R.W. (Bob) Riddell, CPP
President & Founding Advisor - Riddell Risk Management Inc.
Bob is an Executive, Security & Life Safety subject-matter-professional, who brings the depth of over three
decades corporate experience to his disciplines. He maintains an extensive network of North American
security professionals among law enforcement, related government agencies, heads of corporate security,
and numerous experts in the fields of physical security and security technology. Bob is an ASIS International
“Board Certified - Certified Protection Professional” (CPP) and is the Canadian representative on the steering
committee of their “Commercial Real Estate Community” (CREC) council.
For over fourteen years, Bob served as a national “Director, Security & Life Safety” within the property
owner/manager business sector, first with Cadillac Fairview and then with Ivanhoé Cambridge. He
previously enjoyed eighteen years national corporate security management experience within Canadian
financial institutions including HSBC Bank of Canada, Canadian Bankers Association, and Royal Bank of
Canada. Bob’s dedication to Security & Life Safety was preceded by an earlier career in bank administrative
operations within Bank of Montreal, Continental Bank of Canada, and Lloyd’s Bank Canada.
Bob provides on-going advice to BOMA Canada and, since 2012, continues in his role as Founding Chair of
the “Building Owners & Managers Association Toronto - Security Risk Management Advisory Council”
(BOMA Toronto - SRMAC). He Chairs the “Overseas Security Advisory - Canada Country Council” (OSAC - U.S.
State Department); is an Associate Member of the “Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police” (CACP); and
member of the “International Association of Chiefs of Police” (IACP).
Bob is President and Founding Advisor of Riddell Risk Management Inc.*, an advisory practice dedicated to
supporting any organization in the development of a holistic Security & Life Safety Risk Management
Strategy and Governance Program, based on the principles of Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM).
Bob is also the Chief Strategy Officer of Consilium Public Sector Services Inc. (consiliumpss.com), with added
oversight of its Private Sector Services. Consilium is a consortium of security & life safety consultants,
professionals and thought leaders; all drawn from varied sectors including municipal government,
police/fire/paramedic services, cyber, finance, property management, and academia.