As an industry that is chock full of dynamic leaders, it is hard to pick just a few to lead a discussion on the challenges of asset protection today, but we’ve got four that we know you will love. Join our AP Leadership Round Table as a panel of experts from four different retail platforms share their insights and opinions on some of the most important opportunities facing the AP industry today, to include topics such as Transitioning to New Roles and Responsibilities, the Art of Influence When Leading, Leading Remote Teams, Hiring/Recruiting/Retaining in today’s market – and a few nuggets of fun thrown in as well.
We discuss these topics in greater depth with leaders that have a wealth of experience dealing with these issues, sharing what they’ve learned and offering their insights on how to navigate through the challenges and opportunities critical to your career development.
Retail is a dynamic and evolving industry, and successful asset protection leaders must have the ability—and the fortitude to adjust and evolve as well. Looking at the many different directions that an asset protection career can take us and the spectrum of retail platforms that require our subject matter expertise, it’s critical that every AP professional learn and understand the personal and professional assets that must be developed as an asset protection leader, and recognize the obstacles that can stall, and even derail a promising career.
To help us navigate through some of these important issues, our panel will feature:
Alaina Kring, CPhT, Senior Director of Loss Prevention Field Operations & Investigations at Gabes.
Alaina is a demonstrated leader and achiever with extensive knowledge of criminal and financial investigations, drug diversion matters, and methods for proactively eliminating risks of company assets in the areas of safety, security, profitability, and resiliency. She holds a diverse background in loss prevention, working with Gabes, Ulta Beauty, Ross Stores, and Walgreens in addition to formerly working as a Special Agent with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Alaina also actively participates as a member of the Loss Prevention Research Council ORC Leadership Group, The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) Steering Committee, and the Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail (CLEAR).
Marty Andrews, CFI, Vice President Loss Prevention at VF Corporation at VF Corporation.
Marty leads LP in North America across 800+ VF retail locations to include Vans, The North Face, Timberland, Kipling, icebreaker, Dickies and Altra. With progressive advancement in both big box and specialty retail sectors, he fully understands that knowing the business from top to bottom is a key foundation to a successful program. Marty has been with VF Corp since 2007 when he started as a regional LP manager for Vans. Prior to that he was at Nordstrom for 8 years holding various roles such as internal investigator, LP manager and regional investigations manager, as well as previously working for Macy’s and Lamonts.
Sarah Torrez CFI, LPC, Regional Director – Community Engagement Asset Protection at 99 Cents Only Stores.
Sarah is an experienced director of loss prevention with a demonstrated history of success working in the retail, food, and drug store industries. With a diverse background which includes 99 Cents Only Stores, Spark Group, Charming Shoppes, The Limited, and Smart & Final, she has strong operational skills, she is excellent at building partnerships, building LP programs, managing budgets, and skilled at project management. Sarah also serves as a member of The Loss Prevention Foundation Advisory Council.
Joe Box, MBA, CFE, Vice President, Asset Protection and Safety at the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM).
Joe is responsible for global initiatives aimed to continuously improve the ability to protect total assets of all business lines across the NEXCOM Enterprise. He is a member of the Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) and annually attends major events to keep up with best business practices while networking with industry leaders at the Retail Leader’s Association (RILA) Asset Protection Council, National Retail Federation (NRF), Merchant Advisory Group (MAG), American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Merchant Risk Council (MRC), and Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) including the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE). Joe serves as the Vice Chair on the ASIS Retail Asset Protection, ACFE Advisory Council, and is an Executive Champion to NEXCOM CEO’s Council on Diversity.
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