ABOUT RESTRATA
Restrata has over 15 years of experience maximising
safety and security procedures for our clients.
WHY DO WE EXIST?
We are determined to challenge the duty of care status quo. From the Latin “Res” for resilient and “Strata” for layers,
we strive to ensure every business and every person is protected
OUR STORY
Since 2006, Restrata has been on a mission to optimise business operations with the effective management of safety and security risks. With offices across the world, a strong heritage of projects in the UK and Europe, and a focus on expansion across the Middle East and Africa, Restrata is here to share our knowledge and expertise across the globe as we help develop critical infrastructure and national security strategies.
The Restrata team occupies a unique position with the expertise, knowledge and experience required to consult, deliver, manage and outsource effectively in order to meet our clients needs even in the most demanding workplace.
OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE
In a world of evolving risks, Restrata’s founding principle was to overcome technological frontiers in order to enable improved security and safety outcomes. Since then, we have been protecting assets and managing incidents in some of the most challenging environments on earth.
Technology is still at the heart of our operation. Using our platform and services, Restrata is committed to driving the digitisation of safety and security to ensure organisations can achieve maximum resilience.
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MEET OUR TEAM
Chris St. George
Chairman and Co-Founder
Chris has been Restrata’s co-founder and Chairman since 2006. He is an investor, entrepreneur and business operator with a 20-year track record of building business and creating shareholder value. He has delivered consistent and high returns operating in some of the world’s most challenging emerging markets and complex sectors.
Botan Osman
CEO
Botan was appointed as CEO in 2017 having previously served as Global Director for Business Development and as Country Director Kurdistan. Botan joined Restrata in 2013 from the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, where he founded the KRG Department of IT and served as its head.
Tim Surridge
CFO
Tim is an experienced finance professional with a track record of working with growth companies to create value. He was the CFO of Olive Group, a Dubai based security solution provider, and was previously CFO and an Executive Director at Dangote Cement plc, Nigeria’s largest cement producer.
Jonathan Barrett
Chief Revenue Officer
As CRO, Jonathan oversees and strategically guides Restrata’s global go-to-market operations. He has a wealth of experience in growing businesses and creating customer value gained in leadership roles at technology brands such as Cisco, Dell and Microsoft and more recently in start-up and hyper-growth scale-up organisations providing SaaS solutions.
Nick Wright
Chief Product Officer
Driving Restrata’s global product strategy and operations. Over 20 years in product and technology having successfully built and exited SaaS startups including co-founding Crowdicty, a global leader in Enterprise Collaboration software. Acquired by Madallia Inc.
David Ives
Chief Technology Officer
As CTO, David drives the Technology function to scale the current platform and deliver new product lines. David has over 20 years of experience in Technology, with more than 15 as a technical leader. Throughout his career, David has led organisations in sectors including Fintech, Healthtech and Martech. His focus has always been building exceptional teams to deliver business growth.
Raluca Donea
Marketing Director
Raluca drives Restrata’s marketing strategy and go-to-market plans. She has over 10 years' B2B tech and SaaS marketing experience, helping different sized businesses create a differentiated market positioning, drive adoption, improve retention, accelerate growth and scale successfully.
Will Follett
VP & Head of MEA Operations
Will joined Restrata in 2009 and has held a number of senior management roles within the business. He has delivered security, safety, risk and crisis management projects across the World, and has a proven understanding of the operational, tactical and strategic demands of clients. Having served in the British Army previously, Will is currently focussed on driving operations, business development and sales activities.
Emily McDonald
Head of Customer Success
Emily is responsible for all Customer Success activities at Restrata. Her experience sits firmly in delivering customer value, and ensuring customers are set up for success from onboarding and implementation, through to launch and beyond. Emily brings experience in managing customer projects across a range of technology focused industries, and in both public and private sectors.
Tim Willis
Customer Engagement Director
Tim's focus is to grow the business with existing and new clients. With over 20 years in the military and corporate security spheres, he has extensive security operations experience having supported clients in managing crises across Africa and the Middle East, working for some of the world's leading risk consultancies and security assistance companies.
Greg Simpson
Business Development Director, Europe
Greg joined Restrata in 2019 and is responsible for the delivery of services for existing and new customers across Restrata’s Emergency, Crisis and Continuity Preparedness, 24/7 Monitoring and Response and Restrata Platform service lines.
Lisle Skriker
HR and Business Support Manager
Lisle became HR manager at Restrata in July 2019 after initially joining in January 2018 as HR Executive. Lisle has assisted in setting up the Business Support Team and oversees Restrata’s administration requirements and office management in the Dubai office.
