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The Security Benchmark Report

2014 Security 500 Rankings

2014 Security 500 default image
November 1, 2014

Who is leading the pack in security leadership? These 500 enterprises have been ranked through metrics to determine the frontrunners in each sector.

The 500 enterprises and security leaders listed in this report are among the biggest and best security organizations in the world. All of them have been included in the 2014 Security 500 Report based on security metrics for their individual sectors, however, security leaders were given the option this year in the Security 500 Survey to be either listed by rank or alphabetically. This serves to provide these security organizations the recognition they deserve as members of this prestigious list without disclosing their position within the market.

Click the enterprise name links below to jump to their respective rankings charts. *Estimated

 


Full Report

  • Agriculture / Farming / Food Manufacturing
     

  • Business Services / Consulting
     

  • Construction / Real Estate Development
     

  • Diversified
     

  • Education:  K–12
     

  • Education: University Level
     

  • Energy and Utilities
     

  • Financing / Banking / Insurance
     

  • Governemnt: Federal, State, Local
     

  • Healthcare / Hospital / Medical Centers
     

  • Hospitality / Casino
     

  • Industrial / Manufacturing
     

  • Information Technology / Communbications / Media
     

  • Ports / Terminals: Sea, Land, Air
     

  • Retail / Connected Commerce
     

  • Spectator Sports: Arenas, Stadiums, Venues
     

  • Spectator Sports: Leagues, Teams, Events
     

  • Transportation / Logistics / Supply Chain / Distribution

 


 

Agriculture / Farming / Food Manufacturing

Rank Company Name Securrity 500 Member Title Location
1 Archer Daniels Midland Jeffrey Larner Vice President of Global Security Dectaur, IL
2 General Mills, Inc. Christopher J. Welsh Director of Global Security Minneapolis, MN
3 McDonald's Corporation Michael Peaster Vice President of Global Safety and Security Oak Brook, IL
4 Perdue Farms* Kort Dickson Director of Corporate Security Salisbury, MD
5 McCormick & Co., Inc.* Bryan Fort Directr of Corporate Security Sparks, MD
6 Pepsico, Inc.* David Carpenter Vice President of Secuirty Purchase, NY
7 Farmer John Meats Robert L. Jones Vice President of Human Resources Vernon, CA
8 Hershy's* Matthew F. Ryan Director of Corporate Security Worldwide Hershy, PA
9 Kellogg Company* Scott Lindahl Chief Security Officer Battle Creek, MI
10 Kraft Foods Global, Inc * Ruben Chacon CISSP, CISM Senior Manager of GIS and ITOPS Decurity for America, Spain Northfield, IL
11 Land O' Lakes, Inc.* Dan Taussig Director of Global Security Arden hills, MN
12 Agrium Leslie O'Donoghue Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy; Chief Risk Officer Calgary, AB
13 Syngenta Corporation* C. David Gelly Director of Corporate Security Winston-Salem, NC
14 The Scotts Company Lenny Hall Global Security manager; Chief Security Officedr Marysville, OH
LISTED ALPHABETICALLY
  Mars, Incorporated Scott W. Sheafe Global Security Director Mclean, VA
  Monsanto Company Peter Sullivan Director of Global Security St. Louis, MO

 


 

Business Services / Consulting

Rank Company Name Securrity 500 Member Title Location
1 ADP Roland Cloutier Chief Security Officer Roseland, NJ
2 EY (formerly Ernst & Young) John Imhoff Director of Global Security Washington, DC
3 Deloitte Ted Almay Global Chief Security Officer Raleigh, NC
4 Iron Mountain Incorporated Jack Faer Chief Security Officer Boston, MA
5 CACI International, Inc. Jeffrey J. Berkin Senior Vice President; Chief Security Officer Fairfav, VA
6 Hogan Lovells Jeff Lolley Head of Global Information Security Washington, DC
7 InfoMart Robbie Bible Chief Information Officer Marietta, GA
8 ADT Security Services* Ed McDonough Chief Security Officer Boca Raton, FL
9 SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation)* Stephen T. Colo Senior Vice President; Chief Security Officer McLean, VA
10 KPMG* Charlie Steadman Executive Director of Firmwide Security New York, NY
11 PricewaterhouseCoopers* Preston Jennings Chief Information Security Officer New York, NY
12 Brink's Incorporated* Phillip Henning Director of Physical Security and Global Security Richmond, VA
LISTED ALPHABETICALLY
  Accenture Timothy Weir Managing Director of Global Asset Protection Chicago, IL
  Experian Stephen Scharf Chief Information Security Officer Costa Mesa, CA
  Marchex Greg Nelson Director of Security Seattle, WA

