Meet

Shane O’Brien

HEAD OF OPERATIONS, MIDDLE EAST

Shane is our Head of Operations – Middle East and is based in Saudi Arabia. With a background working for the US Department of State and Bank of America, and an educational history that includes a Masters in Political Science, a BS in Psychology, and a BS in Criminal Justice, Shane’s broad range of experience stands to us daily. 

His years working as a Regional Coordinator with the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) in particular sees him uniquely positioned to support our operations in the Middle East and to look after our people deployed out there. With more clients coming on board in the Middle East all the time, Shane’s role is an important one as we continue to deploy more and more people to the region.

He fills the role of our General Manager in KSA, a key role for a foreign-owned company legitimately operating in the Kingdom, and leads on our service delivery in the region.


Shane is one of our people


Areas of Focus

As our consistent presence on the ground in the Kingdom, Shane further develops and maintains key relationships with our clients and partners, ensuring projects and service are delivered to our standards at all times.

Shane has a truly unique background, both in events and beyond.

His educational and professional experience in international security and geopolitics sees him maintain a watching brief on all things relevant to the safety and security of our teams and projects in the Middle East.

 

 

Current / Recent Projects

  • Leading delivery for an event series for which we are active for both the promoter and the venue in KSA
  • Developing bespoke H&S systems and procedures for a venue client in the Middle East
  • Managing delivery of H&S services across a range of event projects in Riyadh and Jeddah
  • Contributing to the BEAST ED educational programme being run by MDLBEAST

 




Selected Qualifications

  • Masters of Arts, Political Science – emphasis on Political Psychology, International Relations and Leadership Analysis – Washington State University
  • Bachelors of Science, Psychology – University of Idaho
  • Bachelors of Science, Justice Studies – University of Idaho