Special Forces operator
Trained as an operator in the French Special Forces, in an infiltration unit — the foundation of thirty years in the field.
01, Executive profile
Richard Magdo Consultant CPO
Trained as an operator in the French Special Forces, in an infiltration unit, with more than 30 years of international experience for Oil & Gas companies and private individuals, often in very degraded and precarious environments.
His career runs from Total in Myanmar in 1994 to Deputy Security Manager at Endeavour Mining in Burkina Faso in 2024, through Schlumberger, GEOS Group, Saipem, SPIE, Glencore E&P, Control Risks, SLN - Le Nickel and Gallice Protection.
He works alone or within a team, leads teams, adapts fast to cosmopolitan environments, and brings motivation, hard work and versatility to every mandate.
- Most recent roles
- Deputy Security Manager, Endeavour Mining, Wahgnion, Burkina Faso (September 2022 to September 2024); Security Consultant, SLN - Le Nickel, Nouméa, New Caledonia (April 2021 to July 2022); Consultant CPO, Gallice Protection, Paris (March 2020 to June 2020).
- Previously
- FSA with Control Risks in Chad (2019); CPO with GEOS Group in Tripoli, Libya (2017 to 2019); Close Protection Team Leader with Gallice Protection (2016 to 2017); Consultant with Glencore E&P in Chad (2014 to 2015); Field Security Adviser with Saipem in Algeria (2009 to 2013).
- Sectors
- Oil and gas, mining, close protection, security consulting, diplomacy support
- Markets
- Burkina Faso, New Caledonia, France, Chad, Libya, Algeria, Iraq, Nigeria, Myanmar
- Education and formation
- Protection physique de personne, CNAPS (June 2023); Classe II mention A, Scaphandrier (diver), I.N.P.P (1998)
- Languages
- French (native) and English (professional working)
The rare combination
Operator, adviser and leader
Thirty years in degraded environments
International experience for Oil & Gas companies and private individuals, often in very degraded and precarious environments.
Leader in any setting
Works alone or within a team, leads teams, and adapts fast to cosmopolitan environments — highly motivated, hard-working and versatile.
That combination is the signature of this portfolio.