The Directors of P&A Receivables Services
plc. are delighted to announce the appointment of Fred Parr as a
Senior Manager within the P&A Investigations Division.
Fred was a Detective at New Scotland Yard, for almost 31 years, the
last 16 of them at the Company Fraud Department New Scotland Yard.
During this time he was primarily engaged in the investigation of major
and complex commercial frauds, worldwide, plus intelligence and fraud
prevention roles.
During his service he was the Chairman of the Southeast Region Fraud
Intelligence Group and Secretary to the Southeast Region Working Group
on Fraud, a group concerned in policy issues surrounding commercial
fraud investigation. He continues his association with the Intelligence
group in a consultancy role.
On completion of his Police Service, Fred
began employment as the Fraud Prevention and Intelligence Manager
for Dun & Bradstreet
where he was engaged in formulating the fraud prevention policy for
the company plus servicing the company’s customer base with
their fraud prevention requirements.
On leaving D&B he was until December 2004
employed as a Senior Consultant with Axiom Claims Consulting a subsidiary
of the AON Group,
where he was engaged in the investigation of major commercial frauds.
He also continued his training and fraud prevention roles, including
matters pertaining to Money Laundering.
Jeremy Priestley, Managing Director,
said,
"Fraud is becoming a very serious problem
for British Industry, and whilst there appears to be plenty of hype,
in practice there is very little happening to support businesses
with this serious problem. P&A Investigations was established
to provide dedicated practical assistance and we welcome the experience
and expertise that Fred Parr brings with him.
He is a Certified Fraud
Examiner, a member of the UK Chapter of the Association of Certified
Fraud Examiners and
a member of the Institute of Money Laundering Prevention Officers
(IMLPO). In addition Fred is registered as an expert with the National
Organised Crime Faculty who runs a national database accessible on
a 24hrs basis for Company Fraud and Fraud Prevention Training matters."
12.04.2005
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