Justin Vaughan
Head of Partnerships
Joining Restrata in October 2017, Justin is a key member of the security consultancy division, responsible for delivering physical security and technology consulting projects for clients across the MENA, UK, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions. He has experience across a variety of sectors including hospitality, critical national infrastructure and government.
Simon Marwick
Head of Global Operations Command Centre (GOCC) and UK Operations
Already an experienced military officer, since joining Restrata in 2014 Simon has continued to build upon and improve a large number of standard operating procedures within the Global Command Center and response consultancy.
Craig Menzies
Head of Emergency, Crisis and Continuity Preparedness
Craig joined Restrata in 2013 following a 30-year career in Police Scotland. He has vast experience in dealing with complex incidents and crises in his roles as a Police Commander, Force Control Room Manager, Firearms Commander, Royalty Protection Officer and Command and Control Instructor at the Scottish Police College.
Neil Purcell
Head of Consultancy
Neil oversees various security and design projects around the globe in his role leading Restrata’s consultancy team. He is a seasoned professional within the Security field with over 20 years experience of Electronic, Physical, and Integrated Security System design, Threat and Risk Assessments, and Project Management.
SENIOR ADVISORS
John Donlon QPM
Senior Advisor
John Donlon advises Restrata on Policing, Port Security, Critical National Infrastructure Protection, Major Sporting Events and Counter Terrorism. John joined Restrata after 34 years with the Police Service where he was a Chief Officer within the National Counter Terrorism Policing Command. He provided the strategic policing lead on all matters within the Protect and Prepare portfolios of the UK Counter Terrorism Strategy, CONTEST.
Alex Baird
Senior Advisor
Zimbabwean born entrepreneur with interests in Energy, Telecommunications, Mining, Agriculture and the Petroleum sectors. Alex holds a postgraduate (MBA) in international business and is an Electrical /mechanical engineer by profession. Over the last 25 years, Alex has been predominantly involved in the acquisition and delivery of large scale technology focused Infrastructure projects for National Oil companies.
John Yourston
Senior Advisor
John is a highly experienced security and business sector professional with a proven track record of commercial success. Following an accomplished career in the British Army, he transitioned to the commercial sector and as a founding director of Olive Group, was instrumental in building a small start up company in a niche sector of the security market to a multimillion dollar turnover,technology integration and training organisation.
BOARD MEMBERS
David St. George
Co-Founder
David was the co-founder and Co-Chairman of Olive Group, a Dubai based security solution provider, from 2003 until its merger with Constellis Holdings in 2015. David was previously a Director at Union Bancaire Privée, where he managed portfolios of hedge funds on behalf of private clients.
OUR TEAM
Chris St. George
Chairman and Co-founder
Chris has been Restrata’s co-founder and Chairman since 2006. He is an investor, entrepreneur and business operator with a 20-year track record of building business and creating shareholder value. He has delivered consistent and high returns operating in some of the world’s most challenging emerging markets and complex sectors.
Botan Osman
CEO
Botan was appointed as CEO in 2017 having previously served as Global Director for Business Development and as Country Director Kurdistan. Botan joined Restrata in 2013 from the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, where he founded the KRG Department of IT and served as its head.
Tim Surridge
CFO
Tim is an experienced finance professional with a track record of working with growth companies to create value. He was the CFO of Olive Group, a Dubai based security solution provider, and was previously CFO and an Executive Director at Dangote Cement plc, Nigeria’s largest cement producer.
Jonathan Barrett
Chief Revenue Officer
As CRO, Jonathan oversees and strategically guides Restrata’s global go-to-market operations. He has a wealth of experience in growing businesses and creating customer value gained in leadership roles at technology brands such as Cisco, Dell and Microsoft and more recently in start-up and hyper-growth scale-up organisations providing SaaS solutions.
Nick Wright
Chief Product Officer
Driving Restrata’s global product strategy and operations. Over 20 years in product and technology having successfully built and exited SaaS startups including co-founding Crowdicty, a global leader in Enterprise Collaboration software. Acquired by Madallia Inc.
David Ives
Chief Technology Officer
As CTO, David drives the Technology function to scale the current platform and deliver new product lines. David has over 20 years of experience in Technology, with more than 15 as a technical leader. Throughout his career, David has led organisations in sectors including Fintech, Healthtech and Martech. His focus has always been building exceptional teams to deliver business growth.
