Our People

Kieron has been in charge at FACT since 2006, overseeing the IP Protection, Due Diligence, Investigations and Digital Forensics services to FACT’s UK and International clients. Kieron is a former senior City of London Police detective and head of the economic crime team at Interpol.

Andy partners with Kieron to develop and manage the FACT business. As a former Omnicom COO for Asia Pacific, based in Tokyo, he played a key role in the region’s rapid expansion. Andy has also held senior leadership roles within Omnicom in London and New York, with Vivendi Universal in Paris and co-founded and led the M&A practice at Endeavour for six years.

Heidi is FACT’s Business Manager and HR expert. She has been at FACT for 20 years and is involved in all areas of the business, knitting together the different elements to provide the functioning support all successful companies need.

Brenda is a CIMA part qualified accountant with over 30 years’ experience and has held the position of Finance Manager at FACT for 20 years. She is responsible for all the finance and accounting functions, pro-actively supporting business operations.

Prior to joining FACT, Andy was a Detective Inspector at the City of London Police, where he served for 30 years. Having spent most of his police service in Specialist Crime Operations, Andy has a broad range of experience in both Covert and Overt investigations and brings a wealth of intelligence experience to FACT’s investigation division.

Lucy is leading our due diligence services programme, incorporating many aspects of FACT’s intelligence-led approach to problem solving. Lucy has a wealth of experience as a highly qualified senior intelligence analyst.

Nick has several years’ experience in investigations, research, and analysis, with a track record of overseeing successful criminal prosecutions and law enforcement operations. He is managing within the Due Diligence team, helping FACT deliver analysis of global financial, criminal, and security threats.

Mandy has over 20 years of marketing and communication experience across the broadcast media industries in South Africa, Germany, and the UK. Mandy is responsible for all aspects of B2B and B2C marcomms activities across FACT  and brings a wealth of UK and international experience.

Ian is the former Commissioner of the City of London Police and has over 40 years’ experience in operations, protective security, and complex global crime. His commitment to fighting crime, in particular fraud and cybercrime, and his knowledge in so many fields of policing is a great asset to FACT’s evolving areas of business.

Emma McClarkin is the Chief Executive of the British Beer and Pub Association, a former Member of the European Parliament and International Trade Specialist. She brings a wealth of experience in policy, trade, marketing and communications.

Senior manager, chartered accountant, management consultant, and police advisor; Ian brings many years of experience and knowledge to the Board.

Mike is a Certified Fraud Examiner. He has over twenty years’ of experience conducting investigations into complex cross-border cases, including high-value asset searches and often operating in challenging jurisdictions. Mike previously served in the Royal Air Force as a Provost Offices, where he specialised in criminal law and is the founder of Morris Chase International, an investigations company FACT acquired in 2021.

Colin is a former and highly experienced senior detective with multiple disciplines at the core of his expertise. He now specialises in the provision of a wide range of training programmes for a multitude of international clients. His company, Intelect, are FACT’s specialist training provider, particularly relating to due diligence and other economic crime areas.