Steve Heaney MC
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Steve Heaney MC

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During his decade long service in the Pathfinders Steve Heaney led training teams around the world to instruct foreign militaries working alongside and in conjunction with the Special Forces of every one of the UKs partner nations. Heaney saw active service in Kosovo in 1999. His patrol was the first team to cross the border from Macedonia into Kosovo operating beyond the reach and support of the remainder of the battle group. In 2000 Heaney was the Pathfinder Platoon Sergeant as 26 men of X Platoon were deployed to Sierra Leone as part of a task force responsible for the evacuation of entitled personnel from that country in the face of certain massacre at the hands of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) a murderous rebel organisation famed for their brutality and signature atrocity of amputating the limbs of men, women and children. On the 17 May 2000 the village was attacked by a significant rebel force, the Pathfinders engaged the rebels during a vicious close quarter battle. Steve Heaney was awarded the Military Cross (MC) for his actions in taking control of the battle, becoming the first non-officer in the unit's illustrious history to receive this decoration. Steve Heaney took the decision to leave the Pathfinders in 2001 and having trained as a Close Protection Officer he went to work for an extremely high profile UHNW businessman in London. His role was to provide security and executive protection to the principal and his immediate family whilst in the UK and holidaying abroad. In 2002 Steve became a military and security advisor to the United Arab Emirates government, his role was to provide advice and training solutions across the full spectrum of Dismounted Close Combat and Internal Security Operations, a position he held for 13 years. Steve is also an established motivational and after dinner speaker who delivers corporate speeches applying his military values to the business environment, his speeches are full of inspirational tales of hardship, dedication, adversity, risk and high adventure as well as invaluable business lessons which demonstrate that by having determination you can beat the odds. His speaking style is amusing, informal, interactive, passionate and story telling. Find out more and visit www.steveheaneymc.com
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