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June 30, 2008: ISMA Elects Max Brenton as President May 8, 2008: ISMA and Georgetown University Welcome 9th Annual ISMA Leadership Program July 11, 2006: Compensation Survey for Security Personnel - 2006 (Download Executive Summary of Survey) April 3, 2001: International Security Management Association Calls For Increased Government Action to Protect Security of American Business Travelers Abroad
INTERNATIONAL
SECURITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION Boston,
June 10, 2008 – The International Security Management
Association (ISMA) at its annual meeting in Boston elected Max Brenton,
Corporate Security Director, Roche Diagnostics Corporation to a
one-year term as its new President. Brenton
succeeds Ray Mislock, Chief Security Office for DuPont, to head the worldwide organization of Chief Security Officers.
ISMA members represent nearly half of the U.S. Fortune 100 companies and
about a quarter of the Global 200. ISMA
also elected its other officers for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.
They include: First
Vice President:
John Smith, Prudential Second
Vice President: Secretary: John
Imhoff, Ernst & Young Treasurer: Mike Paszynsky, PSEG
ISMA AND
NORTHWESTERN’S KELLOGG EVANSTON, IL, April 1, 2008 – ISMA, the worldwide organization of Chief Security Officers, and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, developed and offered a Senior Executive Leadership Program, a new curriculum designed for the world’s most senior business security executives. Bill Duggan, Chairman of ISMA’s Professional Development Committee, said the program is designed to develop senior executives’ leadership skills and to improve their ability to interact with their companies’ senior management and corporate board. Classes on the Evanston campus began March 30 and continued through April 2. The faculty for the sessions is made up of professors from the Kellogg School of Management. Students are high-level corporate and security service company security executives from throughout the world. ISMA member Zack Lowe, Corporate Security Director for Waste Management Inc., led efforts with the Kellogg School staff to orchestrate the curriculum and direction for this first of its kind program. “The program is in conjunction with the Kellogg School of Management and provides an important and prestigious opportunity to prepare today’s Chief Security Officers with the ability to meet the future challenges of an ever-changing and complex security landscape throughout the world,” said Lowe. ISMA’s membership of Chief Security Officers is limited to only the most-senior level executives responsible for the security of the world’s largest corporations and major security service companies. Members represent nearly half of the U.S. Fortune 100 companies and about a quarter of the Global 200.
ISMA AND GEORGETOWN
UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, DC, May 8, 2008 – ISMA, the worldwide organization of Chief Security Officers, and the Georgetown University this month welcome the nineth annual class of security professionals to the ISMA Leadership Program. The program, which has produced 400 graduates since its inception in 2000, is designed as an intensive executive education and management development seminar to prepare the next generation of security directors for the strategic challenges that they will face in the decades ahead. The yearlong program consists of classroom instruction and independent study. Professors from Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business provide classroom instruction on various aspects of management and leadership, including motivation, conflict resolution, implementing change, budgets and internal controls, goals, objectives and strategic planning. The program was conceived and developed by Robert Littlejohn, ISMA Past President. “The basic objectives of this unique executive education program are to develop, extend and improve the abilities of security managers,” said Littlejohn. “The men and women participating in the ISMA Leadership Program are the Chief Security Officers of tomorrow. In light of this post-9/11 era, this curriculum will allow them to develop skills to capitalize on the domestic and global leadership demands and challenges of the new millennium.” ISMA’s membership of Chief Security Officers is limited to only the most-senior level executives responsible for the security of the world’s largest corporations and major security service companies. Members represent nearly half of the U.S. Fortune 100 companies and about a quarter of the Global 200. ###
Compensation Survey for Security Personnel - 2006 CHIEF SECURITY OFFICERS'
TOTAL CASH COMPENSATION
Ft.
Meyers, FL, July 11, 2006 – The nation’s top corporate Chief Security
Officers (CSO), those executives in charge of security for global companies in
the U.S., are paid, on average, more than $293,000 annually in total cash
compensation (base salary and bonus paid), according to a compensation survey by
leading compensation consulting and research firm, Foushée Group, Inc.,
headquartered in Ft. Meyers. The
firm published the 2006 Security & Compliance Compensation Survey Report
covering the most critical domestic and international management, professional
and technical positions in security and compliance. Almost 64 percent of the
participating organizations had sales revenue of over $3 billion in 2005. “The
fifth annual survey indicates the continued recognition and importance of the
security groups within the organization and their contribution to the overall
profitability of their companies. Chief Security Officers not only have to plan
for international and domestic threats, but are increasingly involved with the
security requirements for information systems and planning for potential public
health pandemics, which could significantly impact a company’s ability to
operate,” said Stephen W. Walker, General Partner, Foushée Group, Inc. “When
comparing 2005 to the 2006 Security Compensation data for Chief Security
Officers, there is an 11% increase in total cash compensation for the top job,
significantly higher than the national norm. The annual survey publication
continues to provide an excellent benchmark for monitoring compensation in the
security and compliance fields on a national scale,” Walker said. Based
on earlier surveys by the Foushée Group, CSO salary cash compensation since the
9/11/01 terrorist attacks has increased 44.7 percent, significantly more than
the national average. The
Foushée Group Inc. conducted the survey in cooperation with the International
Security Management Association (ISMA), the worldwide organization of Chief
Security Officers. ISMA members include representatives from more than half of
the Fortune 100 and a quarter of the Global 200, spanning five continents and
every industry. The
Foushée Group Inc., a management consulting firm founded in 1980, specializes
in compensation consulting and research with an emphasis in the fields of
security, environmental, health, safety, ethics and compliance. Since 1986 the
firm has conducted and published the most widely endorsed Environmental, Health
and Safety Compensation Survey in the nation. Inquiries to purchase the 2006
Security and Compliance Compensation Report or participate in the 2007 survey
may be obtained at: www.fousheesurvey.com
or by contacting the Foushée Group at (239) 282-1929.
