The role of the Scutum Group’s leadership team is to focus on local value creation while maintaining a wider European-wide orientation, which ensures the development and manufacture of products aligned with regional customer needs. Our Executive team combine a solid expertise in the Safety & Security, Fire Protection and Electronic Security segments and work closely in the consistent implementation of our strategy, which has facilitated Scutum’s fast growth over last thirty years, supported our strategic pillars of: Trust, Innovation, internationalisation and Entrepreneurship, which will remain our priorities. These values support our business models in the digital age and are aligned with our vision of designing the future of Predictive Security and to shield the future of our Customers.

Franck Namy

CEO - SCUTUM GROUP

Franck Namy became the Scutum Group’s CEO in 1992 and has since then led the Group’s fast international expansion through a combination of organic growth and mergers and acquisitions of Safety & Defence, Fire Protection and Electronic Security companies. Franck Namy was nominated ‘Manager of the Year’ by Private Security Awards (2009) and continues to lead the Scutum Group into new heights across all of its core operations around Europe and internationally.

Thierry Babule

CEO - SCUTUM FRANCE

Experience: 26 years in the security sector.
Expertise: Business management, finance, production, mergers and acquisitions.

Stephane Gaidier

GROUP’S DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR

Experience: Over 15 years of experience in finance in top international accounting firms and large international groups backed up by PEs.

Expertise: Finance, IT, Procurement, business transformation, shareholder & investor relationship, M&A

Stephane Baccetti

GROUP CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER

Experience: Alumnus from the ESCP Europe French Business School, with over 28 years of experience from Finance Auditor to CFO roles within mid-size and large multi-national firms with global responsibilities.
Expertise: Global and cross-regional knowledge to support profitable growth.

Steffen Bluhm

CEO - SCUTUM GERMANY

Experience: Over 30 years of experience within the international security and investigations industry with a strong business development acumen applied to senior roles as Managing Director and CEO.
Expertise: Graduated from Bundesverband Deutscher Sicherheitsberater BdSi and skilled in Security Consulting, Business Development, Mergers & Acquisition, Strategic Planning.

Sarah Tsirigoti

Head of Communication

Robert Aiello

ROBERT AIELLO CO-PRESIDENT HIGH RISE FIRE AND SECURITY, PART OF SCUTUM GROUP

Experience: Over 30 years of experience in protection services in the United States, which have enabled him to grow High Rise Fire and Security into one of the leading Fire Protection companies and one of the Best Companies to Work for in New York State according to The New York State Society for Human Resource Management. Prior to High Rise, Robert built his expertise in a fire alarm business.

Expertise: Business management, finance, strategic planning, operations

Pascal Bray

GROUP MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS DIRECTOR

Experience: 17 years in senior and executive positions financial positions.
Expertise: Finance, business management, mergers and acquisitions.

Pascal Arthur Turchi

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Experience: Global experience in the Telecommunications, Media and High-tech industries.
Expertise: Business strategy, smart cities, ecosystems development, artificial intelligence and cyber security.

Mikael Dautrey

GROUP TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Michael Vitarelli

CO-PRESIDENT HIGH RISE FIRE AND SECURITY, PART OF SCUTUM GROUP

Experience: Close to 30 years of experience in protection services in the United States, which have enabled him to grow High Rise Fire and Security into one of the leading Fire Protection companies and one of the Best Companies to Work for in New York State according to The New York State Society for Human Resource Management

Expertise: Business management, finance, strategic planning, IT, operations

Linus Christ

GROUP PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR

Experience: Over 20 years of experience in procurement in multinational companies in international roles

Expertise: procurement, business process management

Jean-Claude Gallois

MANAGING DIRECTOR - SAFETY & DEFENCE BU

Experience: 24 years experience in high ranking Officer at the French Special Forces Unit and International Divisions, and also in business senior positions in Europe.
Expertise: High-level Engineering & Technical services within Safety & Security, for the Nuclear, Aeronautics, Safety & Defence and Naval field.

François Gysbertsen

CEO - SCUTUM BENELUX

Franck Pavero

CEO - CYBER DEFENSE BU

Experience: Over 20 years experience in the Governmental and private security of critical systems and networks.
Expertise: Security services against cybercrime, digital fraud and economic security.

Dominique Gérard

CEO - RISK MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION BU

Experience: General (2S) of the Army (Marine troops) and senior executive of France’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (Economic Intelligence coordination).

Expertise: coordination of security operations abroad, crisis management, Economic Intelligence services.

Christophe Pourcenoux

GROUP HR DIRECTOR

Experience: Over 16 years in the Electronic Security industry with international responsibilities within large firms.
Expertise: Human Resources Management, employee engagement and high-performance performance training.

Charles Burbridge

CEO - Scutum Group UK

Experience: 27 years in the security and defence sector.
Expertise: Business management, finance, production, mergers and acquisitions.

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