July proved to be another hot month in many different ways for the retail profession as all of us work through the scorching weather, social distancing, masks, hand sanitizer, social unrest, and the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 crisis. But with the ongoing challenges comes the positive signs of summer, as we shine a light on the promotions and career moves of these 63 loss prevention professionals from across the industry and across the globe.
Professional advancement and building a successful loss prevention career can mean many things to many different people, and there are many different ways to evaluate our career vision and professional aspirations. But what is most important is that we find the path that fits us best. Whatever our professional goals and aspirations might be; whatever skills and experiences have helped forge our personal loss prevention career path, we have to find and seize the opportunities to learn, grow, and progress.
All of us throughout the loss prevention community are proud of the accomplishments of those that have worked hard and earned a new place along the loss prevention career path. Please join us in congratulating the following individuals on their recent career moves and promotions.
July 2020
July 23rd – July 29th
Matthew Dick was promoted to head of stores risk and compliance at David Jones (Australia).
Rodney Grant was promoted to regional risk and compliance manager at David Jones (Australia).
David Cobarrubias, CFI is now a district asset protection manager at Burlington Stores.
Paul Saward, APCIP was promoted to group crime response manager at Sainsbury’s (United Kingdom).
Corey Finke is now an area loss prevention manager at DD’s Discounts.
Larry Carroll is now vice president of asset protection at Casey’s General Stores.
Jorge Reyes Jr., CSSGB, CISSP, CISM, CISA, CSO, PMI-RMP is now head/manager of global intellectual property and brand protection, OSINT/ORC at Great Healthworks.
Joslyn Indreginal was promoted to regional loss prevention manager at Amazon.
Henrik Midskov, MSc, MSyl was promoted to group profit protection manager EU at JD Sports Fashion (United Kingdom).
Anthony Costanzo is now a district loss prevention manager at Ollie’s Bargain Outlet.
Ian Williams was promoted to group profit protection manager south UK at JD Sports Fashion (United Kingdom).
Matt Potter was promoted to state loss prevention operations manager at Bunnings (Australia).
Stephen Valentine was promoted to group profit protection manager north UK and Ireland at JD Sports Fashion (United Kingdom).
Ryan Dzwigalski, CFI, LPC is now director of loss prevention at Parkers.
George Burns was promoted to assistant vice president of loss prevention and safety at Pep Boys.
July 15th – July 22nd
Carl Costello was promoted to group head of profit protection corporate-DC-logistics security at JD Sports Fashion (United Kingdom).
Ann-Marie Bailey was promoted to crime analyst at Homebase (United Kingdom).
Randall Thomas, LPC was promoted to director of loss prevention and safety at Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana.
Ehab Zahran, CFI was promoted to senior director enterprise asset protection and safety at Party City.
Bret Graddy, MS, LPC is now senior manager field asset protection at Carvana.
Chris Rathgeb was promoted to vice president of asset protection and safety risk management at Paradies Lagardère.
John Corner CPS is now a regional loss prevention manager at Goodwill Industries Memphis.
Joshua Beckler was promoted to senior district loss prevention manager at Sephora.
Angel Déziga Velázquez is now country safety and security manager at Ikea (Mexico).
Melanie Millaway, CFI was promoted to director, investigations and security at PetSmart.
James Selman is now an area loss prevention manager at Ulta Beauty.
Beth Cox is now a regional loss prevention and safety manager at At Home Group.
Cliff Braschler is now an asset protection partner at Carvana.
July 9th – July 15th
Cristian Candido was promoted to executive manager of loss prevention and property security at Via Varejo (Brazil).
Robert Hurd is now a district asset protection manager at Burlington Stores.
Jennifer Welch was promoted to regional director of asset protection – Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th.
Karen Carrillo is now senior loss prevention analyst at Mercado Libre (Mexico).
Lekiya Manzo CFI, CFE, MBA was promoted to director of asset protection at T-Mobile.
Ross Findlay is now a senior regional asset protection manger at Abercrombie & Fitch (Netherlands).
Paul Nájera is now a district loss prevention manager at Burlington Stores.
Andy Spears, LPC is now a multi-unit asset protection manager at The Home Depot.
Alec Haines is now asset protection and risk management business analyst at Weis Markets.
Jim Mullen, MBA is now regional vice president of operations at Stop & Shop.
Patrick McEvoy is now divisional vice president, asset protection at Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th.
Laura Papa was promoted to senior manager, life safety at Macy’s.
Jackie Johnson, LPC was promoted to asset and profit protection director at Festival Foods.
Clint Orndorff was promoted to market ORC manager at Lowe’s Companies.
Joe Kinsey was promoted to national director – organized retail crime – investigations at Macy’s.
Kenny Hayes is now a district asset protection manager at Burlington Stores.
July 1st – July 8thÂ
Pamela Velose was promoted to vice president of asset protection/safety and operations process at Belk.
Joey Lawrence, CFI was promoted to senior corporate loss prevention manager at Books A Million.
Dr. Adi Raz was promoted to vice president of data sciences and operations at Appriss.
Ines Manotas was promoted to senior security consultant Europe & US at Primark (Spain).
Randy Perkins is now a district loss prevention manager at Nordstrom Rack.
Jerry Oppedisano is now a district asset protection manager at Burlington Stores.
David Hargrove was promoted to market loss prevention manager at VF Corporation.
Roman Bielecki is now a regional security manager at Japan Tobacco International (Poland).
Leo Anguiano was named vice president of asset protection at Dollar Tree Stores.
Scott Bergset is now a district asset protection manager at Kroger.
Teri Poth is now an asset protection manager at T-Mobile.
Dave Harben, CFI, LPC is now a loss prevention leader at Apple.
Michael Noss is now senior manager of corporate investigations at T-Mobile.
Meredith Plaxco, LPC was promoted to vice president, loss prevention and safety at PetSmart.
Teresa Warren was promoted to national asset protection manager at B&Q (United Kingdom).
Andrew Marrero was promoted to program manager – LP systems and infrastructure at Nordstrom.
Jared Costa is now an area loss prevention manager at Ulta Beauty.
Brandon Homes, LPC was promoted to regional director of loss prevention at Dick’s Sporting Goods.
Jenn Wismer is now a district loss prevention manager at Burlington Stores.
To review the June “People on the Move” click here.
Many of the loss prevention / asset protection career moves and promotions are reported to us by our career advisor partners. We are grateful for their collective efforts and diligence in delivering this information. If you would like to provide information pertaining to a recent promotion or career move that is not listed below, we welcome your submissions by clicking here.