Raluca Donea
Marketing Director
Raluca drives Restrata’s marketing strategy and go-to-market plans. She has over 10 years’ experience in the B2B SaaS industry, helping businesses across multiple sectors successfully grow and scale by connecting the dots between vision, product and market.
Will Follett
Vice President Sales, MEA
Will has been involved in Workforce Development for over 15 years, and has managed, directed and led training, assessment development and a variety of projects across Government and Private Sector organisations. Since joining Restrata in 2009, Will has managed safety, security and risk management initiatives in over 35 countries.
Emily McDonald
Head of Customer Success
Emily is responsible for all Customer Success activities at Restrata. Her experience sits firmly in delivering customer value, and ensuring customers are set up for success from onboarding and implementation, through to launch and beyond. Emily brings experience in managing customer projects across a range of technology focused industries, and in both public and private sectors.
Tim Willis
Customer Engagement Director
Tim's focus is to grow the business with existing and new clients. With over 20 years in the military and corporate security spheres, he has extensive security operations experience having supported clients in managing crises across Africa and the Middle East, working for some of the world's leading risk consultancies and security assistance companies.
Greg Simpson
Business Development Director, Europe
Greg joined Restrata in 2019 and is responsible for the delivery of services for existing and new customers across Restrata’s Emergency, Crisis and Continuity Preparedness, 24/7 Monitoring and Response and Restrata Platform service lines.
Lisle Skriker
HR and Business Support Manager
Lisle became HR manager at Restrata in July 2019 after initially joining in January 2018 as HR Executive. Lisle has assisted in setting up the Business Support Team and oversees Restrata’s administration requirements and office management in the Dubai office.
Justin Vaughan
Head of Partnerships
Joining Restrata in October 2017, Justin is a key member of the security consultancy division, responsible for delivering physical security and technology consulting projects for clients across the MENA, UK, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions. He has experience across a variety of sectors including hospitality, critical national infrastructure and government.
Simon Marwick
Head of Global Operations Command Centre (GOCC) and UK Operations
Already an experienced military officer, since joining Restrata in 2014 Simon has continued to build upon and improve a large number of standard operating procedures within the Global Command Center and response consultancy.
Craig Menzies
Head of Emergency, Crisis and Continuity Preparedness
Craig joined Restrata in 2013 following a 30-year career in Police Scotland. He has vast experience in dealing with complex incidents and crises in his roles as a Police Commander, Force Control Room Manager, Firearms Commander, Royalty Protection Officer and Command and Control Instructor at the Scottish Police College.
Neil Purcell
Head of Consultancy
Neil oversees various security and design projects around the globe in his role leading Restrata’s consultancy team. He is a seasoned professional within the Security field with over 20 years experience of Electronic, Physical, and Integrated Security System design, Threat and Risk Assessments, and Project Management.
SENIOR ADVISORS
John Donlon QPM
Senior Advisor
John Donlon advises Restrata on Policing, Port Security, Critical National Infrastructure Protection, Major Sporting Events and Counter Terrorism. John joined Restrata after 34 years with the Police Service where he was a Chief Officer within the National Counter Terrorism Policing Command. He provided the strategic policing lead on all matters within the Protect and Prepare portfolios of the UK Counter Terrorism Strategy, CONTEST.
Alex Baird
Senior Advisor
Zimbabwean born entrepreneur with interests in Energy, Telecommunications, Mining, Agriculture and the Petroleum sectors. Alex holds a postgraduate (MBA) in international business and is an Electrical /mechanical engineer by profession. Over the last 25 years, Alex has been predominantly involved in the acquisition and delivery of large scale technology focused Infrastructure projects for National Oil companies.
John Yourston
Senior Advisor
John is a highly experienced security and business sector professional with a proven track record of commercial success. Following an accomplished career in the British Army, he transitioned to the commercial sector and as a founding director of Olive Group, was instrumental in building a small start up company in a niche sector of the security market to a multimillion dollar turnover,technology integration and training organisation.
BOARD MEMBERS
David St. George
Co-Founder
David was the co-founder and Co-Chairman of Olive Group, a Dubai based security solution provider, from 2003 until its merger with Constellis Holdings in 2015. David was previously a Director at Union Bancaire Privée, where he managed portfolios of hedge funds on behalf of private clients.
Join our team
Restrata are always on the lookout for ambitious and safety-conscious individuals. If you share our vision, why not join us?
Join our team
Restrata are always on the lookout for ambitious and safety-conscious individuals. If you share our vision, why not join us?