DETEGO GLOBAL - Key Persons


Admiral Lord West - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE TEAM
GCB DSC PC ADC, Former First Sea Lord, Minister for Security and Counter-Terrorism, Chief of Defence Intelligence, Commander-in-Chief Fleet, NATO Commander-in-Chief East Atlantic and NATO Commander Allied Naval Forces North. As Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the British Home Office, he was responsible for providing security and counter-terrorism advice to the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Also of note is the fact that he was the UK's first-ever Cyber Security Minister and was instrumental in developing the UK's first Cyber Security Strategy.

Andy Lister - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE TEAM
Andy had a military career spanning nearly 20 years, including 10 years in the UK Special Forces. He has vast experience in the full spectrum of direct and sensitive operations. He has been commended by the SO15 Command and other agencies for his contribution to counter-terror policing and Sensitive Site Exploitation (SSE) development. He spent the last four years of his government role as the organisational lead for the Document and Media Exploitation (DOMEX) capability which included conventional overt and covert forensics. Nearing a further decade of commercial experience, Andy rapidly moved from special projects to Business Development Director and now leads the great team at Detego Global as Managing Director.

Dave Kirk - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Founder
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE TEAM
Dave has spent over 30 years in the technology industry designing, developing and implementing large-scale IT systems. He founded the company in 2003 and has overseen its rapid growth and transformation from a self-funded start-up to a global force in digital technology solutions.

Oliver Hoare

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE TEAM
  • Non - Executive Director
Oliver was Head of Cyber Security for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, responsible for Cyber Security assurance across the games-wide domain, including the UK's critical national infrastructure and Olympic support networks. More recently, he acted as a consultant for the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Sir Jon Murphy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE TEAM
  • Ambassador & Strategic Advisor
Sir Jon Murphy, formerly one of the UK's most senior police officers, was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in 2007 and knighted for services to policing in 2014. He remains active within the policing field, having accepted a position as Professor of Advanced Policing Studies at Liverpool John Moores University. He has carried out several strategic reviews on policing issues and, on behalf of the Government, carried out a comprehensive review of security at the Houses of Parliament following the Westminster terrorist attack in June 2017.