The National Security Inspectorate (NSI) appoints Richard Fogelman as its new CEO effective from 1 March 2023 following Richard Jenkins who has been NSI’s CEO for nine years.

NSI is an organization delivering a robust continuous audit regime of approved companies to verify compliance with relevant British and European Standards, Codes of Practice and certification schemes orchestrated by industry bodies and organization. And Fogelman, the new Chief Executive Officer of NSI, has a law degree and experience in London’s financial markets, having worked at numerous banks and financial firms. Then he embarked in the commercial world of property operations and management. Most recently, he was CEO of Grief Encounter, a national charity supporting bereaved young people, for almost ten years where he restructured business, established a national helpline serving over 10,000 callers annually and drove revenue growth from £480,000 in 2013 to £3.01 million in 2021.

Soon to be former CEO Richard Jenkins commented on this appointment saying, “I am delighted to welcome Richard Fogelman, confident in the knowledge his wealth of experience will ensure he is well placed to maintain and further leverage the organisation’s mission, vision and expertise, as it continues to support stakeholders, and the professional security and fire safety sectors in raising standards that serve the interests of protecting people, property and wider public safety.”

And Richard Fogelman stated the following: “It’s a privilege to be appointed as Chief Executive of NSI and I am thrilled to be joining a very talented and enthusiastic team. I am looking forward to drawing upon my experience to further promote the value of security and fire safety third party certification both within the sector and more widely to commercial buyers, the public sector, specifiers and homeowners. Ever changing technology, increasing customer expectations and new, more stringent standards provide an exciting opportunity that I am excited to start shaping.