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Danny Chan [Speaker]

Written by Kalaivani | Sep 15, 2022 10:02:35 AM

Danny Chan - International Award-Winning Board Member and Security Risk Professional


Upon leaving the Army as a Captain with the Singapore Special Forces, Danny proceeded to develop, advise and train numerous law enforcement agencies and military tactical units around the world with Britam Defense before serving Fortune 500 companies, Government and non-governmental organizations with Olive Group in austere environments on four continents. Danny went on to become Director of Global Risk Assessments at Worldaware International Inc., which provided operational intelligence and enterprise risk management solutions to 900 of the Fortune 2000 companies.

Danny was also regularly interviewed on major news networks like Channel News Asia and The Straits Times. Danny then became Regional Director, Global Risk Management for Marriott International Inc. He handled numerous crises spanning manmade ones like terrorism attacks, natural disasters like earthquakes, and major events like the Olympic Games. Danny was Senior Consultant, Security Monitoring and Response, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa for Mastercard International Inc. before transiting into his current role of Regional Security Officer for the Asia Pacific.

Danny currently sits on ASIS International’s Global Board of
Directors, the advisory council of Harvard Business Review,
the US-ASEAN Business Council’s Cybersecurity Subcommittee, and the Counter Terrorism Certification
Board. Danny is also the Chair of FS-ISAC’s CISO Congress and
sits on their Asia Pacific Strategy Committee.

In his free time, Danny volunteers as an Associate Mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre & Small Claims Tribunals of the Subordinate Courts of Singapore and runs his own micro-social initiative organization, “Making a Difference”.

 

Current BCM Career

 

International Security Risk Professional
Mastercard

Past Employment

Regional Director, Global Risk Management
Marriots International Inc.

 

 

 

Professional Qualification

 
Awarded Disaster Recovery Certified Expert (DRCE) from BCM Institute
Awarded Business Continuity Certified Expert(BCCE) from BCM Institute
Awarded Certified Professional Risk Manager (CPRM) from Asia Risk Management Institute  
Awarded Associate Member (AMBCI) from Business Continuity Institute
 
Awarded Associate Mediator & Coach, Singapore Mediation Center & The Subordinate Courts of Singapore
 
Awarded International Ship and Port Security, International Maritime Organization, United Nations - CSO, SSO, PFSO Accessor, American Bureau of Shipping  
Awarded Certified Anti-Terrorism Specialist (CAS), Anti-Terrorism Accreditation Board