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Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillLetitia Emeana - Thought Leadership InterviewLetitia Emeana is a multi-award winning Senior Global Security Professional; an established volunteer leader; and a contributor to different thought leadership debates. She was the lifetime achievement winner at the UK OSPAs and has been entered into the Security Hall of Fame. Sign up to the Security & Risk Thought Leadership Newsletter and Event Updates
2025-08-1847 min
The Security CircleEP 088 ASIS UK Chair Letitia Emeana and Tim Molden Share The Magic Of Security Membership And Why Security Professionals Keep Coming BackSend us a textBIOSLetitia Emeana is a true leader in the Security Industry and a security professional with over 20 years of experience. Letitia has a wealth of knowledge and expertise to share. She holds global security qualifications from ASIS and IT Governance and has held leadership positions at top companies like Tesla, Amazon, and Lloyds Banking Group. As the ASIS UK Chapter Chair and Global Security Capability Manager at Unilever, Letitia is a passionate advocate for putting people at the heart of her work. She has been instrumental in promoting diversity and e...
2024-08-2843 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillThe status of corporate security directors: has the pandemic changed perceptions of the leaders of security?The status of corporate security directors: has the pandemic changed perceptions of the leaders of security?Previous work has noted that in the corporate hierarchy security professionals sometimes find themselves at a disadvantage because they lack the business acumen and experience compared to other corporate professionals. This lower status has a knock-on impact in being less well placed to defend professional territories, argue for investment in say those suppliers that are better but cost more. From this there is a somewhat downward spiral that impacts on perceptions of the wider security sector. How true is this today...
2024-05-1244 min
Refreshing LeadershipS2.22: Breaking the Mold in a Male-Dominated Domain: Fearless Leadership in the Security Sector with Letitia Emeana ASIS CPP, PSP and CISMPAs you can imagine, Security is a male-dominated world, recruiting often from police and military veterans (who are predominantly male). So I resonated strongly with some of the issues Letitia was struggling with when she coached with me a few years ago. I’m super proud of her courage and stance on making such an important profession more open and accessible not just to women, but all minority groups.ASIS International is a global community of security practitioners who are trained, certified and professionals in the protection of assets - people, property, and/or information.Sh...
2024-02-161h 05
The IFSEC Insider Podcast: Security in FocusWorking towards gender equality in security, fire and safetyEpisode 9 of the IFSEC Global Security in Focus podcast centres on a discussion we recently hosted about gender equality in the security, fire and safety sectors. It's a fascinating and extremely eye-opening chat between representatives from women's networks across the professions, to understand how gender bias and discrimination exists, the challenges faced and what organisations, managers and individuals can do to better support gender equality. Host, Charlotte Geoghegan, also hears about the development of the different women's networks, why they exist and their future goals. Thank you to Letitia Emeana, Fiona Perrin, Andrea White and Heather Beach...
2023-01-2545 minThe IFSEC Insider Podcast: Security in FocusDiversifying security and developing a professional networkWe hear from Letitia Emeana about the importance of a diverse industry, and why building a network of security professionals is so important to developing your own skillset. We discuss how ASIS International has been so integral to Letitia's own pathway, as well as the growing requirement for collaboration between physical, cyber and IT security experts.Letitia Emeana has been active in security since 2001 and is the Chair of the ASIS UK Chapter. She qualified with her ASIS PSP in December 2007, IT Governance CISMP 2014 and ASIS CPP in 2017. Letitia is a multi-disciplinary security professional and leader with...
2022-04-2930 min
Security Management HighlightsSM Highlights at GSX: The Next Generation of Public–Private PartnershipsIn this special GSX 2021 episode of SM Highlights, sponsored by HID Global, Letitia Emeana, CPP, PSP, explains the UK Protect Duty and how it ties into the future of public–private partnerships. In addition, Julian Lovelock, vice president of the global business segment at HID Global, joins to discuss converged credentialing—especially as more organizations move to hybrid models.
Emeana participated in two online exclusive presentations, Anticipated Effects of “UK Protect Duty” on Large Public Spaces and Venues and Public/Private Partnership Support—Stronger Together, at GSX 2021 on the future of partnerships for public safety. GSX sessions will be available online thr...
2021-09-2726 min
Security Matters PodcastSecurity Matters Podcast - Episode 17On Episode 17 of the Security Matters Podcast, Brian chats with Letitia Emeana CPP PSP CISMP (Group Security Capability Manager at Unilever) and Dawn Holmes MSc CPP (Group Head of Security for GVC Holdings) about their recent appointments as (respectively) Chair and Vice-Chair of ASIS International’s UK Chapter. Letitia and Dawn focus on several issues including the diversity agenda in the security sector and their aspirations for the ASIS UK Chapter in 2021 and beyond.
In addition, Brian interviews Andy Gent (CEO of Revector, a business that specialises in the field of telecoms intelligence for fraud prevention and se...
2020-12-0247 minSecurity Matters PodcastSecurity Matters Podcast - Episode 17On Episode 17 of the Security Matters Podcast, Brian chats with Letitia Emeana CPP PSP CISMP (Group Security Capability Manager at Unilever) and Dawn Holmes MSc CPP (Group Head of Security for GVC Holdings) about their recent appointments as (respectively) Chair and Vice-Chair of ASIS International’s UK Chapter. Letitia and Dawn focus on several issues including the diversity agenda in the security sector and their aspirations for the ASIS UK Chapter in 2021 and beyond.In addition, Brian interviews Andy Gent (CEO of Revector, a business that specialises in the field of telecoms intelligence for fraud prevention and se...
2020-12-0147 min