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Pieter van der Walt has been appointed as on-site security manager for Fidelity at KGE – and a quick look at his mission and vision is indicative of the seriousness with which he tackles this task.
A nutshell description of the bespoke service Pieter offers is that of ‘security, risk, and close protection professional’.
He summarises his raison d’être as follows: ‘I protect my clients’ lives, family and businesses and render a world-class private security service. Client satisfaction and exceeding their expectations is of paramount importance to me.’
Pieter’s extensive training is complemented by years of experience in the security management industry – be it on a diamond-mining vessel at sea or on a golf estate: listed among his work assignments is a 10+year stint of working at Fancourt while attached to Thorburn Security Solutions.
‘At the time, Fancourt CEO Georgie Davidson contacted then Thorburn MD Koos van Rooyen to congratulate me on high-level investigative work during a theft incident at the annual Dimension Data Golf Tournament,’ he remembers.
As assistant security contract manager for Thorburn at Fancourt, Pieter recruited, trained, supervised, and administered a security team of 75 officers. He was also responsible for all security equipment such as cars, golf carts, radios, medical kits, firefighting gear, handheld cameras, paintball guns, patrol devices and uniforms.
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This ‘boy from Grabouw’ – the town where he completed his school career – is now a man with more certifications and accreditations than most can boast in his line of work. Among these count qualifications in security management, private investigation and bodyguarding.
Other fields of expertise include crime prevention strategies, transnational organised crime, CCTV interpretation of body language and human behaviour, accident/incident investigation, identification of hazards and risks, basic first aid and firefighting, and basic use of a handgun.
Pieter is fully committed to his new role at Kingswood – but that doesn’t mean a man can’t dream … right? ‘I’d love to join the Ukrainian Foreign Legion and travel to all the countries of the world! Locally, I hope to start a ministry to spiritually help people in George, as well as assisting members of our national and international community.’
On a more personal front, Pieter loves music, art, adventure, travelling, camping, hiking, reading, photography, meeting people of other nationalities and learning their languages. It’s easy to believe him when he says: ‘I am passionate about people and my profession.’
