Andy Marshall

Andy Marshall is GPO Group Director – Business Continuity Management at AstraZeneca, former Senior Manager, Business Continuity at Rolls-Royce, and former Director of Civil Contingencies at Staffordshire Civil Contingencies Unit, UK.

Based in the UK, Andy is responsible for co-ordinating Business Continuity activity across the Astra Zeneca Group, including the provision of Second Line of Defence Assurance capability.

Andy is an accomplished and respected authority in the fields of risk management, resilience, multi-agency crisis response, security and business continuity planning. He has a proven track record of delivery in front line public sector partnerships and private sector consultancy roles at UK sub-national and national levels and an extensive track record of international authorship and publication. A qualified Gold Commander, Exercise Evaluator and Peer Reviewer, Andy has previous Military and international experience and has lived in both the United States and Japan.

Andy's LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/andy-marshall/1a/1b2/359

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Bringing clarity to your Business Continuity exercise

Andy Marshall says that in planning an exercise, people often tend to confuse what they are trying to achieve.

Innovating frontline Fire + Rescue response

The modern UK Fire and Rescue Service is about putting fires out, right? Well, not entirely, writes Editorial Advisory Panel Member Andy Marshall in a preview of his full article in the Winter edition of Crisis Response Journal.

Recovery, E-learning and strategic leadership - Editorial Board Member update

Andy Marshall, Director of Civil Contingencies for Staffordshire, UK, writes: Staff at the Civil Contingencies Unit (CCU) in Stafford (UK) are currently preparing to run a CBRN response and recovery exercise to validate Staffordshire’s multi-agency CBRN p

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News and Blogs

How bots shaped Covid-19 communication and misinformation

October 2024: A study explores how malicious bots influenced public perception and misinformation during the Covid-19 pandemic in Finland, highlighting the challenges they posed to health communication

Climate costs of US materials production amount to US$79 billion

October 2024: A study explores the hidden climate costs of commonly used materials in the US, highlighting the urgent need for policy changes that account for greenhouse gas emissions in market pricing

Is it time to consider a return to local civil defence planning in the UK?

October 2024: Philip Trendall emphasises the importance of planning for conflicts in emergency preparedness, contrasting the UK’s cautious approach with Sweden’s proactive civil defence strategy, which encourages collective resilience

Modern crises require cloud-based collaboration tools

October 2024: In the face of modern crises, the need for public safety agencies to have robust and flexible collaboration tools, which allow them to collaborate virtually, has never been more apparent, writes Nick Chorley

Many affected by climate change don’t understand climate justice

October 2024: A recent global study reveals that while people acknowledge the injustices faced by those most affected by climate change, they struggle to understand climate justice

Here’s how social media derails safety communications during hurricane season

October 2024: According to a study from Stevens Institute of Technology, safety messages become overshadowed by social media content while analysing content from the recent four hurricanes