Events
19th Annual General Meeting (AGM)
ACSA held its 19 th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 7 th June 2018 at the Maritime Hall. SeaCare Building, Singapore. A record 55 members and 12 observers attended the AGM. It was one of then highest turnout in recent years.
The AGM commenced promptly at 3.30 pm. The meeting was conducted in accordance to the agenda for the AGM.
President Robert Wiener shared with members present on the activities that were carried out in the past year. A milestone “marriage” between ACSA and SAS took place on Valentine’s Day -14 th February 2018, when the two associations jointly organised a Town Hall meeting for her members. There was a good show of support by the two security associations. More joint activities are underway in the coming months.
The highlight of the day was the election of the Executive Board for the term 2018-2020. Appended below is the newly elected Executive Board for 2018-2020:
From left to right: Susan, William, Gary, John, Robert, Vicky, Ismail, Morrine, Tejdeep, Peggy, Nair, Khairul
|
Designation |
Name |
Company |
| President |
Robert Wiener |
Prosegur Singapore PL |
| Deputy President |
John Vijayan Vasavan |
Weavepact Security Services PL |
| Honorary Secretary |
Gary Haris |
KH Security Agency PL |
| Asst. Hon. Secretary |
A S Nair |
GCM Safety & Security PL |
| Honorary Treasurer |
Vicky Nathan |
Assured Protection & Security Consultancy PL
|
| Asst. Hon. Treasurer |
AR Ismail |
Stallion Security Investigation & Consultancy PL |
| Committee Member |
Henson Morrine |
Alwatch Security Management PL |
| Committee Member |
Khairul Anwar |
Aardwark Security Service PL |
| Committee Member |
Susan Loo |
P & P Security Services PL |
| Committee Member |
William Seak |
Premier Security Co-operative Ltd |
| Committee Member |
Peggy Tay |
Vigilantech Security Management PL |
| Committee Member |
Tejdeep Singh (TJ) |
Deep Security Services PL |
After the AGM, members adjourned to Club 52 for the Members Night, after the conclusion of the AGM.
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ITM and Skills Framework Launch
Launch of the ITM and Skills Framework for Security Industry was held on Tuesday, 13 February 2018. The event was officiated by Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, 2nd Minister, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Manpower. Mrs Teo’s speech is appended below:
https://www.mha.gov.sg/Newsroom/speeches/Pages/Launch-of-the-Security-Industry-Transformation-Map-and-Skills-Framework-for- Security.aspx
Inaugural ACSA-SAS Townhall Meeting
Valentine Day 2018 was a special day for ACSA and SAS. Both ACSA and SAS held hands by jointly organising the 1 st Townhall meeting for members of both Associations. It’s a milestone event and goes down in history.
Both security associations were founded over 2 decades ago to serve the interests of private security industry. Held at the RELC on 14 Febriary 2018, a record 270 representatives witnessed this milestone event. The overwhelming response bears testimony of the support extended by members of both associations.
Members present gave their support to the elected officials of ACSA and SAS to pursue the SAs’ interests’ in crafting equitable contractual terms and engaging the buyers to be provided fair and plausible contractual terms like prompt payments and reasonable liquidated damages (LD).
Members were informed that the bonding and working relationship amongst the two security associations, Union of Security Employees, NTUC,PLRD and MOM were cordial and has paved the way for open and frank discussions and resulting in informed decision.
Senior representatives of PLRD and MOM who attended this meeting gave further updates on the criteria for SAGE 2018.
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