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New CEO eyes more hiring for $300M Morrisville firm
Featuring Bryan Koon, President and Chief Executive Officer, from IEM
Triangle Business Journal, December 21, 2023 – IEM, a top consulting firm specializing in emergency management, has named a new CEO. The four-decade-old company moved its headquarters to Morrisville in 2010 and has grown to 1,200 employees and $300 million in annual revenue.
Bryan Koon Takes the Helm as IEM’s President and CEO
Featuring Bryan Koon, President and Chief Executive Officer, from IEM
Homeland Security Today, December 18, 2023 – IEM, a leading global consulting firm specializing in emergency management, disaster recovery, program and grants management, and digital citizen services, is excited to announce that Bryan Koon will serve as the new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Madhu Beriwal, the company’s Founder.
It’s Only a Matter of Time Before a Tsunami Hits the Northwest. Why Is It Missing from FEMA’s Risk Analysis?
Featuring Bryan Koon, Vice President of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, from IEM
Politico, December 14, 2023 – This shift got a big nudge from two devastating series of disasters in 2017 and 2018: the “HIM” hurricanes (Harvey, Irma and Maria) and the wildfires that torched large swaths of California and turned a town called Paradise into hell on earth.
Massive WWII-Era Hangar Doors To Come Down After Tustin Fire
Featuring Colin Cummings, Operations Section Chief, from IEM
LAist, December 6, 2023 – “These doors will be lowered, again, slowly and controlled by not one, but two cranes on site in order to make sure that safety is paramount,” said Colin Cummings, operations section chief with Innovative Emergency Management, the company hired by the city to handle the work.
Ways and Means Looking to Curb Pandemic Related Fraud
Featuring Amy Simon, Senior Advisor, from IEM
Reuters, October 20, 2023 – “The coronavirus pandemic tested the nation’s unemployment benefits system more than any prior recession,” said Amy Simon, a principal at Simon Advisory LLC. Not only did far more individuals file claims for weekly benefits than ever before, but lockdowns and mass layoffs concentrated those record claims starting in March 2020, creating an unprecedented surge in demand for benefits that quickly rose to an apparent 33 million claims by June 2020, she said.
‘Give us the data,’ oversight and anti-fraud experts tell lawmakers
NextGov, October 19, 2023 – Ultimately, fraud impacts eligible claimants needing benefits in addition to the government’s pocketbook, Simon said, emphasizing that the government needs to both get the money out the door to the right people while combating fraud at the same time.
Winter Weather Preparedness 101: Are You Ready?
Campus Safety, October 16, 2023 – Like most aspects of our climate in recent years, winter is no exception for bringing some notable extremes. While most of the traditionally cold and snowy regions of our country have experienced generally shorter and milder winters, it is the discreet extreme events that have garnered the most notoriety.
Pre-disaster Recovery Planning In Anson County
Centralina Regional Council, October 11, 2023 – September was National Preparedness Month, the perfect time for Centralina Community Economic Development (CED) staff to travel to Anson County to collaborate on pre-disaster recovery planning. Centralina CED, Anson County Emergency Management, staff from various departments within Anson County and subject matter experts from Innovative Emergency Management (IEM) partnered with critical private-public entities to learn about how they may collaboratively inform economic resilience for their communities.
Spanish article: Puerto Rican organization leads project to train other electric cooperatives
El Nuevo Día, September 24, 2023 – Specifically, Executive Director C.P. Smith Quiles explained that in the coming months, the entity will prepare 17 operational manuals that address the different areas covered by the operation of cooperatives in the electricity sector.
Rising Seas Imperil US Sites, Military Bases Worth $387 Billion
Bloomberg Law, September 21, 2023 – “Every government facility is serving a certain function, so if you have that function disrupted, it can have an effect on the overall mission that is supported by that entity,” said Madhu Beriwal, president and CEO of IEM, an emergency management company that contracts with agencies like the departments of Defense and Homeland Security.