Niall Burns
A founder member of Subrosa Group, Niall drives the strategic growth and business development of the company, employing his extensive international experience in strategic and operational management and training across Europe and the Middle East.
Niall has over 24 years operational experience, formally in UK’s elite Special Forces Communications and Royal Marines and subsequently in the private sector as senior security manager for the Brunei Royal family.
He then established his own company which enabled Niall to expand his security expertise to include International Business Intelligence, Risk Management, Specialist Security and Cyber Security, all services now available to Subrosa Group’s extensive portfolio of clients.
Operational successes have been many and varied but include being seconded to King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, initially as Security Manager and subsequently as Emergency Management Manager to set up and train a crisis management team running alongside a business continuity plan.
Niall has taken the company from a start-up security firm to a multi-division global network providing expertise, strategic planning, consultancy, and personnel to multi-million-pound projects worldwide, a testament to Niall’s deep and essential understanding of cultural differences, impressive business acumen and international contacts. Niall is the UK lead in the private sector for professional management of Stalking & Harassment cases. He also established the European Threat Management Group, providing professional services for corporations, family offices and HNW in Threat Assessment & Risk Management.
Niall is a proactive member of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP), the Association of European Threat Assessment Professionals (AETAP) and the UK Security Institute. He is a licenced SABRE assessor and corporate investigator. Niall is also a contributor for CNN, BBC and ITN, often brought in to offer expert opinion on security and counter terrorism issues.
