GULF EVENT SOLUTIONS - Key Persons
Born in London, I joined the British Army in 1978 serving with The 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, seeing service worldwide. Leaving in February 1986 I pursued a career in security management; driving and escorting VIPs, celebrities and businesspeople, as a freelance security operative mainly based in London, but also internationally, working at prestigious, mainly corporate events, conferences and exhibitions.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Business Partner
Before making the move to the Middle East in 2010 Paul was a Senior Projects Manager and Venue Manager at Showsec International since 1995 working his way up through the ranks from a safety stewarding role right the way through to Senior Projects and Venue Manager involved with high profile events such as Creamfields, V Festival, Rockness, Download festival, and The European MTV Awards.
Paul was also Head of Security at the Manchester Arena since 1995 through to 2010 with a capacity of 21,000. The Arena was the world's busiest venue from 2003 - 2007 with over 1.5 million visitors annually.
Paul came to the Middle East with the job role and title of Events Security Manager at Yas Marina Circuit in 2010 - 2012 which included the management of three Grand Prix events working with all the government agencies including the Abu Dhabi Events Security Committee, third party suppliers and also international stakeholders. After his time at the Circuit Paul was the co-founder of GES (Gulf Event Solutions) with his now Business partner Grant Armstrong.