Our Team

Alex Bomberg ^{F.ISMI, MSYL}

Group Chairman

Alex Bomberg is the Chairman and founder of Intelligent (UK Holdings) Limited group of companies, a Fellow of the Institute of Strategic Risk Management, and a Member of the Security Institute.

A regular commentator for international press and media on security and intelligence-related issues, Alex has contributed to articles in the Washington Post, New York Times, The Times (London), The Telegraph (London), and The South China Morning Post and has been interviewed by the BBC, Sky News, Channel 4 News (UK), Netflix, the Discovery Channel, and many more.

Alex has conducted several lectures over the past two decades, including to security industry groups in the UK and France and several Universities, including the Graduate Institute in Geneva and The University of West London. He has also lectured at Facebook and for several UK-based F1 Teams.

For a complete biography, see: Alex Bomberg - Biography

Christian Hill ^{F.ISRM, FInstAM, MSyl}

Managing Director

A Company Director and Board member. Having worked for Intelligent Protection several years ago in a Close Protection role for both Royalty and Ultra-High-Net-Worth individuals; Christian re-joined Intelligent Protection in 2022 as Head of Special Projects and was subsequently promoted to Managing Director in 2023.

Christian took a five-year break from the Close Protection sector to work in Facilities Management, a role that encompassed security, health and safety, risk and business continuity. The role of Head of Special Projects encompasses a number of areas within the company, including the development and management of one-off, bespoke client high-impact projects internationally.

A Fellow of the Institute of Strategic Risk Management and of the Institute for Workplace and Facilities Management.

For a complete biography, see: Christian Hill - Biography

Miguel Giestas ^M.ISRM

European Operations Director

Miguel has been working for Intelligent Protection on a wide range of International Close Protection tasks since 2016. Miguel is the epitome of a multilingual security professional being fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, French and English.

Having started his career in the Portuguese Military Police, Miguel moved into the private security sector and has worked on long-term tasks around the globe for some of the world’s leading names in security.

Miguel’s role within the company includes the management of tasks, recruitment and client liaison.

Miguel is a member of the Institute of Strategic Risk Management.

Sophie Cope ^LLM

Non-Executive Director

Sophie joined Intelligent (UK Holdings) Limited group of companies in May 2023 as both a Non-Executive Director and Legal Advisor.

As an ever-growing group of companies working across many different legal jurisdictions, we need to ensure that we have limited legal exposure. A passionate young legal professional, Sophie specialises in litigation matters.

Sophie speaks fluent English and an intermediate Spanish level. She has an interest in travel and fine dining.

Sophie obtained her law degree from the University of Liverpool and her master’s in law from the University of Law, graduating in 2022.

David Wilton ^M.ISRM

Non-Executive Director

A former Army officer, having previously served in the Royal Military Police, specialising in Close Protection and serving in the Special Investigations Branch, David joined the Intelligent Protection Board in July 2022 as a Non-Executive Director.

David has a vast amount of international security and risk management experience including senior management roles in a number of major events including the Olympic and Commonwealth Games and Formula E World Racing Championship.

Having advised Police forces, local government, renewable energy and aviation industry as well as an array of organisations in business change and transformation, David brings his knowledge and professionalism to Intelligent Protection, adding a great deal of value to the services that we offer our international clientele.

David is a member of the Institute of Strategic Risk Management.

Lee Whonic ^{BA, M.ISRM}

Geopolitical Researcher

Lee joined Intelligent Protection in April 2023, having finished academic and field research on human security issues related to the humanitarian crisis on the Ukrainian and Polish border throughout the Ukraine/Russia conflict. During this research, Lee spent time on the ground as both a humanitarian volunteer and researcher. The paper Lee has been working on is due to be published by Dr Steven Schrage of John Hopkins University in the USA.

As an academic, Lee studied International Relations with a focus on Asia. During this time, Lee lived and studied for a year in Korea. Lee conducts Geopolitical research for Intelligent Protection and advises and guides team members on academic matters.

Lee is a member of the Pi Sigma Alpha, the US National Political Science Honor Society, and the Institute of Strategic Risk Management.

Nick Brown ^F.ICAEW

Group Accountant & Company Secretary

Working closely with the team is Nick Brown, our Group accountant and Company Secretary heads up our administration team. Nick has been with the Group since 2004.

Nick is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Administration Team

Our administration team is split between the UK, France and Iraq and takes care of the day-to-day administration of the company. The team includes, Virginie Roux, Head of Marketing, Emily Attwater, PA to Alex Bommberg and Nichola Hill, Senior Executive Administrator.