Mark Whyte is a recognised subject matter expert in built environment and infrastructure security, risk and resilience. Based in London with over 25 years of experience, he has advised and delivered security design solutions for the world’s leading developers, architects and engineering firms.
Mark has contributed to many complex projects globally, including giga-projects, rail programs, critical infrastructure, and super-prime residential schemes.
He is passionate about redefining how security is conceived, designed and delivered. His vision integrates digital intelligence with traditional measures, transforming security from a reactive safeguard into a proactive enabler of performance, trust and continuity.
Recent projects that Mark has worked on include:
- Leading security strategy for one of the world’s largest new airport programmes in the Middle East. Integrating security, technology, operations and regulatory compliance into a unified, future-ready design.
- Designing the security strategy for a flagship critical infrastructure development in the UK. Creating a resilient, intelligence-led approach to physical, technical and operational security.
- Leading programme strategy and implementation for a giga-scale mixed-use destination in Saudi Arabia. Delivering an integrated masterplan across physical, technical and digital security domains.
- Directing security strategy, design and technical assurance for a confidential multi-site hyperscale data centre expansion.
- Heading up a large corporate campus redevelopment in London, spanning physical, operational and technology-driven protective measures.
- Overseeing the development of a risk-based, future-proofed security framework for a complex, iconic and high-profile site in London.
Before joining Control Risks, Mark led the security and counter-terrorism design and engineering practice at Carillion and served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army’s Intelligence Corps. He holds an MSc in Security and Resilience from Cranfield University and is co-author of the Security and Counter-Terrorism chapter of the Architect’s Metric Handbook, the RICS Security Guidance Standard, and the RIBA Counter-Terrorism Design Guide.