Leadership, Law Enforcement, Transformation
Midland Blue is the vehicle to apply Dave's experience in executive leadership, change, governance, public service reform, law enforcement and crisis management.
Dave is one of the UK's most respected senior police leaders. He has had a thirty two year career including seven years as Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, one of the UK's biggest forces. He has led major transformation programmes in policing across counter terrorism, gangs, gun crime, police finance, technology and diversity. He directed the security operation for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham 2022.
Holder of the Queens Police Medal and knighted for services to policing.
Police Executive Leadership experience can bring significant value to other sectors.
We operate in a volatile, political, high profile environment with many stakeholders.
We face strategic and operational challenges that create critical choices and face extreme scrutiny.
We are on the front-line of the digital revolution modern businesses face.
We have transformed policing with reduced resources.
Non-Executive Directorship to support your organisation.
UK Policing advice as you seek to understand the law enforcement market place.
Strategic advice for partnership working, governance or Chief Officer appointments.
Executive support to help you develop strategies for crisis or deliver transformation.
Executive team building.
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Leading the largest police force in England outside London brought many operational and organisational challenges. Providing vision and direction for the WMP2020 programme, a five year police / private partnership which transformed the force's culture and technology, whilst achieving budget reductions of 24%. A leader in diversity in his own force and recently leader of the National Race Action Plan. Senior responsible officer for the £95m National Common Intelligence Platform programme across UK Counter Terrorism Policing. An experienced board member. A founding director of Blue Light Commercial Ltd, the Commonwealth Games Strategic Board and Chair of United by 2022, the games legacy charity.
Dave has always held a high public profile unafraid of discussing the complex issues facing policing through his blog and media articles.. The blog will continue at Midland Blue providing thought leadership on policing and leadership challenges.
Get in touch! to discuss your organisation's challenges and the outcomes you want to achieve. The skills and experiences of Police Executive Leadership are not just for law enforcement.