National Coalition for the Prevention of Economic Crime Appoints New Executive Director.Business Editors RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2000 New Director's International Experience Complements Services That Help Businesses Worldwide Win Fight Against Economic Crime The National Coalition for the Prevention of Economic Crime (NCPEC NCPEC National Coalition for the Prevention of Economic Crime ) today named Allan Trosclair as their new Executive Director. Trosclair brings more than 30 years of experience and successful leadership in the fraud industry to the NCPEC. "Mr. Trosclair's experience and business insight will be a tremendous asset to the continued success of our organization," said Gary Stoops, Acting Executive Director of the NCPEC. "We are thrilled to have someone with his contacts and business experience at the helm." Trosclair has been actively involved with the NCPEC as a member of the organization's Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. since its debut. His background includes extensive risk management work with companies like VISA (domestic and international divisions), Lucas Films Ltd., and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice charged with investigating all violations of federal laws except those assigned to some other federal agency. (FBI). Most recently, his work with Visa International enabled him to offer consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" on bankcard risk management for VISA in Central Europe Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. In addition, Northern, Southern and Southeastern Europe may variously delimit or overlap into Central Europe. , Africa, and the Middle East while working on-site in London, England. "Trosclair's international experience complements the NCPEC's increasingly global focus to provide services that help businesses worldwide combat and alleviate economic crime," said Richard Johnston, NCPEC Board member and Director of the National White Collar Crime white collar crime n. a generic term for crimes involving commercial fraud, cheating consumers, swindles, insider trading on the stock market, embezzlement and other forms of dishonest business schemes. Center. Until June 1998, Trosclair was Vice President of Fraud Control for VISA USA. There, he was responsible for identifying, monitoring, and analyzing bankcard fraud activities and coordinating appropriate actions to reduce these activities. His duties included global aspects of security, internal investigations, and management of the insurance program covering VISA members' counterfeit losses. Prior to joining VISA, he was Director of Safety and Security for Lucas Film Ltd., and served with the FBI as a Special Agent and Supervisor. The NCPEC is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. . Established in 1996, it provides support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to businesses in their fight against economic crime. Current programs include training in fraud prevention and detection techniques and providing research that helps companies of all sizes evaluate fraud trends as well as create economic crime forecasts. For additional information on the NCPEC, visit their Web site at http://www.ncpec.org or call 804/323-6907. |
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