Judges
Rachell DeLuca
Risk Management Institute Australasia (RIMA)
Rachell DeLuca is an Australian security and risk consultant with more than 25 years’ experience and is the director and founder of Protective Security Advisory.
George D
ASIS New South Wales Chapter
A dedicated Senior Security Consultant with over 20 years of specialising in Security, Compliance & Risk Management and Government Relations.
Craig Millar
Forum for Australian Security Executive (FASE)
Craig has spent more than 20 years working in senior executive corporate security and risk roles, based in Australia, with local and international responsibilities. Career highlights include senior security management positions with a large global manufacturing organisation, two of the largest global financial institutions and his current role as head of Group Protective Security at Insurance Australia Group (IAG).
Neil Redfern
Profit Protection Future Forum (PPFF)
Neil Redfern (Dip Security Risk Mgt & Fraud Risk Mgt) is a Retail Security and Loss Prevention executive, with 29 years of industry experience working for some of Australia’s largest and most iconic retailers. Driven to protect businesses against financial loss associated with criminality and other forms of risk directly impacting stakeholders, assets and reputation.
Rachell DeLuca
RIMA
Rachell DeLuca is an Australian security and risk consultant with more than 25 years’ experience and is the director and founder of Protective Security Advisory.
She was awarded the 2017 Outstanding Security Consultant Australian OSPA and has been a member of the Australian judging panel since 2018, enjoying greatly the privilege of reviewing the high standard of nominations each year.
Rachell is certified by the Risk Management Institute of Australasia (RMIA), as a Certified Practicing Risk Manager (CPRM), and is currently pursuing a PhD in Security Science.
George D
ASIS New South Wales Chapter
A dedicated Senior Security Consultant with over 20 years of specialising in Security, Compliance & Risk Management and Government Relations. George has a proven track record in developing and implementing robust security solutions.
Specializing in risk assessment, compliance management, and incident response, as well as extensive expertise in creating and maintaining secure environments for diverse clients. He is adept at collaborating with stakeholders to tailor security measures to specific organizational needs and has a comprehensive knowledge of industry standards. This coupled with strong leadership and communication skills, ensures effective security strategies that align with regulatory requirements.
He is passionate about staying abreast of emerging threats and technologies to provide cutting-edge security consultancy.
George prides himself on delivering security excellence and helping build the portfolio for the next generation of young security professionals by participating as an active member in ASIS International, The Security Institute and various other security forums.
Craig Millar
Insurance Australia Group (IAG)
Craig has spent more than 20 years working in senior executive corporate security and risk roles, based in Australia, with local and international responsibilities. Career highlights include senior security management positions with a large global manufacturing organisation, two of the largest global financial institutions and his current role as head of Group Protective Security at Insurance Australia Group (IAG).
Craig joined IAG – Australia and New Zealand’s largest insurance general insurer – in October 2017 to develop and lead the Group Protective Security team. In this role he is responsible for protecting IAG’s people, property and assets across the Group to deliver on IAG’s purpose to “make your world a safer place”. He specialises in delivering uplift programs that embed a positive and proactive security culture to maximise the level of security and staff safety.
Neil Redfern
Profit Protection Forum (PPF)
Neil Redfern (Dip Security Risk Mgt & Fraud Risk Mgt) is a Retail Security and Loss Prevention executive, with 29 years of industry experience working for some of Australia’s largest and most iconic retailers. Driven to protect businesses against financial loss associated with criminality and other forms of risk directly impacting stakeholders, assets and reputation. Neil has comprehensive retail knowledge of Total Loss strategies, Compliance Management frameworks, Risk Management, Crime Prevention and Resolution, Physical Security Systems, Merchandise Protection strategies, as well as the end-to-end management of retail profit risk / security professionals.
Neil’s vision for Redfern Retail Risk is to become Australia’s leading, trusted and most capable consulting service specialising in developing effective retail risk management solutions for its clients. Neil is a professional, disciplined, and structured subject matter expert that is well networked, self-motivated and who prides himself on supporting and giving back to his industry of specialisation. Examples of this include not for profit activities, such as Chairman of the ANZ Profit Protection Future Forum, acting as an Industry and International Advisory Board Member for Griffith Criminology Institute (GCI), Griffith University Queensland.