Former Regimental Sergeant Major with a Specialised Military Unit during 25 years of service, Hef gained exceptional experience working in concert with the Intelligence Services, Police, US Tier 1 Military Units and the DEA. Subsequently Director of Above Ground Risks for a major oil company, supporting upstream and downstream operations in remote and hostile regions. Founder Member of SEAK.

Mark served eight years as an Officer in the British Army and has subsequently worked for over 25 years in a number of sectors from business start-up to large blue-chip environments. Formerly Executive Director at Priory Healthcare, responsible for a turnover in excess of £44 million, and COO of an international consultancy for Fortune 500 companies, Mark has founded three companies specialising in the areas of cost management, utilities, SaaS and franchising.

Rob coordinates the design and development of SEAK’s digital product suite, and sets the direction of future innovation. He brings with him 20 years of experience in software development and architecture. He holds a PhD in applied mathematics, and is a co-founder of Piktical Ltd. In his spare time, he helps to run meetings of the London Quantum Computing Group.

Paul is the former CEO and CFO of Heritage Oil, which had a premium listing on the Main Board of the London Stock Exchange and was a member of the  FTSE 250 until being acquired for US$1.6 billion in 2014. He has a corporate finance background with over 20 years’ experience in the international  natural resource sectors and is a chartered accountant, having qualified with Deloitte & Touche.

Currently a Senior Counsel at Charles Russell Speechlys and General Counsel at Prevail Partners, a risk management company. Formerly General Counsel and a founder shareholder of telecommunications group Inquam Limited – overseeing all legal work for raising initial capital of US$437 million, an additional US$200 million and purchasing various operations across Europe.

Paul recently retired from a distinguished career in the Police as Detective Superintendent, working closely with the Metropolitan Police, Dorset, Devon & Cornwall, Wiltshire and Avon & Somerset constabularies. His career encompassed appointments within the Criminal Investigation Department and Force Intelligence Bureau. Latterly, Paul has managed partner-agencies protecting domestic abuse victims.