Subject: Richard Plansky Joins K2 as Head of Americas
From: "Jeremy M. Kroll" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:35:59 +0000

Richard Plansky Joins K2

Dear Friends,
You may have seen the news of our recent acquisition of Thacher Associates in the New York Times or Dealbook (http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/investigative-firm-started-by-krolls-acquires-private-watchdog/)  or from our appearance on Bloomberg's Taking Stock (http://www.bloomberg.com/video/ceos-discuss-k2-intelligence-acquisition-of-thacher-hyNDBPJPSaqHtaBXmE0Blw.html) . But that news is only the beginning of what promises to be a very important year in the growth of our company. We'll have other announcements to make in the coming weeks and months but none as important as this.

Yours,

Jeremy

Richard Plansky Joins K2 Intelligence as Executive Managing Director, Head of the Americas

Richard Plansky Joins K2 Intelligence as Executive Managing Director, Head of the Americas (New York) Jeremy Kroll, CEO and co-founder of K2 Intelligence announced today that Richard Plansky has joined the firm as Executive Managing Director, with responsibilities for the Americas.

“Rich is a highly respected practitioner and a relentless advocate for clients who knows how to harness the power of technology to solve their most pressing problems,” Kroll said of Plansky. “Over the past twenty years, he has forged a distinguished career in both public service and in the private sector. Like the other members of our hand-picked team at K2, Rich is a central figure among the next generation of leadership in our industry.”

Plansky was most recently Senior Managing Director and Head of the New York office at Kroll Advisory Solutions where he led the general investigations practice for the U.S. At Kroll, Plansky also played a key role in developing the firm’s Cyber Investigations practice.

Plansky, who received a public service award from the Retired Detective's Association last night, has had a long-standing relationship with the City of New York and Mayors Against Illegal Guns, an organization he helped to create while working for Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. While at Kroll, Plansky led two ground-breaking undercover investigations on behalf of the City of New York that demonstrated how easily guns could be purchased by criminals at both gun shows and through the Internet.

“Jules and Jeremy Kroll have always been powerful proponents of the idea that the private sector has a crucial role to play in addressing the most important public policy issues,” said Plansky. “I share their passion and have seen firsthand how expert investigative practice can have a positive impact on complex problems like fraud, corruption, and gun violence. I could not be more excited to work with Jules and Jeremy again.”

Plansky has an extensive background in corporate investigations, including fraud, intellectual property infringement, FCPA violations, and employee misconduct of all varieties. Litigation support and investigative due diligence are also strong focuses of his practice. In addition to managing the New York office of Kroll Advisory Solutions, Rich was responsible for strategic business development, including recent initiatives involving high technology investigations and solutions to the problem of sexual assault and misconduct at private schools, colleges, and universities.

Prior to working at Kroll, Plansky was Deputy Criminal Justice Coordinator for the Mayor of the City of New York, where he supervised the development of numerous criminal justice initiatives. Prior to that, he served as an Assistant District Attorney for the District Attorney of New York County. Plansky received a BA, summa cum laude, from Duke University and a JD, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School.

Contact Information
Richard Plansky
[email-masked] (mailto:[email-masked])
Office: 917.243.7316
Cell: 646.417.2004

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