(November 26, 2001) Security Executives Focus on Business Continuity, Public/Private Partnerships, and Communications in Wake of Terrorism WASHINGTON, DC . . . The International Security Management Association (ISMA), the professional organization for the most senior-level security executives of the largest global companies, announced the results of a recent survey of its membership regarding trends and challenges in wake of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The survey reveals a true shift in focus from traditional security concerns to increased emphasis on threats that seriously under-mine the ability of a company to protect its employees and continue to do business in both the short-and long-term. In addition, the survey clearly indicates the need for improved communication between corporations and their employees, as well as between corporations and federal, state and local law enforcement. “Security considerations have quickly become critical factors in every business decision, and our members are expected to provide vital information and strategies regarding the true vulnerabilities and risks associated with operations here and abroad,” said ISMA President Robert Littlejohn. “The private sector cannot meet this challenge alone, we must rely on information from government agencies and vice versa. Protection of our people and assets is a joint challenge and September 11th is a call to action for more real public/private cooperation.” Security executives were asked to rank the post-September 11th threats, and 2 to 1 they identified business continuity as the major concern, with employee safety always paramount. A similar survey conducted earlier in the year ranked business interruption/disaster recovery fifth and terrorism seventeenth. This new focus is directly reflected in the actions of the majority of corporations as they conduct threat assessments and security surveys of all their facilities and revise existing security, contingency and disaster recovery plans. “We have always been attuned to terrorism on a global basis. Now we are confronted with terrorism on our doorstep, on an unprecedented scale.” said Littlejohn. By an overwhelming 95%, respondents said that corporate CEOs and senior management have developed a heightened respect and reliance on their security executives. Both management and employees are increasingly turning to security executives to gather information, cull fact from fiction, disseminate and educate, whether the issue be biological threats, product contamination, travel advisories, or evacuation procedures. Security executives pointed to the need for improved communication between federal, state and local law enforcement and their counterparts in private industry. The sheer volume of misinformation and lack of information feeds the anxiety among employees draining valuable resources during critical times. “Our ability to get reliable information and disseminate it to our senior management and employees has been a real challenge,” said Littlejohn. “The public and private sectors urgently need to strike a new balance of trusted, cooperative information sharing. We’ve started down that path with some success, but it is a long road ahead. We are optimistic about the role the private sector can play in supporting the Homeland Security initiatives, and we intend to dedicate the resources of ISMA and its membership to that end.” “ISMA members are using all their resources, including the exchange of information among fellow security professionals, for support during these turbulent times,” said Littlejohn. “This is a critical juncture for our country and the security profession. We must be proactive and diligent, and that includes reaching outside our own companies for solid information and guidance.” Within three hours of the September 11th attacks, ISMA members were using their existing association email network to share information and provide immediate assistance to colleagues, law enforcement, and rescue efforts. Issues discussed on this unique network included the immediate needs of those on the ground in New York, as well as information regarding other potential threats, travel concerns, safety measures and clarification of fact from fiction. Since mid-September, security executives continue to use the network to share information on best practices, local threats, counter-measures, and to share critical observations among trusted colleagues. The global network was then supplemented with local Metro Links--a special network providing 24/7 communications on local threats and local benchmarking in major metropolitan areas. These communication vehicles represent the private sector’s response to an immediate need to create an information flow and a sharing between 300+ global companies in a time of crisis. ******************************* International Security Management Association Calls For Increased Government Action to Protect Security of American Business Travelers Abroad WASHINGTON, DC – The International Security Management Association (ISMA) today outlined 12 U.S. government actions needed to enhance the security of American businesses and executives abroad. Americans, in particular, are the targets of crimes such as kidnapping, terrorism, robbery, car-jacking, and financial scams because of politically motivated anti-American sentiment and the misguided perception that all Americans are affluent targets. In testimony today before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs and International Relations, Robert F. Littlejohn discussed trends and major threats to business in the areas of global travel, organized crime, kidnapping, and terrorism. “Increased threats to American business travelers have a chilling effect on global commerce. Business-related security concerns are only magnified when coupled with language barriers, local customs, and often uncooperative or corrupt law enforcement personnel. To maintain America’s push toward globalized business, our government must work more aggressively with the private sector and other governments to ensure a safe environment for Americans traveling, living, and working abroad,” said Littlejohn. ISMA recommended that the US government take the following actions:
Founded in 1983, ISMA represents senior corporate security executives worldwide. It provides a prestigious international leadership forum of select security executives whose combined experience can be used to develop, organize, assimilate, and share knowledge to enhance professionalism and add value to members’ companies. The organization currently has 344 members, representing 47 of Fortune 100 companies and 135 of Fortune 500 companies. Robert F. Littlejohn is Vice President Global Security of Avon Products, Inc. and the Vice President and member of the Board of Directors of ISMA. ************************* |
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