With 55 plants and nine corporate campuses, as well as parts stores, customer service and sales centers, warehouses and distribution centers around the world, the global security department at Ingersoll Rand has quite a few different environments to deal with, says Director of Global Security Rick Kelly. “We are charged with protecting our people, our assets, our reputation and brand. We do that through a holistic risk-based approach, which provides value-added solutions to our business units and mitigates risk and thereby adding to the bottom line and the profitability of the company by assisting them to reach their goals, without disruption,” says Kelly.
The global security function didn’t even exist at Ingersoll Rand until Kelly came on board. “I’m responsible for building the program from the ground up, and, at the same time, dealing with all of the tactical issues that come in on a daily basis,” he says. “Never a day goes by when you’re doing the same thing. There’s always a different issue to address; there’s always a different problem that pops up.”