The World Protection Group, Inc. (WPG) was founded in 2001. Based in Beverly Hills, CA, WPG employs a headquarters staff as well as a team of officers, analysts, executive protection agents, and investigators. WPG sources its operational employees from a pool of nearly 5000 agents including former secret service, former military dignitary protection, and private sector alumni from both Executive Security International and Executive Protection Institute.
In addition to its corporate headquarters in Beverly Hills, WPG also has offices in New York City, Mexico City, Mexico, and Shanghai, China. WPG is licensed and currently conducts business in the following US states: New York, Washington, and California. Furthermore, WPG has vetted over 30 resources globally and can service it’s clients worldwide.
WPG is a full-service international security firm that specializes in Executive Protection. Our philosophy and techniques are modeled after the United States Secret Service method of providing proactive and preventative protection. WPG has worked with some of the most high profile individuals in the world, and in the history of the firm has never experienced an incident that might have caused harm or embarrassment to its clientele.
WPG’s core client base includes Political Dignitaries, Corporate CEOs, and their staffs, High Net- Worth Individuals and their Families, Entertainment Organizations, Celebrities as well as Corporate Security.
Personal security by its very nature is a highly sensitive issue and we assure complete discretion, loyalty and confidence in our procedures and discipline at all times.
Kent Moyer – President and CEO
Mr. Moyer is founder and owner of The World Protection Group and is responsible for overall direction and growth of the organization and overseeing daily operations. He actively works with clients and security personnel to incorporate a philosophy of proactive, preventative security and attention to customer service. Mr. Moyer is a respected authority on executive protection and threat management; managing hundreds of threat cases for high profile corporate and individual clients.
Mr. Moyer is an alumnus of The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Moyer has accumulated over 2,000 hours of training in executive and dignitary protection and has logged thousands of hours of practical field protection details. He is a graduate of the Executive Security Institute (ESI) with a degree in Criminal Justice and the Executive Protection Institute – both certified executive protection academies preferred by the FBI and U.S. Secret Service.
Mr. Moyer is certified by the FBI as a law enforcement firearms instructor and is a graduate of the National Law Enforcement Training Center (NLETC) and the Los Angeles and Orange County Sheriff’s Academy. In 2003, he was recognized as the Deputy Sheriff of the Year for the Diplomatic Protection Unit (DPU), for a local Sheriff department where he currently serves as its training officer and a member of the Dignitary Protection Unit.
Mr. Moyer is an active author and speaker on security and security-related topics and is an active member of many professional security and law enforcement organizations including, ASIS International, California Reserve Peace Officers Association, Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO) and the International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals (IACSP).
Bill Phillips – Security Consultant
Bill Phillips is a nationally recognized security and safety professional with over 40 years corporate and consulting experience. His unique background and experience provide him with expertise in all aspects of Risk/Threat Management, Continuity of Business/Contingency Planning, Security and Safety Management and Security Convergence.
Tiffany Salkoski – Operations & Human Resource Manager
Ms. Tiffany Salkoski is the Operations & Human Resource Manager at WPG. She is a Wharton Business School graduate specialized in Operations Management. She manages the scheduling of WPG personnel, visits site locations and assists in coordinating local and international protective details.
Kai Jung Chang – Business Development Associate
Ms. Kai-Jung Chang is a native of Taipei, Taiwan. She obtained her Bachelor of German Language and Culture at Fu-Jen University in Taipei. Kai is multilingual in English, Mandarin, German, and Japanese.
WPG is a member of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), INFRAGARD Los Angeles, The Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO), The International Association of Counterterrorism and Security Professionals (IACSP), The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) – the world’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of unmanned systems, Drone Pilot Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), and The Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association – committed to continuing a “Tradition of Success” in serving a satisfied membership through an effective and expanding professional association.