 


 

Construction / Real Estate Development

Rank Company Name Securrity 500 Member Title Location
1 General Growth Properties Dan Ryan Senior Corporate Security Director Chicago, IL
2 AECOM* Dennis Clark Vice President; Chief Security Officer Los Angeles, CA
3 Chicago Bridge & Iron (CB&I)* Richard A. Fisher Vice President of Global Corporate Security The Woodslands, TX
4 Empire State Building* Donald P. O'Donnell Director of Security New York, NY
5 Forest City Enterprises* Vince Hill Vice President of Loss Prevention Cleveland, OH
6 Colliers International* Terry De Niro Director of Security Sacramento, CA
7 GWL Realty Advisors Inc.* Ernie Eves Manager of Security and Life Safety Edmonton, AB
8 Jones Lang LaSalle* John Friedlander Director of Security Chicago, IL
9 Boston Properties* Alan Snow Director of Safety and Security Boston, MA
10 Simon Property Group* Vincent Cascella Director of Corporate Security Operations Indianapolis, IN
11 Servest UK* Michael Lamoureaux Managing Director London, UK
12 Macerich* Chris Woiwode Vice President of Security Santa Monica, CA
13 Pulte Group* Gary Haire Director of Corporate Security Bloomfield Hills, MI

 


 

Diversified

Rank Company Name Securrity 500 Member Title Location
1 Cox Enterprises Duane Ritter Vice President of Corporate Security Atlanta, GA
2 The MITRE Corporation Gary J. Gagnon Senior Vice President; Chief Security Officer McLean, VA
3 Charles River Laboratories Stephen Morrill Corporate Vice President of Global Security Wilmington, MA
4 Loews Corporation* Jerry Meade Corporate Director of Security New York, NY
5 Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.* Matthew Nunn Corporate Security Manager Georgetown, KY
6 Williams Companies* Bruce List Director of Security Houston, TX
LISTED ALPHABETICALLY
  Safelite AutoGlass David Riber Director of Corporate Security Columbus, OH

 


 

Education: K&Ndash;12

Rank Company Name Securrity 500 Member Title Location
1 Los Angeles School Police Department Steven Zipperman Chief of Police Los Angeles, CA
2 Montgomery County Public Schools Robert B. Hellmuth Director of the Department of School Safety and Security Rockville, MD
3 Clark County School District Police James R. Ketsaa Chief of Police Henderson, NV
4 Cleveland Metropolitan School District Division of Safety and Security Lester Fultz Chief of Secuirty Cleveland, OH
5 Santa Ana School Police Department Hector Rogriguez Chief of Police Santa Ana, CA
6 Littleton Public Schools Guy Grace Manager of Security and Emergency Planning Littleton, CO
7 Frederick County Public Schools Clifton V. Cornwell Supervisor of Security and Emergency Management Frederick, MD
8 McCracken County Public Schools Larry Zacheretti Director Paducah, KY
9 Oswego City School District John C. Anderson V Director of School Security and Safety Oswego, NY
10 Radnor Township School District Joe Perchetti Supervisor of Security Wayne, PA
11 Whitfield County Public Schools Mike Ewton Chief Officer of Operations Dalton, GA
12 Broward County School District* Jerry Graziose Director of Safety Department Oakland Park, FL
13 Fairfax County Public Schools* Frederick E. Ellis Director of Office of Safety and Security Falls Church, VA

 


 

Education: University Level

Rank Company Name Securrity 500 Member Title Location
1 University of Pennsylvania Division of Public Safety Maureen S. Rush, M.S., CPP Vice President for Public Safety; Superintendent of Penn Police Philadelphia, PA
2 New York University Department of Public Safety Randy Stephan Vice President of Global Security New York, NY
3 University of Chicago Marlon C. Lynch Associate Vice President for Safety, Security and Civic Affairs; Chief of Police Chicago, IL
4 University of Florida Linda Stump Chief of Police Gainesville, FL
5 Duke University John H. Dailey Chief of Police Durham, NC
6 University of South Carolina, Columbia Chris Wuchenich Associate Vice President for Law Enforcement and Safety Columbia, SC
7 Johns Hopkins University* Edmund Skrodzki Executive Director Baltimore, MD
8 The University of Texas at Austin* Gerald Robert (Bob) Harkins Associate Vice President for Campus Safety and Security Austin, TX
9 The Ohio State University* Vernon Baisden Assistant Vice President for Public Safety Columbus, OH
10 Michigan State University* James Dunlap Director of Public Safety; Police Chief East Lansing, MI
11 Texas A&M* J. Michael Ragan Chief of Police College Station, TX
12 High Point University Jeff Karpovich Security Director High Point, NC
13 University of La Verne Stan Skipworth Senior Director of Campus Safety La Verne, CA
14 West Virginia University Police Department Bob Roberts Chief of Police and Emergency Management Morgantown, WV
15 Medical College of Wisconsin David Feller Director of Public Safety Milwaukee, WI
16 Longwood University Police Department Robert R. Beach Chief of Police; Director of Public Safety Farmville, VA
17 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Todd Gray Operational Manager for Security and Safety Lexington, KY
18 Carson-Newman University James A. Hodges Director of Safety and Security Jefferson City, TN
LISTED ALPHABETICALLY
  Drexel University Domenic Ceccanecchio Vice President of Public Safety Philadelphia, PA
  Norwich University Michael P. Abraham Chief of Security Norfiled, VT
  Yosemite Community College District Becky Crow Director of Campus Safety Modesto, CA

