EP 025 Thorsten Neumann on Asset Protection in the Supply Chain 'Modern Technology Makes Your Life Easier, But It's Not More Secure'

22/06/2023 47 min Temporada 1 Episodio 25
EP 025  Thorsten Neumann on Asset Protection in the Supply Chain 'Modern Technology Makes Your Life Easier, But It's Not More Secure'

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Send us a textBIO Thorsten NeumannPresident & CEO TAPA EMEAThorsten Neumann has 20 years’ experience in leadership roles in the Industrial Loss Prevention & Security industries.After joining the Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) Board of Directors in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) regionin 2003, he went on to serve as Chairman of TAPA EMEA between 2006 and 2019 before being appointed as the supply chain security and resilience Association’s first-ever full-time President & CEO in 2020.Since then, TAPA EMEA has built a full-time professional team to support it membership of nearly 800 companies, including Manufacturers, Logistics Service Providers, Insurers, Security Service Providers and Consultancies, as wellas Law Enforcement Agencies and Associate Partner organisations from across the EMEA region.As well as its highest-ever membership in the region, TAPA EMEA is also seeing record growth in companies achieving certifications for its Facility, Trucking and Secure Parking industry standards. Supported by the Association’s biggest-ever training programme. In 2022, the launch of the TAPA EMEA Intelligence System (TIS) now provides members with a new and intuitive intelligence tool to support their risk management and loss prevention strategies by providing a searchable database of all cargo crime incidents reported to the Association.As well as representing TAPA EMEA during its work with, and support of, Europol, INTERPOL, the European Commission, and other supply chain security stakeholders, Thorsten is a NATO Civil Expert for Transportation, Communication & Cyber Threats.He also serves as Chair of the Board (Vorstandsvorsitzender) of ASW NORD, the Alliance for Security in the Economy of Northern Germany (ASWN).Earlier in his career, Thorsten spent 10 years with Motorola and 7 years with Nokia, initially as Head of Supply Chain Security and ultimately holding the position of Chief Security Operation Officer. Following the acquisition of Nokia in 2013, he joined Microsoft, holding Director roles in Europe and the United States.He is now based at TAPA EMEA’s offices in Germany.To learn more about TAPA EMEA, go towww.tapaemea.orghttps://www.linkedin.com/in/thorsten-neumann-54644842/www.tapaemea.orghttps://www.linkedin.com/company/transported-asset-protection-association-emea/?viewAsMember=trueSecurity Circle ⭕️ is an IFPOD production for IFPO the International Foundation of Protection Officers

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