You are in:
- Back Issues » 2007 » September
BAPCO appoints new EU projects manager
BAPCO has confirmed the appointment of Paul Hirst as the new EU Projects Manager for the association.
Hirst, retired from Bedfordshire Police at the end of July, having completed 30 years service. Having extensive operation and project management experience, particularly in the provision and use of communications and information management systems, he will prove a great asset to the association.
For the last two years, he had been on secondment from his parent police force to the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) as Capability Manager and in this capacity, he represented the Police Service at a national level on communications issues both within the service and with external organisations, as well as the commercial sector.
Hirst also represented the service as a board member on numerous national communications and network projects in which he: Developed, implemented and chaired national mobile information group structure involving all UK forces; Identified and encouraged areas of development for a national information portal in the area of emergency warn and inform; Identified and developed user interest and involvement in the use of mobile information for the management and control of major incidents by the UK emergency services; and Acted as central customer lead on security issues with other government organisations.
