Gamal Newry

Gamal Newry is an expert in the fields of business continuity, crisis management, fraud, security and cyber risk solutions. He has done numerous consulting, training and investigative assignments and has developed and implemented policy and procedures for healthcare facilities, major real estates and gated communities and financial institutions in the Caribbean. Newry has also presented on many topics relating to security management, safety and disaster recovery.

Newry was a regular columnist for the Bahamas Weekly and The Tribune Newspaper, where he shared his insight on corporate and business asset protection solutions. He is co-author of the book "Business Security Audit and Review Toolkit". Newry is also a former lecturer of the College of the Bahamas, where he lead the delivery of the International Foundation of Protection Officers Certified Protection Officer Course, and ispresently an Adjunct Instructor at the Royal Bahamas Police College.

Newry studied Law and Criminal Justice at the College of the Bahamas and Risk Crisis and Disaster Management at the University of Leicester. He holds the following certifications: CBCI from the Business Continuity Institute, CCM from the Institute for Business Continuity Training, CIRM from the Bank of Scotland / Bahamas Institute of Financial Services and CCRO from the International Cyber Threat Taskforce.

Newry holds the rank of Inspector in the Bahamian Police Reserves and is a tactical instructor and advisor for their elite Strike Force. He has trained with numerous special military and police units in Canada, Taiwan and the United States in diverse disciplines including special weapons and tactics (SWAT), officer survival and safety, use of force management, and less than lethal force.

Newry has over 25 years martial arts experience, and more than fifteen of these years as the lead instructor of police orientated self-defense skills for the Royal Bahamas Police Force, Newry has taught instructor classes and hand to hand combat strategies for all agencies of the Bahamas Ministry of National Security. Newry has black belts in Karate, Jujutsu and Judo, and also teaches the Russian Martial Art of Systema.

Newry is a member of the American Society of Industrial Security and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and represents the International Foundation for Protection Officers and Business Continuity Institute in the Bahamas.