The Team

Paul has extensive experience in the defence and security sectors both from the practitioner’s perspective and at the highest strategic level including policy-making within government and the private sector. He is a counter terrorism, threat evaluation and risk mitigation expert.

In his role as Director SCEG, he has garnered a comprehensive understanding of the security and risk management industry and is uniquely placed to act as a conduit for business and exporters seeking support and access into complex environments. He will facilitate impartial and commercially sensitive market entry solutions for businesses to evaluate.

His military career culminated as Director Counter Terrorism and UK operations, where he was responsible for global threat evaluation and UK contingency operations and crisis management. He commanded 4th Armoured Brigade (the Black Rats) in southern Iraq and 1PARA on 3 high profile operations including Kosovo and Sierra Leone. He was awarded the DSO and QCVS whilst in command of 1PARA, and an MBE for his work on counter terrorism.

PRESIDENT OLIVE GROUP, VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS-COMMERCIAL (VPIOC) FOR CONSTELLIS

David was Offered the role VPIOC By Constellis back in 2019 where he is responsible for all albeit all of Constellis’ s Commercial projects outside of the US. A few months in the position was offered the Position as President of Olive Group and now Oversees and Manages Olive Groups Global Portfolio.

After Serving some 18 years in the Coldstream Guards, serving on multiple Operational Tours to include Bosnia, Northern Ireland, and Afghanistan, but to name a few. He moved into the security Industry in 2008, starting as an Operator on convoy teams across Iraq. Since then David has worked for Aegis, Edinburgh International (EI) (the latter forming Part of what is now Constellis) and then Olive Group (OG) when it was bought by Constellis and OG & EI amalgamated, working he way through the ranks within the industry, which allowed him to gain the necessary knowledge and “on the Ground” experience to be able direct, teach and mentor his team, as well as advising his direct Management.

David is keen for SGEG to be “THE” one stop Shop in the UK and Abroad, by working as one!

Brinley joined the Defence Manufacturers Association (DMA), initially on a temporary basis, in July 1985, having graduated from  Sheffield University with a BA in Ancient History & Classical Civilisation. He worked for the DMA in a number of roles, before being appointed to the position of Exports Director in June 1999. In October 2009, following the creation of ADS through the merger of the DMA, APPSS and SBAC, he became the new organisation’s Director, Overseas & Exports.

The vast majority of his work constitutes providing offset, industrial participation and export controls-related help, advice and assistance to British companies. In this capacity he acts as Secretary to the Export Group for Aerospace, Defence & Dual Use (EGADD), and the United Kingdom Offset Operations Group (UKOOG) special interest groups.

As Secretary to EGADD, he provides help and advice to companies on export control matters and liaises closely with the Export Control Organisation (ECO), Ministry of Defence (UK), Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), Department For International Development (DFID) and Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC), as well as with other industry bodies and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). He sits on a number of export control related groups, including the joint Government-Industry Export Control Advisory Committee (ECAC) and is the Secretary of  a Section 5 prohibited firearms special interest group, and the United Kingdom Offset Strategy Group (UKOSG). He is also a Member of the London Countertrade Roundtable (LCR)

Charlotte has worked within the Insurance Industry in various sectors for over 16 years. Before joining SCEG she worked as an Administration and Marketing Executive for Insurance Valuations worldwide for 10 years, focusing on Critical National Infrastructure. Charlotte enjoyed working with clients for whom risk management and security is crucial.

Charlotte’s previous role was hugely varied, and she has a great deal of experience facilitating events and conferences. Charlotte ran her employers stand at a yearly exhibition for Insurance and Risk Management, she thrived in this environment as meeting new people and facing new challenges are key interests for her.

Charlotte’s top priority is supporting the Director and Members.