Stuart Page is the founder of Page Protective Services and Page Associates, now merged with EMCIIS Ltd to form Page Group Limited. He has over twenty years experience in the commercial investigations and security industry. Stuart has conducted complex international fraud and asset tracing investigations for which he has an acknowledged reputation for expertise. Furthermore, he has managed close protection assignments and full service embassy and delegation security contracts in hostile environments.

Stuart commenced his career as a police officer serving with the Metropolitan Police where he was assigned to Scotland Yard’s Anti-Terrorist Squad and Special Branch. Later, he was an Army Reservist with the Royal Military Police.

Charles Blackmore is a founder of EMCIIS Limited, a commercial intelligence and investigations company, which merged with Page Protective Services and Page Associates in July 2009 to form Page Group Limited. Prior to EMCIIS Charles headed the international practice of a US-owned security and investigations company. During that time he set up and ran its private security company in Iraq for three years.

Charles has the unique combination of having both investigative and security experience. He served 14 years as an officer in the British Army during which he specialised in counter terrorism. Subsequently, he spent 12 years as an investment banker working in corporate finance in emerging markets, particularly Russia, Africa, and Pakistan where he lived for 3 years. He has established an international reputation as an explorer and author having led expeditions in China and Arabia.

Zaheer is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and a member of The Chartered Institute of Taxation. Zaheer runs a successful Accountancy and Taxation practice with a substantial offshore client base and has network of contacts in Switzerland, Southern Africa and Asia. His association with a renowned trust company in Geneva brings international financial expertise to Page Group. Zaheer has acted as adviser to Page Protective Services and Page Associates for several years and was instrumental in the merger with EMCIIS Ltd to form Page Group Ltd.

Peter Isaacs has extensive experience of the international security industry at a senior level and was a main board director of Defence Systems Ltd (now ArmorGroup/G4S), one of the UK’s principal international security providers for 9 years. He has managed land mine clearance projects for the United Nations in Southern Africa, the Balkans and Central Asia and border management/counter narcotics projects for the European Commission in Central Asia.

Previously, he served as an infantry officer in the British, Australian and Sultan of Oman’s Armies seeing active service in South Vietnam and Oman.

Harry is responsible for the operational management of Page Group’s security operations in high risk and hostile environments. He joined Page Group after serving with distinction as an officer in the British Army for eight years with operational tours in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Balkans.

Harry is a Graduate in Leadership and Management and has a Diploma in Business and Media. In the Army he completed courses in Terrorism: Causes, Trends and Responses; The Application of Force, Future Conflicts, Britain and International Security; and the Law of Armed Conflict.

John was a founding director in EMCIIS Limited, now part of Page Group Limited. Previously he worked with Charles Blackmore and Adrian Davidson in a US-owned risk management company where he led the investigations team. John manages Page Group’s Commercial Intelligence and Investigations team overseeing all major fraud assignments, ranging from internal employee theft to complex international asset tracing, as well as Due Diligence and Background Check enquiries. John managed the first Construction Contract Monitoring projects in the UK.

John served 30 years with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). His final role was Operational Head of the Economics and Specialist Crimes Unit at New Scotland Yard. He previously oversaw the deployment of covert and technical surveillance activity within MPS. John acted as the UK representative on the Steering Group for joint FBI US/UK White Collar Crime Investigation Team for the UK overseas territories in the Caribbean. With this experience, he built an extensive network of law enforcement contacts around the world, particularly in offshore jurisdictions.

Adrian was a co-founder of EMCIIS Limited with Charles Blackmore and John Carnt, now part of Page Group, having worked with them previously at a US-owned investigations company in London. Adrian manages all types of investigations for Page Group ranging from due diligence and background checks to asset tracing in international jurisdictions. He has worked in the investigations industry for over 10 years and his experience covers fraud investigations, international due diligence and litigation support. In a former investigations company he specialised in the Middle East and Africa team.

Adrian has extensive knowledge of both UK and international public record research and analysis. He is a trained i2 Analyst notebook user, which is favoured by police forces in the UK and USA in their investigations and has used this investigative and analytical software on a number of different cases.

Michael Olver is the head of Middle East operations for security and investigations. He is based out of Beirut and Dubai and has worked in the region for the past decade. He comes to Page Group with a breadth of operational knowledge and experience in running inquiries and security tasks on behalf of private sector interest across the Middle East and North Africa.

Michael holds degrees in Middle Eastern history and politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and the University of St. Andrews.

Sharon Leahy-Clark is a highly regarded researcher and project manager. She has worked in the investigations industry for over 8 years, with the last 6 years working with Charles, John and Adrian. Sharon has an extensive knowledge of public record research and has conducted research in respect of due diligence, corporate investigations and litigation support for many high profile and international clients.

Her employment history includes working in an information capacity for The Association of British Insurers, The Poetry Library in the Royal Festival Hall and The British Medical Association. Sharon has a BSc (Hons) Sociology, BA (Hons) Fine Art and MA in Fine Art.

Alan joined Page Group as head of the advisory board in the autumn of 2011. He has had a long and distinguished legal career, retiring as Chairman of Eversheds LLP in April 2010.  As a lawyer, Alan practised in the fields of commercial litigation, international arbitration and professional negligence. He worked on many high profile cases, including the Lockerbie trial.

In addition to his advisory role with Page Group, Alan sits on a number of boards in the private, public, and charitable sectors, including UK Trade and Investment and the Crown Prosecution Service.

James had a distinguished career in the police service. Starting with the Surrey and Metropolitan forces, he rose to become Head of the Diplomatic Protection Group and latterly Commissioner of City of London Police until handing over to the present incumbent. In this role he took lead responsibility for all UK law enforcement fraud and financial crime matters. He holds a number of non-executive appointments including with the Office of Fair Trading.