Energy and Utilities

Rank Company Name Securrity 500 Member Title Location
1 Baker Hughes, Inc. Michael Couzens Vice President; Chief Security Officer Houston, TX
2 Chesapeake Energy Corporation Tony Blasier Vice President; Chief Security Officer Oklahoma City, OK
3 Consumers Energy John G. Russell CEO Jackson, MI
4 San Antonio Water System Joshua Dean Director of Security San Antonio, TX
5 Honolulu Board of Water Supply Alexander S. Ubiadas, Jr. Emergency Management Officer Honolulu, HI
6 Exxon Mobil Corporation* Chad Stevens Global Operations Manager of Security Houston, TX
7 Shell Oil Company* Terry Whitley Senior Security Manager Houston, TX
8 Chevron Corporation* Wesley Lohec Vice President of Health, Environment and Safety San Ramon, CA
9 Duke Energy* Darren Myers Managing Director of Enterprise Protective Services Charlotte, NC
10 Pioneer Natural Resources* Butch Brazell Director of Global Security Irving, TX
11 American Electric Power* Stanley Partlow Director of BL Transportation Services and Security Columbus, OH
12 FirstEnergy Corperation* James Whitley Jr. Executive Director Akron, OH
13 Florida Power & Light Company* James Burke Director of Security Juno Beach, FL
14 Hess Corporation* Elizabeth L. Cheney Global Vice President of Environment, Health, Safety and Social Responsibility New York, NY
15 Tennessee Valley Authority* David G. Jolley Vice President of Security and Emergency Management Knoxville, TN
16 Xcel Energy* Rick Benolken Manager of Safety and Training Minneapolis, MN
17 Southern California Edison* Dana Kracke Vice President of Safety, Security and Compliance Rosemead, CA
18 Entergy Corporation* Chris Peters Vice President of NERC Compliance and Critical Infrastructure Protection The Woodlands, TX
19 DTE Energy* Michael Lynch Chief Security Officer Detorit, MI
20 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP* Dwain Jones Corporate Director of Security Houston, TX
21 Spectra Energy* Michael Frankovich Director of Security Houston, TX
22 Memphis Light Gas and Water* LaShell Vaughn Vice President; Chief Technology Officer Memphis, TN
23 BC Hydro* Doug Powell Manager of SMI Security, Privacy and Safety Burnaby, BC
24 Helmerich & Payne* Matthew White Global Security Manager Houston, TX
25 PG&E* Anil Suri Vice President; Chief Risk and Audit Officer San Fransisco, CA
26 Hunt Consolidated, Inc.* James Savage Senior Vice President of Global Security Dallas, TX
27 JEA* William Bland, CPP Security Manager Jacksonville, FL
28 Portland General Electric Company* Joseph L. Goodale Security Manager Portland, OR
29 Sabine Pass LNG/Cheniere Energy, Inc.* Bruce Graham Manager of Security and Emergency Response Cameron, LA
30 Manitoba Hydro* Chris McColm Chief Security Officer Winnipeg, MB
31 Vectren Corporation* Janell Ellis Manager of Corporate Security Evansville, IN
32 El Paso Water Utilities* Al Heredia Chief Security Officer; Emergency Response Coordinator El Paso, TX
LISTED ALPHABETICALLY
  Birmingham Water Works Scott Starkey Security Manager Birmingham, AL
  Exelon Corp. F. Edward Goetz Vice President of Corporate and Information Security Services Chicago, IL
  NV Energy Bruce Barnes Manager of Infrastructure Security Las Vegas, NV
  Peabody Energy Andrew Cobb Director of Global Security St. Louis, MO
  Rio Tinto David Gracey Global Head of Security Montreal, QC

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