The situation: a family contacted us three days after a mother and child had been abducted in southern Africa and taken across an international border. Police were treating it as a missing person case.
Our response: we rapidly assessed the situation, built a negotiation and response strategy, coordinated intelligence gathering and activated trusted international contacts.
The outcome: the mother and child were rescued the following day, and arrests were made.
Cross border kidnap response
The situation: a high profile company wanted to know how its leadership would hold up in a serious crisis, before facing one for real.
Our response: we designed and ran a realistic tabletop crisis scenario, testing decisions, roles and communications under pressure.
The outcome: the leadership team saw exactly where their weaknesses were, while there was still time to fix them.
Board crisis exercise
The situation: a family wanted to understand how exposed they really were, including at their child's school.
Our response: we carried out a full family risk review, covering the child's school and every other part of the family's security.
The outcome: the family gained a clear picture of their risks, and practical steps to reduce them.
Family risk review