Apollo Security - Our Senior Executives

Our Senior Executives

KENNETH D. JENKINS
President & Chief Operating Officer

Kenneth D. Jenkins is President, Chief Operating Officer, a Member of the Board of Directors, and a Shareholder of Apollo Security, Inc. Mr. Jenkins has over thirty years experience as a security industry senior manager and executive. Prior to joining Apollo Security, he served for several years as Regional President, New England Region, for Pinkerton Security. As Regional President, he was responsible for a business unit that comprised of more than 7,000 employees, providing over 200,000 hours of weekly services. From 1991 until 2000, Mr. Jenkins held the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) for First Security Services Corporation. During his tenure as the COO, First Security’s annual revenues grew from $60 million to over $150 million.

In a career that spanned more than 27 years with First Security, he served in numerous positions before being named Chief Operating Officer. His career began as an entry level investigator in the Investigative Services Division. His work as an investigator earned him a promotion to Investigative Services Supervisor responsible for handling numerous investigations for a wide spectrum of corporate and institutional clients. In 1976 he was again promoted and relocated to Hartford, Connecticut to serve as the first Branch Manager for First Security in that state. He was then promoted to Regional Manager for having successfully developed First Security into a leader in the Connecticut market. In the early 1980’s, a promotion to Vice President of Operations for the Security Services Division, returned him to Massachusetts. Mr. Jenkins was ultimately honored as First Security’s most senior employee in terms of length of employment and most accomplished for the senior most executive position he held. This unique recognition earned him the coveted “President’s Chair” award; one of only several to have ever been honored with First Security’s highest recognition award.

He earned a BA in Business Management from Franklin Pierce University. He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Military Academy, and the Executive Program in Business Administration at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. He is a member of ASIS and IAHSS.

GEORGE K. BUTSON, CPP
President & Chief Operating Officer
New York & New Jersey

Mr. Butson has had a distinguished twenty-five year career in the contract security industry. During that time, he has held progressively important supervisory, management and executive positions with successful, recognized firms in the Connecticut/New York/New Jersey market. As a Principal in Apollo Security, he is tasked with bringing Apollo’s high quality services to the New York/New Jersey market. Mr. Butson is a U.S. Army veteran and a Life Member of the West Point Society. He has an MBA in Financial Management from Iona College. A member of the American Society for Industrial security, Mr. Butson is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP). He has managed security forces at corporate facilities, government installations, educational and health sciences institutions, and a nuclear site.

Mr. Butson is currently a Director of the New York State Chiefs of Police Foundation (Rockland) and a Director, Loss Prevention and Security Council of the 23rd Street Association.

MARK HAMBLEY
Special Advisor to the Chairman, International Matters

Mark G. Hambley, Ambassador of the United States Retired, has joined Apollo Security, Inc., headquartered in Walpole, Massachusetts. Ambassador Hambley, a career Foreign Service Officer, whose postings included Ambassador to Lebanon during the civil strife in that country and Ambassador to Qatar, will be a Member of the Board of Directors of Apollo Security, as well as Senior Advisor for Security and Environmental Affairs.

Apollo Security Vice Chairman and Co-CEO Richard T. Ryer, in announcing Ambassador Hambley's affiliation with Apollo stated, ".......needless to say, we are thrilled to have Mark back with us at this crucial point in Apollo's growth. He brings unmatched credentials in the Middle-East and other areas and will be an invaluable asset to our clients as they deal with potential threats and international requirements. Mark is one of the foremost experts on the Middle East and Islamic Radicalism.” Mr. Ryer added, “Ambassador Hambley’s knowledge of the Middle East and his language fluency will make him a valuable resource for our clients with operations, or plans for such, in the Middle East. Mark recently returned from a multi-country visit to that area for two of our client companies.”

Ambassador Hambley first retired in August 2001 following more than thirty years as a career member of the Foreign Service. Following an early assignment in 1971 at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, he subsequently served at eleven postings in eight Middle Eastern countries, including Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. During these years, he was the U.S. Consul General in Alexandria, Egypt, and, later, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Following his appointment as U.S. Ambassador to Qatar in 1989, he served as the American Ambassador to Lebanon and later as the U.S. Special Representative to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development. Ambassador Hambley’s service in multilateral diplomacy included his designation as the U.S. Representative to the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests and as the Special Negotiator on Climate Change during the Clinton years and early months of the current Bush administration.

