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Adrian Hutchinson
GCG Consortium · Member record
United Kingdom
Tab 01 · Profile
Profile
Former Metropolitan Police Superintendent, Programme Director for the Emergency Services Network and lead for the £24m body-worn video deployment, at the time the largest in the world. He now advises technology suppliers and police buyers on each other, having engaged all 43 UK forces and the Home Office for the Police Digital Service. Security Cleared (SC), based in London.
Adrian advises national, federal and international law enforcement and security organisations on the selection and adoption of secure, mission-critical software and digital platforms — typically by starting with a conversation, solving a problem and ensuring a successful pilot before executing on a contract. He works with Ministers, Chief Officers and senior technology executives to shape technology strategy and manage political and operational risk.
He has led and advised on technology programmes of £25m to £75m and above for national policing and the emergency services, and built pipelines selling secure software and forensic technologies into police, military and government organisations across Europe. He trains the client's own team as he goes, so the work continues after the consultancy ends.
Tab 02 · Areas of expertise
Areas of expertise
- Public safety technology Advises national, federal and international law enforcement and security organisations on the selection and adoption of secure, mission-critical software and digital platforms.
- Go-to-market strategy Politically and operationally aware go-to-market shaping for technology companies entering public safety and national security markets.
- Government & enterprise software sales Complex deal shaping across long procurement cycles — SaaS, secure platforms, mobility, video, data and forensics — including paid pilots engineered to showcase the product.
- Executive engagement Ministerial, board and commissioner-level engagement, including CIO and CISO relationships.
- Channel & partner development Account and channel partner development across Europe, helping small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups access the public safety market.
Tab 03 · Service record
Service record
- 2020 – 2026 Business Insight Customer & Supplier Engagement Lead, Police Digital Service Senior advisor and commercial lead engaging 43 UK police forces, allied agencies and the Home Office — plus international forces at UK government request — acting as the interface between policing leadership and technology vendors across secure communications, AI, mobility and cloud services.
- 2019 – 2023 Bid & Tender Consultant, Evolve 675 Advised disruptive technology suppliers on entering the law enforcement market, including major government bids and frameworks exceeding £60m, with senior relationships across the Home Office, UK policing, Blue Light Commercial and blue-chip vendors including BlackBerry, Amazon, BT and Axon.
- 2020 Regional Sales Manager EMEA, Qumu Sold secure, SaaS-based video solutions into mid-to-large enterprise and public sector organisations, delivering executive-level briefings and building channel partnerships to accelerate market penetration.
- 2020 European Account Director, ANDE Opened new European markets for a disruptive forensic technology, building a €3m qualified pipeline (100% of target) during COVID-19 travel restrictions and establishing commercial channel partnerships in five countries.
- 2012 – 2020 Superintendent, Metropolitan Police Service Programme Director for the Emergency Services Network, executive lead for the £75m national police handset strategy, and led the world's largest Body Worn Video deployment (£24m), influencing national and international policy on digital evidence and cloud storage.
- Earlier career Senior policing and change leadership Acting Borough Commander and Detective Superintendent with the Metropolitan Police Service, Strategic Change Lead at Waltham Forest Council, and service with Cambridgeshire and Lancashire police to Chief Inspector.
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