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Carl Sykes, CEO of Neptune P2P Group.
Carl spent 18 years in the British Royal Marines and Special Boat Service and saw active service in conflict zones such as Northern Ireland, Iraq, Sierra Leonne, Bosnia, Indonesia and Afghanistan. Since leaving the Armed Forces in 2004, he has worked in the private security industry in a variety of security management roles ranging from physical protection to managing complex operations in difficult and unstable environments.
In 2009 Carl established Neptune Security Group a Private Maritime Security Company (PMSC) specializing in protecting maritime assets operating in High Risk Areas such as the Gulf of Aden and Gulf of Guinea. In 2012 the company set up in the United Arab Emirates and expanded its Security Risk Management division providing consultancy and intelligence services to organizations working in the Africa, Middle East and Asia (AMEA) regions.
Carl oversaw the merger with Port2Port Maritime Security in 2016 to form the Neptune P2P Group. Carl works from the Group’s Headquarters located in Dubai and liaises closely with his counterpart Managers in the Groups regional offices in the UK and France. Carl is responsible for the overall strategy of Neptune P2P Group and maintains effective formal and informal links with Private, Corporate and Government clients.
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