Former expert hostage negotiator Richard Mullender has become a leading keynote speaker and corporate training facilitator that provides advice and training on elite-level listening and persuasion skills, allowing anyone to be able to persuade like a hostage negotiator.
His unique experiences include a career in the military, working for the Metropolitan Police, becoming a detective of serious crime, training to be a hostage negotiator, becoming lead trainer at the National Hostage and Crisis Unit at Scotland Yard, to now offering his own services to help others benefit from his experiences and skills.
With a vast amount of experience as a hostage negotiator and speaker, Richard has had the opportunity to work with or advise some of the biggest organisations in the world. For example he has worked with the Bank of England, Sky, NSPCC, John Lewis, BBC and Hilton Worldwide.
Furthermore, he has also been asked to advise the FBI, the UN, The Indian Secret Services, The Scorpions in Mandela’s South Africa and The World Food Programme, among others.
While Richard’s former activities are largely confidential, it is known that he negotiated the high-profile release of three UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan in 2004, and his listening expertise contributed to the intelligence that informed the rescue of Norman Kember in Iraq in 2006.
With a reputation that precedes himself, Richard Mullender has become an increasingly popular choice for business and corporate events. Looking to challenge, entertain and teach his audience something new, Richard Mullender is a brilliant addition for a variety of events, and has produced highly successful results from his engaging presentations and corporate training events.
