Lady Willcocks

Penny is experienced in the International Security and Post-Conflict Stabilization fields. She has worked for the UK Government and in the Private Security and Risk Management sector and has taken an active role in Democracy Building with International Institutions including the United Nations. Her career began in 1973 in the UK Security Service. She has served operationally in Northern Ireland (from 1976-77) and throughout the Balkans. Since then, Penny has worked on extensive missions for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and the Cabinet of the High Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina working closely with the European Commission, the European Council and NATO. Penny set up a small NGO, Post Conflict People, which worked towards improving practical performance of Governments, International Agencies, Companies and individuals working in post-conflict areas. Penny was a founding member of the British Association of Private Security Companies (BASC) which set the path towards international regulation of the private security industry.