Gareth Ayto
Gareth joined the British Army in 1995, serving in the Royal Signals for 6 years. Gareth first came to Iraq in 2005, providing security for the United States Army Corps of Engineers in Mosul, Baghdad, Anbar and Basra. Gareth then moved to the Contractors Operations Centre, providing support to all Private Security Companies in Iraq, reporting to the highest levels of United States Forces Iraq. He joined the BSOC in 2012 as Assistant Operations Manager. In 2013 Gareth was promoted to Project Director, where he now oversees the operations of the BSOC including research and insight for Iraq and other high risk regions around the globe.