Professional advancement and building a successful loss prevention career can mean many things to many different people. For some individuals, it may mean reaching a top leadership position at a particular company, perhaps serving as a director or vice president of loss prevention/asset protection. For others, it may involve gaining experience in multiple professional fields in order to establish a unique and versatile role that capitalizes on all of our various skill sets.
Some aspire to be the best at a particular skill or discipline, building a base of knowledge and expertise that sets us apart from the rest. There are those who strive to leave a professional legacy, leaving a lasting mark on the present and future of the loss prevention industry. And there are still others who simply want the recognition that comes with reaching a particular level of performance and the security that it provides.
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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. We need to fashion and follow a professional development plan that leads us forward and builds our future. Especially when involved in a profession that is evolving as quickly as retail loss prevention, career growth is essential to professional survival. 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.
February 2018
February 1st – February 5th
Rick Mitchell has been named director of loss prevention, inventory control and fraud at Conn’s HomePlus.
Oliver Niworowski was promoted to district manager of investigations at Macy’s.
Brian Farrar is now a regional asset protection manager at DTLR.
Katie Walker, CFI is now director of safety and security at iHerb.
William Peters was promoted to senior director of safety and asset protection operations for BJ’s Wholesale Club.
Thomas Thweatt was promoted to security engineer at Belk.
Rosemary Leonard was promoted to Business Development Executive at Fire King Security Products.
Emmanuel Suarez was promoted to loss prevention training specialist at Marshalls Convenience Stores (Puerto Rico).
Richard Mathers, CFI is now interim head of loss prevention at Post Office Ltd. (UK).
Ian Dill is now vice president of store operations and asset protection at Centric Brands.
Michael Ruhl Jr. is now manager of assets protection operations at Belk.
Ronda Fields is now a district asset protection operations and safety manager at Lowe’s.
Nathan Andreesen was promoted to district asset protection operations and safety manager at Lowe’s.
Tony Caldwell was promoted to regional investigations manager at Lowe’s.
Andrew Kirkendall was promoted to zone loss prevention manager at Beall’s.
Cita Doyle, LPQ has been promoted to VP of Sales and Marketing at InstaKey.
Mike Soberal, CPP is now senior manager corporate security at Aurora Cannabis
Jay Hawkins CFE, CFI, LPC is now a regional loss prevention manager at rue21.
Reco Caston, MBA, CFE, SA was promoted to senior field loss prevention manager/ TPR at T-Mobile.
Tim Hickey is now Senior Manager of Strategic Accounts and Asset Tracking Solutions at CONTROLTEK
Andrew Perry is now senior director of retail operations at Peet’s Coffee.
Albert Metuge, CFE, CFI was promoted to director, fraud management & analytics at Ascena Retail Group.
Nicholas Paczkowski LPQ is now director of safety and loss prevention at Goodwill of Greater Washington.
Kyle Loftus is now director of compliance investigations at Walgreens.
To review the January 2019 “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, please email submissions to peopleonthemove (at) lpportal (dot) com.
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