K2 Intelligence Names Admiral Mike Mullen Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Ray Kelly, Former New York Police Department Commissioner and Jim Rosenthal, Former COO of Morgan Stanley, to its Newly Created Advisory Board

NEW YORK, April 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- K2 Intelligence, an industry-leading investigative, compliance and cyber defense services firm, announced the creation of a new advisory board naming three highly esteemed members, Admiral Mike Mullen, former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Ray Kelly, former New York Police Department Commissioner who serves as vice chairman of K2 Intelligence, and Jim Rosenthal, former Chief Operating Officer of Morgan Stanley.

Jules Kroll and Jeremy Kroll, co-founders of K2 Intelligence, introduced the new advisory board at Security 2017, a private event held in conjunction with The Partnership for New York City to discuss the heightened and highly complex threat environment with business leaders. The new advisory board shared perspectives on a range of global issues that are shaping security including threats of terrorism and cyber attacks.

"The new K2 Intelligence advisory board brings together some of the best minds and leaders from security and business to support our clients at a time of great uncertainty and increased threats," said Jeremy Kroll, president, CEO and co-founder of K2 Intelligence.  "Our mission is to bring these issues to the forefront for our clients and offer the highest levels of insight and expertise on risk mitigation strategies.  We've done that through our Security 2017 event and we will continue to work with our advisory board members to help clients address key issues that threaten our businesses and the way we live."

"We are deeply honored to have Admiral Mullen, Commissioner Kelly and Jim Rosenthal join our advisory board," said Jules Kroll, chairman and co-founder of K2 Intelligence.  "In this complex threat environment, it is so beneficial for our clients to have the access, attention and perspectives from global leaders who have been very successful in managing incredibly difficult situations.

"Admiral Mullen is one of the most influential chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in our history.  With more than 40 years of outstanding leadership and service to our country, we are very fortunate to learn from his exceptional insight on the intricacies of geopolitical relationships, counter-terrorism and cyber threats.  His lessons in leadership and risk management will be extremely useful and most certainly inspirational to CEOs and board members that come to us with significant challenges.

"Jim Rosenthal is a visionary leader at the intersection of technology and financial services.  He brings great strategic management expertise in integrating businesses and leveraging new technologies and he is now taking a lead role in helping the financial services industry address cyber threats.  Jim has made significant contributions to the evolution and success of Morgan Stanley and many other organizations, and we are certain he will be a great asset to our clients.

"Commissioner Kelly is a renowned expert in risk management and one of the world's most highly esteemed law enforcement leaders.  Ray has dedicated his career to protecting the public against a range of serious security and criminal threats.  Since joining K2 Intelligence in 2015 as vice chairman, Ray has offered excellent strategic thinking and guidance to both our staff and our clients in managing security threats and complex situations.  We are very pleased that Ray is taking on this additional role as part of our advisory board."

About K2 Intelligence

K2 Intelligence is an industry-leading investigative, compliance and cyber defense services firm founded in 2009 by Jeremy M. Kroll and Jules B. Kroll, who is credited with originating the modern corporate investigations industry.  Redefining 21st-century corporate intelligence, the firm combines subject-matter expertise with cutting-edge technology, bringing to bear the industry's best multidisciplinary teams to solve our clients' most difficult problems.

With offices in New York, London, Madrid, Tel Aviv, Geneva and Los Angeles, K2 Intelligence advises governments, companies, boards and individuals in business areas including: Investigations & Disputes; Regulatory Compliance; Cyber Defense; Construction and Real Estate; Strategic Risk and Security; Private Client Services.

In 2015, American International Group, Inc. (AIG), a leading international insurance organization and the market leader in the underwriting of cyber insurance, endorsed the work of K2 Intelligence by acquiring a minority stake in the firm.

For more information, visit www.k2intelligence.com.

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