Peter Power (crisis management specialist)

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Peter Power was born in the UK in 1951. He served in the 10 Battalion Parachute Regiment Territorial Army 1969 - 1971 before joining the Metropolitan Police in 1971. His service in that force included the Special Patrol Group and attachments to the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch and other front line units. He received several commendations for leadership etc. and in 1985 became the primary author of the Gold Silver Bronze command structure and also designed several mnemonics for dealing with terrorist bombs during the IRA campaign. In 1990 he transferred on promotion to Dorset. He retired from Dorset in 1993. In 1995 Power set up his own company in central London. He is quoted in the UK Government Guide on Integrated Emergency Management and he is the author of many other advice guidebooks including the original UK Govt. (DTI) booklet ‘Preventing Chaos in a Crisis'. Power is a Special Advisor to a number of key organisations including the Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness and the Business continuity Institute London Forum. He is in addition, a Special Advisor to the editorial board of Continuity Professional Magazine in the USA and is listed in the UK Register of Expert Witnesses. He is a Fellow of numerous industry associations and member of the Guild of Freemen of the City of London