John Yates
Director
Civil Engineering
Westfield Corp
Australia
Biography
John Yates was appointed Director of Security of Westfield Corporation in June 2014. He is also Head of Security for Scentre Group. John joined Westfield in November 2013, following his retirement from the Metropolitan Police (Scotland Yard) in November 2011 after a 30 year career. John’s last role was as the UK’s most senior counter terrorism officer and as the senior advisor to the Prime Minister and Home Secretary on all law enforcement related security matters. John also led the UK’s response to the South East Asian Tsunami for which he was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal. In between leaving policing and joining Westfield Group, John spent time in the Middle East advising the government of Bahrain on police reform before joining G3, the Good Governance Group, a leading international strategic advisory firm, as their Group Executive Director.
Research Interest
Business Management, Infrastructure and Architecture
