Meet Our Team

Neil Stapley OBE

President

He joined the Metropolitan Police 1988 and completed 30 years. For his last nine years, he led the Hostage & Crisis Negotiation Unit based at New Scotland Yard, the longest serving in its 45-year history, during its busiest period both domestically and internationally. He regularly attended the British Governments crisis management meetings - COBR and advised the Prime Minister and senior British politicians. Under his leadership he developed and delivered the UK police negotiator training, regarded as one of the best programmes in the world. Including writing the latest doctrine to respond to ‘new terrorists’. He developed a practical based crisis management training programme on behalf of the FC&DO for its diplomats. He is Trauma Incident Management Trained. In 2014 he was appointed to be an Ordinary Officer of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in Her Majesty the Queens New Year Honours. He has actively supported the UN operationally and in a training capacity. He continues to work as a ‘subject matter expert’ on projects for Her Majesties Government including assisting Japan with their preparations for the Olympics. His most recent work involves preparing and developing capabilities across the Middle East, Africa, and the Far East. He supported the UAE in preparing and developing their integrated overseas hostage rescue response. He was responsible for preparing, managing, and delivering a crisis negotiator capability for Qatar for their 2022 World Cup. He recently prepared a unique groundbreaking course for those who respond to spontaneous protestors and activists. It was initially devised for the United Nations Climate Change Conference and has now been delivered across the world. He works part time as a business development manager for a UK electronics company where he helped develop and build a unique item of equipment for hostage & crisis negotiators. This won an award for innovation in 2020 from Queen Elizabeth II. He is currently working on the next generation model. He continues to work discreetly supporting several law firms, high net worth families and clients. He is still an active crisis response consultant. He obtained an MBA in 2022.

Dr. Gilbert Wong

Dr. Gilbert WONG joined the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) as an Inspector in 1993 and was promoted to Chief Superintendent in 2017. Upon his retirement from the HKPF in 2021, Gilbert was appointed as a Life Honorary Consultant, Police Negotiation Cadre, an Honorary Consultant, Police Carelinks Cadre and an Honorary Hong Kong Police College Advisor. He is the Founder and CEO of HypnoHealth Consulting Limited and the Founding Chairman of the Hong Kong Mental Wellness Association. Gilbert completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Science and Physiology, Master of Administrative Leadership Degree, Master of Counselling Degree, Graduate Certificate in Applied Management in Australia. In addition, he completed his PhD in Behavioural Science, Graduate Diploma in Criminal Justice from the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, Harvard Program on Negotiation and Graduate Certificate in Education in America. In 2008, Gilbert was chosen to become a member of the Directing Staff of the Scottish National Negotiators Course. In addition to his law enforcement experience, Gilbert has been a certified Clinical Hypnotherapist since 2005 and a life member of International Society for Investigative and Forensic Hypnosis since 2011. He was certified as a master hypnotherapy trainer by both the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association and the International Association Counselors and Therapists in 2012. Gilbert is passionate in understanding the mindset of people and always identifies himself as a life adventurer, peace-maker, fear-buster, conflict mediator and relationship builder.

Matthias Herter

Matthias Herter was a Crisis and Hostage Negotiator for 21 years and commanded the Negotiation Units of the Bern Cantonal Police and the Swiss Federal Police. Together with his teams, he has conducted negotiations in kidnapping cases on five continents. He was Director of Crisis and Hostage Negotiator training courses in Switzerland and trained Police Crisis Negotiators globally for more than 10 years. Matthias was a long-standing member of the International Negotiators Working Group (INWG) and President of the European Network of Police Advisory Groups on Kidnapping, Hostage-Taking and Extortion (EuNAT). He is also co-author of the current United Nations Counter Kidnapping Manual. After a career in the Parachute Regiment of the Swiss Air Force, Matthias completed his training as a Police Officer with the Bern Cantonal Police and obtained his leadership training with the Police, as well as comprehensive training in psychology in cooperation with the University of Bern. He is a graduate of the UK’s National Negotiators Course and has completed training for Police Crisis Negotiators in various European countries. As of 2023, he runs his own company and delivers training for companies, NGO’s and leaders in negotiation, teamwork, and decision-making under pressure. He is also a regular guest speaker and coach at the IMD Business School for Leadership in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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