Following the events of September 11, 2001, Ambassador Hambley temporarily rejoined the U.S. Government as the Political Advisor to the Commander of the U.S. Air Force deployment in the Middle East during the conflict against “al-Qa’ida” and the Taliban in Afghanistan throughout the fall of that year. In March 2003, he was recruited on a temporary and exceptional basis, to be Director of the Media Outreach Center (MOC), a specialized unit established under the authority of the U.S. Congress in early 2003. Based in London, his duties took him to several countries in the Islamic world. Ambassador Hambley and his team supported U.S. military deployments in the Middle East and liaised with governments, media, and academics in Europe and the Arab and broader Islamic world on a variety of issues related to public diplomacy, the U.S. effort in Iraq, the Middle East peace process, and the multinational effort to combat international terrorism.

During his tenure as a Foreign Service Officer, Ambassador Hambley was the recipient of several international and U.S. Government awards, medals, and commendations. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Institute and a lifetime member of the U.S. National Geographical Society and has been an active member and participant in numerous civic and philanthropic organizations. In January 2005, he was named as the first American trustee for the London-based Next Century Foundation which deals with peace and reconciliation issues, principally in the Middle East and Africa.

JOHN T. HORN, CPP
Principal Consultant
Apollo Consulting & Investigative Group

Mr. Horn was formerly a Senior Managing Director of Kroll Associates, the world’s largest risk management consulting firm. He has worked on hundreds of security and crisis management assignments for many of the world’s largest and best known corporations, law firms, financial institutions, and entertainment organizations. He has conducted assessments and analyses of company security organizations; participated in the development of crisis management plans and programs, and provided counsel to international companies facing risk to employees or operations.

Prior to joining Apollo Security, Mr. Horn served as the Eastern Region Vice President for Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations. Before joining Kroll Associates, Mr. Horn was Director of Security at United Technologies Corporation, where he was responsible for the firm’s worldwide security operations. During his 21 year career at UTC, Mr. Horn managed and conducted internal fraud, industrial espionage, theft, conflict of interest and many other types of investigations. He developed extensive experience in dealing with labor disputes and protection of proprietary information, and acquired special skills in crisis management and problem solving.

Mr. Horn holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh and a Masters Degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of Hartford. He has been designated a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) by The National Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) by the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS).

DENNIS M. CROWLEY, III, ESQ.
Senior Vice President & General Counsel

Dennis is a member of the Massachusetts Bar and the American Society for Industrial Security. As a founder of Apollo Security, he has served in various positions throughout the growth of the company. He has been a Security Officer, Site Supervisor, Account Manager, Boston/Cambridge Area Director, and Director of Audits and Standards. In addition to his duties as General Counsel, he manages the Quality Control Division of Apollo Security and assures that the training programs for the organization meet the standards established by Apollo.

He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst, has a graduate certificate in business administration from Harvard University, and was a cum laude graduate of Suffolk University Law School. His professional biography includes: Assistant District Attorney, Roxbury District Court, Suffolk County; Clerk, Boston Municipal Court; Certified Trainer, Massachusetts Commission against Discrimination (MCAD); and Board Member, Community Health Charities. He is a member of the Boston and New York State Bar Associations.

CLIFFORD A. GAYSUNAS, CFO
Cliff began his financial career as a Plant Controller for Armstrong World Industries. He has continually moved to higher level financial executive positions with companies in the manufacturing, pharmaceutical and service industries. His tittles have included Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Operations and CFO, Vice President Finance and Treasurer where he had responsibility for overseeing all financial functions. For the past ten years, he has been an independent consultant working for a variety of middle market companies in varying financial capacities.

Cliff is a graduate of Babson College with a BSBA in Accounting and has an MBA degree from Northeastern University. He is a member of Financial Executives International(FEI).

RAYMOND J. DUGAN, CPP
Vice President, Investigative Services

Ray Dugan has 32 years experience managing security/investigative personnel in civil, criminal and administrative inquiries. As Vice President of Investigative Services, he coordinates all investigations for clients. Mr. Dugan was formerly a Group Manager in the Investigative Services Division of First Security Services Corporation. Mr. Dugan graduated from Northeastern University with an A.S. in Law Enforcement and held a series of investigative and management positions in various corporations, including seven years as President of his own private investigations/legal research firm before joining Apollo.

