Dean Kidd

Contributor - Interviewee, presenter

ASIS NZ Chapter Chair Dean Kidd
Auckland Live security head and former ASIS NZ Chapter Chair Dean Kidd raising the behaviour detection bar.

Dean Kidd is Safety and Security Manager for Auckland Live, part of Regional Facilities Auckland (RFA), an Auckland Council controlled organisation (CCO). He is also a past Chairman of the ASIS International New Zealand Chapter (2017-18). His ‘Weapons Attack at an Iconic Venue’ training exercise at Auckland’s Aotea Centre in 2017 was a New Zealand first, and he is regarded as a leading figure in the security of public places in New Zealand.

Selected articles (as interviewee)

World-class behavioural analysis training comes to Auckland, New Zealand Security Magazine, February 2019

Australian business act to protect people in crowded places, New Zealand Security Magazine, December 2017/January 2018

Exercise: weapons attack at an iconic venue, New Zealand Security Magazine, Aug/Sep 2017

Q&A: ASIS New Zealand Chair, Dean Kidd, New Zealand Security Magazine, June/July 2017

Selected articles (as presenter)

Protecting crowded places from terror attack, New Zealand Security Magazine, Oct/Nov 2017

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