John Yates

John Yates QPM, Director of Security

John Yates, QPM was appointed Director of Security of Scentre Group in June 2014.

Prior to the establishment of Scentre Group, John was Global Head of Security of Westfield Group following his retirement from the Metropolitan Police (Scotland Yard) in November 2011 after a 30-year career.

During this period, John was the United Kingdom’s most senior counter terrorism officer and the senior advisor to the Prime Minister and Home Secretary on all law enforcement related security matters. He also led the United Kingdom’s response to the South East Asian Tsunami for which he was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal.

John is the current Chair of the Forum of Australasian Security Executives (FASE) and an industry representative to the Australian and New Zealand Business Advisory Groups, each of which advise the Crowded Places Sub-Committee of the Australia-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee (ANZCTC). He is on the Advisory Board for the technology company ‘Callsign’, a Non-Executive Director for New South Wales Police Legacy and the Domestic Violence Charity, ‘KYUP! and the Advisory Board of CISO Lens, the industry body that seeks to build up cyber resilience across Australia and New Zealand.