Preparation before presence
The practical requirement is understood before personnel or posture are chosen.
About Executive Ops
About Executive Ops | Close Protection Eastbourne
If you are considering close protection in Eastbourne, you should know who is responsible for the decisions. Steven leads Executive Ops from Westham, East Sussex, with suitable London and wider UK assignments also considered.
The judgement behind your protection matters as much as the visible presence
When you place responsibility for a person, residence, journey or event in someone else’s hands, you should understand who is making the decisions, what experience informs them and how assigned personnel are considered.
Client feedback
“Discipline, vigilance and uncompromising integrity define their service.”
Approximately 15 years’ British Armed Forces service
Seven operational tours
UK and overseas close-protection background
Direct, discreet initial discussion
Steven Burbidge — Founder, Executive Ops
A personal note
“I created Executive Ops because professional security should feel measured, prepared and dependable—not theatrical. My years in the British Armed Forces and close protection taught me that the visible presence is only part of the job. The decisions made beforehand, the people selected and the way we work around a client’s life are just as important. When you speak with us, you can expect a direct conversation, honest boundaries and a plan shaped around what genuinely needs protecting.”
Steven Burbidge — Founder, Executive Ops
View Steven Burbidge on LinkedInExperience in context
From military service to professional close protection
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British Armed Forces
Approximately 15 years of service, including seven operational tours across Northern Ireland, the Gulf, Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq.
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Close protection in service
During the final five years of military service, Steven’s work moved increasingly into close protection.
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Professional close protection
Post-service work supporting high-profile and high-value individuals, royal-household members and embassy-related clients.
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Overseas experience
Approximately two years in Dubai within a royal-family protection environment.
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Executive Ops
Founder experience now informs a measured, prepared and client-focused approach to each suitable requirement.
What experience means for you
Experience is useful only when it improves the decision in front of you
Calm when circumstances change
Structured communication and authorised decisions take priority over bravado.
Discretion around normal life
Support is planned around households, employees, advisers, hotel teams and event staff.
Proportionate recommendations
The plan is matched to the confirmed need rather than the largest possible deployment.
Who represents Executive Ops
The background must fit the assignment—not simply look impressive on paper
Personnel are considered against the role they may perform, the environment they will enter and the conduct expected around the client. Relevant experience, communication, presentation and the correct current licence for licensable work all matter.
Clients may ask for relevant licence details before deployment and check them through the official SIA register.
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The Executive Ops standards
What you should experience throughout the work
Experience
Relevant background is matched to the requirement.
Discretion
Information and presence are limited to what the assignment needs.
Professionalism
Communications, conduct and presentation fit the environment.
Integrity
Claims, boundaries and conflicts are handled honestly.
Preparation
Planning begins before deployment.
Calm under pressure
Decisions follow the agreed chain and available information.
Based in Westham, serving Eastbourne
Local to your Eastbourne requirement, experienced beyond it
Westham is our base, and Eastbourne and East Sussex are our primary service area. Whether your enquiry concerns a home, an individual, a hotel, a journey or an event, the starting point is the same: understand the requirement and agree a proportionate approach. Suitable assignments in London and across the UK are also considered according to timing, personnel and scope.
Approved professional feedback
“Discipline, vigilance and uncompromising integrity define their service.”
General Sir Michael Jackson GCB CBE DSO DL
Professional opportunities
Experienced security professionals
Executive Ops welcomes introductions from experienced professionals whose licensing, background, conduct and availability may suit future requirements. An introduction is not an offer of work and all evidence must be verified.
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