THOMAS
GUEUDET
For nearly 20 years, Thomas has been advising national and multinational businesses, international organizations, government departments, and NGOs on supporting business growth, while treating risk effectively, protecting their personnel, information, operations, and events in complex environments.
His expertise spans the entire security risk and crisis management lifecycle, from strategic design to operational implementation and training, ensuring that organizations remain resilient and prepared for evolving threats across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
In addition to his consulting work, Thomas serves as an officer in the operational reserve of the Gendarmerie Nationale, further strengthening his expertise in law enforcement, public security, and crisis response.
Some of the latest tasks Thomas has handled:
SECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT
OPERATIONAL
RISK CONSULTING
CRISIS
MANAGEMENT
ACADEMIC
BACKGROUND
CERTIFICATION
& MEMBERSHIP
PROFESSIONAL
BACKGROUND
Security Risk Management
♦ Designing and implementing a bespoke security and crisis management programme for one of the world’s largest football organization’s sponsor, reassessing its strategy and providing regular analysis and advisory supporting its operations and events across 8 countries.
♦ Designing the security risk management system and providing guidance, advice and training for an Oil & Gas client in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa.
♦ Reviewing the security and resilience framework of a major Energy consortium to support its offshore operations on the Atlantic coastline.
♦ Designing and establishing several enterprises and NGOs travel risk management policies, plans and business continuity capabilities worldwide.
Operational Risk Consulting
♦ Conducting risk assessments of businesses, personnel travel, and lifestyle for executives and companies, providing risk mitigation strategies in Africa, Europe and Asia.
♦ Managing a quality control campaign in more than 70 manufacturing and production sites in China.
♦ Security contingency planning for one of the largest global airline carriers for the Paris Olympics.
♦ Developping an evacuation plan, including risk monitoring methods and escalation thresholds for an international security organization in West Africa.
Crisis Management
♦ Providing specialized expertise in crisis management and resilience-building, including strategic gap analysis and maturity assessment for a top financial institution in Switzerland.
♦ Scoping and developing a crisis management program aligned with international standards and best practices, including policy, plans, toolbox and training for a leading Defense industry client.
♦ Managing crisis operations by securing the supply chain at operational and tactical levels, ensuring the maintenance operation continuity of a nuclear asset amid a country wide violent strike episode.
Academic Background
♦ Executive MBA – Specialized in Risk & Security Management – Economic Warfare School of Paris
♦ Executive MBA – Specialized in Strategic Management & Business Intelligence – Economic Warfare School of Paris
♦ Officer training – Military Academy of Saint-Cyr – French Land Forces
♦ Master’s degree – Specialized in International Business and Entrepreneurship – ESSCA Grande École Programme
Certifications & Membership
♦ Crisis Management Response & Leadership – International SOS Foundation
♦ Expert in Business Intelligence – Level 7 certification – Economic Warfare School of Paris
♦ Member of ASIS International
♦ Member of the International Association of Professional Security Consultant – IAPSC
♦ In addition to his native French, Thomas speaks fluent english
Professional Background
Thomas is a French national who has lived and worked across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Earlier in his career, he has been working for several French risk consultancy and military services firms, where he notably served as Country Security Manager for Total and Orano (ex Areva) for several years in Africa. He also contributed to multiple security projects and training programs, that led him to numerous deployments worldwide, including in hostile environment like Afghanistan.
In addition to his expertise in security and crisis management consulting, Thomas has been involved in cutting-edge defense technologies. He specialized in drone traffic management and counter-UAS solutions, addressing emerging threats in airspace security.
Aside his corporate and operational experience, he has been a Master Class Instructor at Sciences Po Paris, where he led a course on infrastructure and expatriate security, drawing on real-world field experience to train future security professionals.
Evacuation planning – India
Security audit – South Africa
Risk assessment – Afghanistan
Security planning – Côte d’Ivoire
Travel security – South America
Route recon – Kossovo
Event protection – Eq. Guinea
Threat assessment – Spain
Hotel audit – Tunisa
Risk assessment – Cameroun
Event protection – Türkiye
Background check – South Africa