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Corporate executive protection keeps senior people safe during their working life without slowing it down. It covers the journey, the meeting and the confidentiality of what is said in the room.

Companies often think of protection only for crises. In practice, most needs are ordinary and predictable: an investor roadshow, a board meeting abroad, a visit to an industrial site, a negotiation in a hotel suite, an annual general meeting.

Praetorian treats these needs as one brief. Personal protection, transport and the privacy of meeting spaces are considered together, because a weakness in one undermines the others.

Business travel

Travel is when an executive's schedule is most public and least controlled. Flights, hotels and meeting venues are often known to many people in advance.

Preparation covers arrivals, transfers, hotels and venues, and the journeys between them. A chauffeur, a protection officer or both can accompany the executive, depending on the destination and the profile of the visit.

Board meetings and shareholder events

A board meeting gathers the people and the information a company most needs to protect. Access to the venue, arrivals of participants and the privacy of the room all matter.

A technical sweep of the meeting room can be scheduled shortly before the session. Protection can cover the arrival and departure of key participants without changing the atmosphere of the meeting.

Sensitive negotiations

In a negotiation, what is overheard can matter as much as what is signed. Hotel suites, rented meeting rooms and vehicles are spaces the company does not control.

Sweeps of suites and vehicles, discreet transport and a limited circle of people informed of the programme reduce the risk of leaks. The arrangement stays in proportion to what is at stake.

1. First exchange. The security manager, an assistant or the executive describes the programme, the people and the concerns. Email, WhatsApp or a call: a few lines are enough to start.
2. Assessment. We look at the destination, the venues, the profile of the executive and the sensitivity of the meetings.
3. Proposal. Resources, scope, availability and terms are set out in writing and discussed before confirmation.
4. Preparation. Routes, venues, timings and any technical sweep are prepared before the executive arrives.
5. On assignment. Coordination continues with your point of contact as the programme changes.
6. Debrief. After the assignment, we review what happened and what to adjust for the next one.

What the company keeps

The company chooses who is informed, what is shared and how the executive wishes to be accompanied. We adapt to existing travel policies and internal security teams rather than replacing them.

Read more about the way we work on our method page.