Charlie Maclean-Bristol FBCI FEPS MCIPR

Charlie Feps is a highly accomplished business continuity consultant, writer, and founder of two successful companies, PlanB Consulting and Business Continuity Training. With extensive experience in business continuity management, crisis management, ISO 22301, and Crisis Incident Management, he has won numerous accolades from international organizations. He has been voted European Personality of the Year 2018 in the BCI European Awards and is a Fellow of both the Emergency Planning Society and the Business Continuity Institute.

Charlie's writing achievements include co-authoring "The BCI Guide to… Exercising Your Business Continuity Plan" 2015, "Business Continuity Exercises: Quick Exercises to Validate Your Plan," and the Business Continuity Institute Good Practice Guidelines 2010, 2013, and 2018, to name a few.

He has worked with various industries, including the Public Sector, Banking, Utilities, Housing Associations, and Data Center Companies.

Charlie has a Ph.D. in Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management from The University of Glasgow and studied PGD Emergency Planning and Disaster Management, MA (Hons) in History and International Relations, and Work-Based Resilience, Continuity, and Crises Management. He has held top positions in various organizations, such as Head of Security and Crisis Management at AWG and Emergency Planning Manager at Anglian Water.

Overall, Charlie's impressive and diverse background makes him a trusted authority in the field of business continuity management and crisis management.