Mick Walsh

Experience

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  British Army

  Jun 1978 - Oct 1983

  Soldier
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  Metropolitan Police

  Oct 1983 - Jan 1991

  Police Officer

  Police Service UK

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  Serious Organised Crime Agency and Metropolitan Polce Service

  Nov 1991 - Apr 2009

  Various Senior Detective Roles

  Advancing through the ranks in variety of roles as a detective investigating serious offences of murder, rape and other crimes at extremely challenging and diverse inner London police stations Selected to serve in New Scotland Yard’s elite Special Projects Team, dealing with London’s most serious offenders, and led several global enquires focused on Colombian Drug Trafficking and money laundering networks. Led a number of international money laundering and drug trafficking investigations for the Serious and Organised Crime Agency. Show less

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  Serious Organised Crime Agency

  Apr 2009 - Mar 2012

  Head of Profession, Armed Operations Unit

  Overall responsibility for the delivery of SOCA’s UK and international firearms capability, and delivery of effective training to UK and international staff. Led the development and delivery of a full time armed operations unit for the agency transitioning from a part time capability into the first nationally recognised covert firearms capability, resulting in a more professional and efficient business model

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  National Crime Agency

  Mar 2012 - Jun 2015

  Responsible for leading and coordinating the activities of a multi-functional cybercrime unit with a global footprint delivering intelligence collection, investigative and technical solutions against agency and national strategic priorities. Leading and managing a multi-national, multi-agency, civilian and military intelligence and operational fusion centre within a classified environment, coordinating law enforcement operations designed to combat the narcotics trade within Afghanistan Handling a significant level of risk on a daily basis, requiring the provision of regular briefings to senior military and political officials in the context of a highly delicate and politicised insurgency campaign

  • Head of Operations, National Cyber Crime Unit, NCA

    Apr 2014 - Jun 2015

  • Director, Interagency Operations Coordination Centre

    Mar 2012 - Apr 2014
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  Barclays UK

  Sept 2015 - Dec 2021

  Director Insider Threat , Chief Security Office

  Responsible for the development and implementation of an Insider threat program for Barclays Bank and for the management of the Insider Threat and Data Leakage Detection and Prevention teams.

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  Barclays

  Jan 2022 - now

  Managing Director | Global Head Physical Security and Investigations