Iain Simpson
Regional Security Director, Middle East
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
About Iain
Education / Certifications
- Project Management, Australia Institute of Management
- Radio Electronics Apprenticeship (Electronics), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- Level IV in Security (Risk Management)
- New South Wales, Australia Security License Holder – Class 2A & 2B
- Victoria, Australia Security License Holder – Security Adviser
- Security Industry Regulation Agency (SIRA), Security Consultant Dubai Police
- Member, American Society for Industrial Security
- Member, Security Professionals Association for SIRA
About Iain
Iain Simpson is the Regional Security Director – Middle East & India for Jensen Hughes, with 32 years of experience in security consultancy, including more than 18 years delivering major programmes across the Gulf Cooperation Council region. He leads the strategic direction, technical governance and delivery oversight of complex, high-profile security programmes spanning master-planned developments, infrastructure, government, cultural assets and large mixed-use destinations.
His role extends beyond technical design leadership to include regional resource planning, client advisory at executive level, commercial oversight, risk-based design governance and coordination with regulatory and approving authorities. He provides strategic security leadership across the full security lifecycle, including security threat and risk assessment, security strategy, master planning, technical design governance, operational security planning and command and control architecture.
Iain is recognised for integrating security into the early planning stages of developments, ensuring that planning, architecture, infrastructure and operations align with risk-based design principles and international best practice. His work frequently involves sensitive or high-consequence environments requiring multi-layered physical, electronic and operational security frameworks.
He is a licensed Security Industry Regulation Agency (SIRA) Security Consultant in Dubai and has authored published articles on security planning and system design.
Education / Certifications
- Project Management, Australia Institute of Management
- Radio Electronics Apprenticeship (Electronics), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- Level IV in Security (Risk Management)
- New South Wales, Australia Security License Holder – Class 2A & 2B
- Victoria, Australia Security License Holder – Security Adviser
- Security Industry Regulation Agency (SIRA), Security Consultant Dubai Police
- Member, American Society for Industrial Security
- Member, Security Professionals Association for SIRA