Captain Holt is the President of C & H Global Security with over 30 years experience with maritime safety, security, and crisis management.  During his Coast Guard career, he served in all management capacities associated with crisis management — Federal On-Scene Coordinator, Chairman of a Regional Response Team and Co-Chairman of the U.S. National Response Team.  He is a former U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port during which time he was responsible for all aspects of marine safety and security in his zone of responsibility.

Since entering the private sector in 1992, Captain Holt has served as advisor to governments and vessel owners and operators on a variety of subjects related to marine safety, security, and crisis management.  He is the former Managing Director of Corbett & Holt/Gallagher Marine Systems (CHGMS) and previously was a Partner at Mercer Management Consulting and a Senior Associate at Booz Allen and Hamilton.  He is a frequent speaker on crisis management, risk assessment, emergency preparedness, and marine security.  He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and his Master of Science degree from the University of Michigan.

Phone: +1.703.836.2201
Fax: +1.703.299.0799
Email: bholt@chglobalsecurity.com

Captain Johnson is the Senior Vice President for C & H Global Security.  He is a former Deputy Assistant Administrator for Maritime and Land Security of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and a former U.S. Coast Guard career officer specializing in safety, security, and environmental protection.  Captain Johnson is also a former U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port during which service he was responsible for all aspects of marine safety and security in his zone of responsibility.

In his position as Deputy Assistant Administrator with TSA, he designed the national transportation security program for all non-aviation modes of transportation.  He developed an innovative organizational structure, and risk-based strategy to improve security for maritime, rail, mass transit, highway, and pipeline conveyances and infrastructure.  Working closely with Congressional staff, executives, senior industry stakeholders and senior administration and international government to gain support for the strategy’s implementation, he designed the National Transportation System Security Plan that establishes security standards and procedures for all modal administrators to follow.  Captain Johnson also authored the regulatory standards plan for passenger, cargo, infrastructure security and response preparedness for non-aviation modes of transportation.  He is a frequent speaker on transportation and supply chain security.  Captain Johnson received his Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and his Master of Science degree from the University of Southern California.  He is a former Federal Executive Fellow at The Brookings Institution.

Phone: +1.703.836.2201
Fax: +1.703.299.0799
Email: mjohnson@chglobalsecurity.com

Howard Kympton is a well-versed senior executive with a demonstrated record of leadership and management in Fortune 500 corporate and US Government settings.  Mr. Kympton has demonstrated expertise in growing multi-million dollar business units, overseeing major capital projects, and managing large staffs across numerous worldwide locations.  He has exercised full P&L responsibility for muliple, separate business units both in and outside the United States.  After 9/11 he was invited to join the Department of Homeland Security due his experience in developing efficient worldwide supply chains, emanating from many third world areas and supporting numerous major US corporations.

While at the TSA, Mr. Kympton implemented an Enterprise Architecture data fusion system, employing global intermodal transportation information to spotlight the transit of goods throughout the supply chain entering the US.  As an extension of those efforts, he is currently active in helping field an integrated technology and operational process system, which provides real-time risk assessment modeling and operational decision support from multiple sensor and intelligence inputs.  While at DHS he was directly involved in regional transportation security programs, which included his participation in and the facilitation of multi-jurisdictional exercises.  He was also an active participant in the:

    •    National Maritime Security and National Transportation System Security Plans,
    •    DHS/DOD Maritime Domain Awareness Working Group,
    •    DOT Intermodal Freight Technical Working Group, and
    •    MARAD Cargo Handling Cooperative Program

He has in-depth experience across a breadth of Federal agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Transportation and Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, US Coast Guard, IAIP, TSA FEMA and MARAD.  He is actively engaged with the JPDO for the Next Generation Airport, the NIAC, the US Port Police and the International Asssociation of Airport and Seaport Police.

A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, Mr. Kympton also obtained an MS in Nuclear Engineering at North Carolina State University and an MBA in Management from Long Island University.  He retired from the U.S. Army Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel, Corps of Engineers, with degrees from the Command and General Staff College and the National Defense University.

Phone: +1.703.836.2201
Email: hkympton@chglobalsecurity.com