User:Lucien chetty

Lucien Chetty, founder of Skye Risk Management and Secure Cab, (www.securecab.co.za) and Author of "surviving Africa" startedhis career in the South African Police Force in 1992, Pretoria, South Africa. He served in various specialized and high risk units within the Police Force and spent two years training with the Police Elite Special Task Force Unit, specializing in Hostage Rescue and Counter Terrorist. View video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5mv2vg0oZA

In 2003 he joined Standard Bank of South Africa as an Executive Protection Officer. During this stage he also free lanced as a security specialist in East Africa to gain operational experience. After four years, he was promoted to Security Manager within Standard Bank South Africa.

In 2008 he left Standard Bank to pursue his career and took up a position at Absa Capital as Head of Executive Protection. During this period he spent most of his time planning and executing high profile assignments in Africa. In addition he successfully planned and executed the security operations for Executive’s clients visiting the 2010 Soccer World Cup in hosted South Africa.

He has operated in high risk and the most hostile environments in Africa. He is currently a Security Manager for IBM, South and Central Africa and studying his Risk Management Degree.

Look out for his street wise security book called, "Surviving Africa".