15 Dec Ian Hutcheson
Mr. Ian Hutcheson, a Senior Consultant for ASERO Worldwide, is the former Security Director of BAA Airports, Ltd. a leading airport company which owns five airports in the UK including the largest, London Heathrow as well as London Stansted, Southampton Airport, Glasgow Airport and Aberdeen Airport.
In that capacity, Mr. Hutcheson was responsible for identifying current threats and risk to business and airport operations from terrorism, protest or other criminal acts; assisting the Executive and Group Managing Directors to mitigate identified risks; interpreting and ensuring compliance of all BAA Airports with National Aviation Security Programme regulations, among others; interfacing with the European Commission, UK government, airlines, police and Border Force on security related matters; ensuring that effective physical, technologies and managerial controls are in place at all Airports and Group Companies to protect critical assets and prevent incidents of crime; working with Government technical departments, manufacturers and academia toward researching and developing new technologies for enhancing airport security; ensuring best practice industry standards are adopted and implementing within the aviation domain; and, ensuring the security of BAA Information Systems against electronic attack as well as compliance with the Data Protection Act, among other roles.
Prior to his position as Security Director, Mr. Hutcheson served for 30 years with the Metropolitan Police Service in a number of senior positions including: Commander of Heathrow Airport Division, Commander of Richmon-upon-Thames Division, Operations Manager – Notting Hill Division and Chief Inspector – Heathrow Division.
In his role as Commander of Heathrow Airport Division, Mr. Hutcheson managed a team of 400 police officers and 60 support staff who provided policing services to staff and passengers at Heathrow Airport. He also designed and implemented a programme aimed at establishing a more flexible, integrated and cost efficient workforce. During his service, Mr. Hutcheson led the Heathrow response to the IRA terror campaign in the mid-1990s.
As Chief Inspector of Heathrow Airport, Mr. Hutcheson managed and led the armed counter-terrorist unit comprised of 140 officers; reviewed and reorganized the counter-terrorist unit following the attacks on Rome and Vienna Airports in 1985; and, commanded the initial response team to the bombing attack on an El Al Aircraft at Heathrow Airport in 1986.
Mr. Hutcheson holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management Studies from Middlesex University.