Pharmaceutical Security Community

Please join us for the final Pharma Security Community Meeting of the year. Our topic will be "Navigating the intersection of Risk, Resilience, and Security". Enhance your understanding of the interconnected dynamics of risk, security, and resilience and learn how security professionals can effectively safeguard and develop a more resilient organization.

We will also conduct a brief year in review to understand what worked well and how we can improve our community engagement and content for 2026.

Speaker Bio: Todd Sowinski is a seasoned risk and security professional with more than 25 years of experience leading initiatives across organizational resilience, security operations, and risk management. He currently serves as the Head of Enterprise Risk, Resilience, and Security at West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., where he is recognized for building and advancing global infrastructure that strengthens security, ensures business continuity, mitigates risk, and enhances crisis management capabilities.

Throughout his career, Todd has held leadership roles spanning the military, regulatory affairs, civil support operations, and corporate strategy—each shaping his holistic approach to safeguarding organizational integrity and driving sustainable growth. A U.S. Army veteran, he brings a mission-oriented mindset to the private sector, emphasizing adaptability, preparedness, and collaboration. He holds an MBA in Global Executive Leadership and professional certifications as both a Chief Risk Officer and Business Continuity Professional.

We hope to see you at the meeting on Tuesday!

When: October 21, 2025 from Noon-1PM (ET)

Please join the Pharma Security Community for a discussion on “Security Investigations Update” .  Panel experts from our ASIS Investigations Community will discuss their practical experience with conducting security investigations.

Scot Walker is a seasoned Investigations and Corporate Security Leader with over two decades of federal law enforcement and military service, including roles as a Special Agent and Task Force Officer. He has led corporate investigations for global companies specializing in internal misconduct, fraud, workplace violence, and protective intelligence. Scot has built investigation programs, safeguarded executives on high-risk international travel, and advised technology firms on fraud prevention and physical security strategies.

Scot holds a Master’s in Organizational Management and a Bachelor’s in Strategic Security, alongside certifications as a Professional Certified Investigator (ASIS International), Licensed Arizona Private Investigator, and multiple specialized credentials in cyber and economic crime.

Pete Bernritter, CPP, is a 20+ year ASIS Member currently serving as a Director on the Profession Standards Board and a Steering Committee Member for the Sensitive Information Protection Community.  Previously, he has served on both the Investigations and Executive Protection Council’s (pre-Communities) and was a Technical Committee Member for the Workplace Violence / Active Assailant released in 2020 as well as for the Investigations Standard release in June of this year.  Outside of ASIS, he is currently the Director of License Compliance Investigations for the Americas at Dassault Systemes and previously held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in both public sector law enforcement and private sector multi-national corporate security environments.

Key Discussion Topics:

1. An update on the new ASIS standards…What’s changed? The “ Six Pillars” of an investigation…
2. Considerations when conducting an international investigation….GETR in the EU;  HR and Legal aspects;  How to build an investigation team in a foreign country
3. Remote interviewing skills - Best Practices, Tools and Guidelines
4. Avoiding bias in an investigation

Please see the “Upcoming Events” posting to register to attend our October meeting.

Pharma Security Community,

This is a reminder that we will not have a community meeting on June 17th and instead will join the Executive Protection Community for their upcoming Webinar on June 19th.

Details and registration information follows:

ASIS Executive Protection Committee Notice: