15 Jun Heinz-Wener Aping
Mr. Heinz-Werner Aping holds almost forty years of professional experience in dignitary and VIP protection as well as risk analysis, multi-agency and international cooperation and coordination and mass event planning derived from distinguished service in a number of senior ranking positions including Head of the German Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt, BKA) Protection Division.
In his capacity as Head of the Police Protection Division, Mr. Aping was responsible for the protection of all members of the constitutional branches of the Federal Republic including, but not limited to, chancellor, president and foreign dignitaries.
Also during his career with the Berlin Police, Mr. Aping served as the head of various criminal investigation departments including Regional Criminal Investigations responsible for general crime scene investigation and first response and Central Criminal Investigation responsible for aggravated property crimes such as burglary, robbery, organized crime and large scale theft.
Mr. Aping previously served in the Berlin Police Commissioner responsible for all matters of criminal investigation including, but not limited to, the development of doctrine and policy against major crimes such as kidnapping and hostage taking; coordination between and among local and national law enforcement agencies; audits and inspections and, evaluation of crime statistics in real time.
Mr. Aping holds a BA in Public Administration from the Berlin School of Economy and Law. He is a regular lecturer at Steinbeis University in Berlin on the topic of criminal investigation. Mr. Aping is also the former Chairman of the Association of Personal Protection Services (APPS) and is a current member of the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) Board of Senior Experts. He is fluent in English and German.