ROBERT J. DEVANE
Vice President, Operations
New England

Bob Devane has more than eighteen years experience in the security profession. Prior to joining Apollo Security, he was a senior manager of First Security Services Corporation, and of Pinkerton Security after that company acquired First Security. His professional career began as a police officer in Dover, New Hampshire, where he served for four years. Seeking a career focus change, he joined First Security and spent 18 years moving through the ranks to a senior management position before joining Apollo Security. His experience includes a period of time in human resources, first as a recruiter and then a Human Resources Manager. He later moved into security operations at First Security as an Assistant District Manager, subsequently spending two years in the company’s Operations Planning Unit before becoming a District Manager, responsible first for the accounts in greater Boston, and then those in Metro West. For the past four years, he has been an Area Director of Operations for First Security and Pinkerton/Securitas.

Mr. Devane is a graduate of St. Anselm’s College with a BS in Criminal Justice. He subsequently received his MPA from Golden Gate University with a concentration in Business Organization and Management, and also attended the University College, Galway, Ireland. He also is a graduate of the Massachusetts Police Academy. He is a member of the American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS), the Massachusetts College and University Public Safety Directors Association, and the Boston Police Emerald Society.

MARK R. MESSIER
Vice President, Corporate Development

Mark is a shareholder in Apollo Security and a Member of its Board of Directors and its Executive Committee. He is responsible for guiding the company’s growth as well as supporting its service to clients. His main emphasis is on evaluating and identifying customer needs and finding effective solutions to achieve a high quality, cost efficient security service program.

Mr. Messier has over twenty years of senior management experience in private security. For over ten years, he held the position of Senior Business Development Manager with Allied Security, the fourth largest national security service firm in the United States. He directed the regional growth of Allied’s Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine branches. His reputation for honesty, integrity, and professionalism was instrumental in Allied’s significant growth from 1982-1992. He is known for his ability to develop long term business relationships.

In addition to his extensive knowledge of the industry, he holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in business from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Mark is also a member of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) , International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHSS), and International Facilities Management Association (IFMA).

JOHN S. ENWRIGHT
Vice President, Operations
New York/New Jersey

John is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island. He joined Apollo Security in 1994 and since that time, he has progressed steadily through the supervisory and management ranks to his current position as Vice President, Operations, New York/New Jersey. In that position, he is responsible for the delivery of Apollo’s security services to the New York/New Jersey Area. Initially, he had experience as the Site Supervisor at a small site and then at a medium site. He subsequently became the Assistant Operations Manager, reporting directly to Richard Ryer and in 1998, was promoted to Director, Connecticut Operations. In that role, he was responsible for bringing operational the Norwalk Hospital, Apollo’s first account in Connecticut,. For a two year period, he served as the Director of Security for the Hospital, managing over 1100 hours per week and overseeing the installation of a $750,000 technology upgrade in the Hospital’s electronic security systems. In early 2001, he was brought back to Boston to become the Area Director for Boston/Cambridge, and was subsequently promoted to Vice President, Operations, and New York.

Prior to his employment with Apollo, Mr. Enwright employment included positions as the General Manager of several full service hotels. He has a BS degree from the University of Rhode Island and is a member of ASIS.

WILLIAM J. GOSS, CPP
Managing Director of Operations
Planning and Consulting Services

Bill Goss has over 30 years experience in security operations management and consulting services. He initially began his security career in the United State Marine Corps, where he was selected for detached duty with the National Security Agency. Mr. Goss is also a decorated combat veteran of the Vietnam War.

Bill began his private security career as a Security Manager for the Jordan Marsh Company. In 1978, he joined First Security Services Corporation as an Area Manager. Through progressive promotions, he eventually obtained the position of Corporate Director, Operations Planning and Consulting Services, which he held for many years. He also maintained senior management responsibility for the firm's Department of Defense Industrial Security Program, which was the recipient of the coveted Cogswell Award, thereby becoming the first private security contractor to ever be recognized by the Department of Defense with its highest award for security program excellence. Bill remained with the firm through its post acquisition transition by Pinkerton/Securitas, prior to his joining Apollo Security, Inc.

Bill is a Certified Protection Professional and a member of the American Society for Industrial Security International, the National Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Marine Corps Association. He attended Suffolk University, Northeastern University School of Law Enforcement and Security, and completed the Defense Security Institutes' Industrial Security Management Program.

JAMES B. GREENE
Director, Human Resources

James B. Greene has ten years experience managing human resources operations. Prior to joining Apollo, Jim was a Human Resources Manager for First Security Services Corporation (now Pinkerton/Securitas). His duties include recruitment and retention, new hire orientation and training, benefits administration, workers’ compensation, and compliance with Federal and State employment laws. He has a BA degree from the University of Rhode Island and a JD from New England School of Law. He is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management and ASIS International.

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