The 4th India & South Asia Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) took place at the United Services Institution of India (USI) in New Delhi. The event was preceded by a Thought Leadership Summit featuring a line-up of distinguished speakers discussing key topics in the security industry.
OSPAs founder Professor Martin Gill commented “This year, the competition was notably intense, with a significantly higher number of nominations than in previous years. The task of selecting finalists and winners was no easy feat for the 20+ security experts comprising the judging panel in India & South Asia. Very positively the judges specifically requested to mark each and every nomination across all categories.’
‘The OSPAs event stands as a genuine celebration, honouring and acknowledging the outstanding work happening within the security sector in this part of the South Asian region. It is dedicated to enhancing the safety and security of communities, and all finalists and winners should feel a profound sense of pride in their accomplishments.” he further said.
Lifetime Achievement Award
One of the highlights of the evening was the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Anil Puri. Mr. Puri is a very well known face, one of the stalwarts of the industry. Under his leadership, his company (APS Group) which was established in 1986, exceeds a turnover of INR 6000 Million, with a presence in 135+ locations nationwide and a workforce of over 24,000. Renowned for security services and integrated facilities management, the group leverages it’s robust IT infrastructure for operational control and fiscal discipline. He prioritises customer satisfaction and employee welfare, fostering talent and providing growth opportunities.
2024 INDIA & SOUTH ASIA OSPAs WINNERS
Outstanding In-House Security Manager/Director
John Robert – VFS Global
Outstanding Security Team
Vedanta Limited Security Team
Outstanding Contract Security Company (Guarding)
APS Group
Outstanding Security Consultant
Netrika Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
Outstanding Security Training Initiative
Manoj Manjari Mahanta – Vedanta Limited
Outstanding New Security Product
Controller 7000 (C7000) – Gallagher Security
Outstanding Security Officer
Abhinav Biswas – Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), Dept. of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India
Outstanding Female Security Professional
Rekha Gairola – Boeing India Pvt. Ltd.
Outstanding Young Security Professional
Trishneet Arora – TAC Infosec Limited
Outstanding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative
Vedanta Limited
Outstanding Security Sustainability Award
Dr. Manjari Khanna Kapoor – International CPTED Association and ABS India
Lifetime Achievement
Anil Puri
The event organisers and partners would like to thank our sponsors who made the event possible. The 2024 India & South Asia OSPAs are supported by our sponsors: CP PLUS, Everbridge & SPARSH Securitech. The trophies were sponsored by Edith Cowan University.
The 2024 India & South Asia OSPAs were organised in partnership with MitKat Advisory, knowledge partner United Service Institution of India (USI), and academic partner National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU).
An exciting new development for this year’s awards is that winners from all categories (except Lifetime Achievement) of the 2024 India & South Asia OSPAs will be featured in the 1st Global OSPAs set to take place in 2025! Winners will automatically qualify for the global competition. The winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award will be inducted into the newly launched Security Hall of Fame. Learn more about this here.
