Jon Waring

A Security Professional with a broad range of international Security Risk Management experience across Public and Private sectors.

Based in Amsterdam (and periodically Hong Kong), as Global Security & Business Continuity Manager at Yondr Group. Responsibilities include worldwide Physical and Operational Security Risk Management of Yondr Data Centres, Corporate Offices and Staff, Business Continuity planning and Crisis Management. Joined Yondr Group in September 2021 after being approached for the role of Regional Security Manager for Europe, Middle East & Africa.

Global Staff Protection Services Lead at Booking.com between 2019-2021. This involved managing Executive and Employee Close Protection, Corporate Event Security and Office Guarding Services. Embedded into Booking.com's Global Corporate Security Team as a Security Consultant from The Risk Advisory Group in early 2019, initially leading Global Office Security Risk Assessments and associated remediation before becoming a full time employee.

Five years in Hong Kong (2014-2019) with A2 Global Risk, managing Security Contracts and providing bespoke Security Advisory and Consulting Services to numerous companies in Asia-Pacific.

Served in the British Army's Intelligence Corps for eight years between 2006-2014 in a variety of Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence, Security Management, and Investigation roles. Based in the UK, Germany and Kenya and operated in conflicts across the globe including in Iraq and Afghanistan.