Case Studies:
AIM-Listed Mining & Minerals Company – East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya & Burundi)
The Problem:
Remote exploration sites operating in politically sensitive regions, with limited infrastructure, weak state security presence, and elevated exposure to organised theft, encroachment, and community friction.
Absolute Risk Delivery:
A fully aligned Security Risk Assessment was delivered across multiple sites, combining ground-truthing with intelligence-led analysis. This included:
– Physical surveys of all camps, storage, and logistics nodes
– Threat modelling incorporating local militia, criminal networks, and insider risk
– Development of a live, operational risk register mapped to asset criticality
– Immediate gap analysis across perimeter integrity, guard force effectiveness, and access control
Impact:
– Approximately 60% reduction in identified critical vulnerabilities within the first phase of remediation
– 100% visibility of risk across all operating sites via structured risk register
– Immediate uplift in deterrence and detection capability through low-cost control measures
– A phased 24-month security roadmap delivered, enabling capital planning and controlled scale-up
Result:
A previously reactive posture was replaced with a structured, defensible security strategy, giving leadership clarity over risk exposure and investment priorities in high-risk frontier markets.
International Oil & Gas Support Company – Kenya (Mombasa to Lokichogio Land Bridge)
The Problem:
Movement of high-value oilfield equipment overland from Mombasa to Lokichogio — over 1,200 km through high-risk terrain, including bandit-prone regions, poor infrastructure, and limited emergency response capability.
Absolute Risk Delivery:
Delivered a fully integrated operational security solution, combining planning, control, and execution:
– Country and regional threat assessment with real-time intelligence inputs
– Detailed route reconnaissance and risk mapping, identifying choke points and ambush zones
– Establishment of secure staging points and safe havens
– Design and implementation of a tiered Incident Management Plan
– Full project management of convoy movement, integrating security, logistics, and local liaison
Impact:
– Zero security incidents across the full convoy movement
– Maintained 100% asset integrity across all transported equipment
– Reduced journey risk exposure window by 25% through route optimisation and movement discipline
– Established a repeatable convoy security model for future operations
Result:
A complex, high-risk mobilisation delivered on time, without loss, and without compromise, demonstrating that disciplined planning and proportionate controls can neutralise risk even in austere environments.
Global Technology Platform – Security Risk Management Transformation
The Problem:
Rapid global expansion had outpaced the maturity of security risk management. Regional inconsistency, fragmented reporting, and limited executive visibility were constraining decision-making.
Absolute Risk Delivery:
Led the end-to-end redesign of the global security risk management framework, including:
– Full diagnostic of governance, controls, and reporting structures across regions
– Design of a standardised global framework, aligned to enterprise risk principles
– Implementation of integrated risk registers and mitigation tracking
– Embedding a leader-as-coach operating model to drive capability uplift
Impact:
– Programme delivered ahead of schedule and approximately 15% under budget
– 30% increase in organisational adoption and alignment across regions
– 25% uplift in team performance and delivery capability
– Established real-time risk visibility at executive level, improving decision speed and quality
Result:
Security was repositioned from a fragmented support function to a globally aligned, intelligence-led capability, directly enabling operational growth and resilience.
Global Telecoms Infrastructure Company – Security Operating Model Restructure
The Problem:
A geographically dispersed portfolio across Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, with inconsistent security delivery, large-scale theft, unclear accountability, and limited integration with operational risk.
Absolute Risk Delivery:
Delivered a complete restructuring of the global security function, including:
– Redesign of the security operating model across all regions
– Clear definition of roles, responsibilities, and reporting lines
– Integration of security into HSSE and operational frameworks
– Development of assurance, audit, and performance tracking mechanisms
Impact:
– 45% improvement in audit readiness across operating regions
– 20% increase in operational efficiency through standardisation
– Achieved 100% alignment with ISO-based management system requirements
– Strengthened governance, reducing duplication and closing accountability gaps
Result:
A fragmented structure was transformed into a coherent, performance-driven global security function, capable of supporting large-scale infrastructure operations in complex environments.
National Oil Company – Critical Infrastructure Security Programme
The Problem:
A large-scale portfolio of critical national infrastructure with systemic vulnerabilities: degraded perimeters, non-functional or obsolete technical systems, and gaps in operational governance and training.
Absolute Risk Delivery:
Acting as Principal Security Risk Consultant, delivered a comprehensive programme:
– Security surveys of 70 critical assets across the estate
– Development of API 780-aligned Security Risk Assessments
– Creation of risk registers grounded in operational reality (threat, vulnerability, attractiveness)
– Delivery of a Strategic Security Roadmap and Security Management Concept
– Definition of integrated system requirements (CCTV, PIDS, access control, command & control)
Impact:
– Identified and categorised systemic vulnerabilities across 100% of surveyed assets
– Established a single, coherent risk picture for national-level decision-making
– Defined a multi-year transformation roadmap aligned to operational and strategic priorities
– Enabled immediate interim mitigation measures to address critical gaps
Result:
The NOC was provided with a clear, structured pathway to move from degraded and fragmented security to an integrated, future-ready architecture, aligned to the protection of critical national infrastructure.
