Eric Ellen, Esq, QPM's Biography

Eric Ellen, Esq, QPM's Professional Career

Career

Nat Serv; joined Port of London Police 1950, Chief Constable 1975, ret 1980; first dir ICC: Int Maritime Bureau 1981-99, Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau 1985-99, Commercial Crime Bureau 1992-99; chief exec ICC Commercial Crime Services (incorporating Int Maritime Bureau, Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau and Commercial Crime Bureau) 1990-99; conslt Commercial Crime Unit, special advsr on port security matters and maritime crime Int Assoc of Ports and Harbours, pres Int Assoc of Airport and Seaport Police 1977-79, chm Euro Assoc of Airport and Seaport Police 1975-78 (now life memb, exec sec 1980-88); chm: PEBs 1985, Electronic Intelligence Ltd 1985-86, Task Force on Commercial Crime 1996, ICC Commercial Crime Services; memb Bd ICC Commercial Crime Service 1999-2000, conslt on fraud to ICC 1999-2000; chm First Approach Ltd 2003-; memb: Hon Soc of the Middle Temple, Br Acad of Forensic Sciences, Ctee of Cons Lawyers Examining Maritime Fraud, Inst of Shipbrokers Ctee on Maritime Fraud; presented or chaired seminars on int commercial fraud and product counterfeiting in over 50 countries, advised Barbados Govt on formation of a new police force for the Barbados Port Authy 1983, reviewed security at ports of Jeddah and Dammam in Saudi Arabia, chm Cambridge Symposia on Commercial Crime 1985-, memb Anti-Corruption Working Gp Soc for Advanced Legal Studies 2000; frequent TV and radio appearances on the subject of marine fraud, terrorism, piracy and product counterfeiting; Freeman City of London; Police Long Serv and Good Conduct medal 1 class 1973, Repub of China Police medal 1 class 1979; CIMgt

Eric Ellen, Esq, QPM's Publications

Books and Publications

International Maritime Fraud (co-author), Air and Seaport Security International Reference Book (conslt ed, 1987-89), Violence at Sea (ed, 1987), Piracy at Sea (ed, 1989), Ports at Risk (ed, 1994), Shipping at Risk (ed 1997), A Guide to the Prevention of Money Laundering (1998), A Banker's Guide for the Prevention of Fraud and Money Laundering in Documentary Credits (co-ed, 1999), published many articles on varied subjects including specialist policemen, marine sabotage, piracy and terrorism, product counterfeiting and fraud

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