with large national and multi national security companies. 

Peter Searle Dip.Pol – Managing Director - Watchdog Corporate.
Recently returned from the UK, Peter has gained valuable experience investigating complex and intricate corporate fraud in one of London’s leading Risk Advisory organisations. He has experience using forensic software such as Encase and AccessData to advance his investigations. Peter was a Corporate Investigative Consultant in a commercial mortgage fraud, in excess of 100 million pound (NZ$260 million), where he identified evidence for litigation purposes on behalf of a listed London Stock Exchange company. He assisted litigation Lawyers on matters of forensic disclosure. Peter also has experience in South East Asia covert operations and has worked on the Corporate Anti Fraud Team of a large central UK government body. Prior to working in London Peter was a Detective in the New Zealand Police and has specialist training in drugs and covert operations. He also served on the organised crime Car squad and the Police Maritime Unit. 

 

Jane Searle LLB, Dip.Pol – Corporate Consultant – Director - Watchdog Corporate.
An ex-Barrister and Solicitor with litigation experience, Jane managed a team of Fraud Investigators within the National Health Service of the United Kingdom (NHS). The NHS is one of the largest employers in the world and has an un-quantified loss to fraud each year in excess of 4 billion pounds (NZ$10.5 billion). Jane was responsible for heading investigations and developing training packages which were delivered to NHS staff at all levels to combat loss from fraudulent activity. Before moving to London Jane was a Detective in the New Zealand Police and spent the last two years of her service on the Child Abuse Team. She has also overseen court proceedings involving child exploitation in South East Asia.

 

Matt Swindlehurst - Technical Director – Watchdog Technical Services.
Matt has been involved with electronic security service for seven years and has worked with some of the biggest companies in New Zealand. He is a specialist in alarm and camera installation and is recognised by his peers as one of the best in his field. His area of area of expertise is designing systems to meet specific individual requirements.