When protests began in Egypt in January, local and multi-national organizations were faced with complex decisions on how to handle operations and security under the potential of escalating violence and political change. Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble closed its two plants outside Cairo and one general office in the city on January 26. (All three facilities re-opened in February.) The Security Executive Council interviewed Jim Hutton, Director of Global Security for Procter & Gamble and a Council Tier 1 Security Leader, to talk about the experience.