Judges
Tony Botes
Security Association of South Africa (SASA)
Tony has been active in the Private Security Sector since the mid 1980’s and has served the industry in various capacities. He entered the private security industry in 1986. Tony was the Secretary/Treasurer, Vice Chairman and Chairman of SANSEA (South African National Security Employers Association), Transvaal Region, during the 1990’s, and the National Vice Chairman and Chairman of SANSEA during the same period.
Filipe Joel de Almeida
Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA)
Professional path centered in the Security, IT & Risk Management areas and a degree in Management, with great connection and responsibilities supporting Business Operations.
Extensive experience in designing and implementing systems that allow the optimization of processes to a greater control of the operations, focused in increasing the Business Resilience & Sustainability.
Tony Botes
Security Association of South Africa (SASA)
Tony has been active in the Private Security Sector since the mid 1980’s and has served the industry in various capacities. He entered the private security industry in 1986.
Tony was the Secretary/Treasurer, Vice Chairman and Chairman of SANSEA (South African National Security Employers Association), Transvaal Region, during the 1990’s, and the National Vice Chairman and Chairman of SANSEA during the same period.
He was also on the Executive Committee of SSEO, the Security Services Employers Organisation, since its formation in 1997, including the positions of Deputy Chairman and Chairman, thereafter as Secretary after retiring as an active security service provider.
He has been involved in the periodic wage negotiations for our sector since the early 1990’s and has, during that same period, been the primary author of the sectoral determination, the primary legislation covering minimum salary levels, benefits and conditions of employment in the private security industry,
Tony retired from the guarding industry in 2009 and was subsequently contracted as Risk and Project Manager for the World Cup for the four major stadiums in 2010.
He now administers SASA, the Security Association of South Africa, as well as consulting to service providers in the Private Security Industry with regard to the interpretation and application of Sectoral Determination 6 (the legislation governing remuneration and conditions of employment, compliance) and HR/IR matters.
Filipe Joel de Almeida
Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA)
Professional path centered in the Security, IT & Risk Management areas and a degree in Management, with great connection and responsibilities supporting Business Operations.
Extensive experience in designing and implementing systems that allow the optimization of processes to a greater control of the operations, focused in increasing the Business Resilience & Sustainability.
Working as Corporate Security & Loss Prevention Manager in Rangel Logistics Solutions, oversees Security operations over 9 different countries and as TAPA EMEA Regional Lead for Africa, coordinates the Association initiatives across the continent to increase the Supply Chain Security and Resilience