New head for Pan-European police body TISPOL

Aidan Reid has succeeded Koen Ricour as TISPOL president. Aidan is the TISPOL council member for the Republic of Ireland, and head of the Garda National Traffic Bureau. Aidan Reid's appointment comes at a time when Ireland has achieved an overall reduction of 52% in road fatalities between 2005 and 2013. Dublin has also achieved the safest roads of all EU capital cities. Chief Superintendent Reid graduated with an MSc (Hons) in Police Leadership from University College Dublin (UCD) in 2010. He holds an Adva
October 7, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Aidan Reid has succeeded Koen Ricour as 4753 TISPOL president. Aidan is the TISPOL council member for the Republic of Ireland, and head of the Garda National Traffic Bureau. Aidan Reid's appointment comes at a time when Ireland has achieved an overall reduction of 52% in road fatalities between 2005 and 2013. Dublin has also achieved the safest roads of all EU capital cities. Chief Superintendent Reid graduated with an MSc (Hons) in Police Leadership from University College Dublin (UCD) in 2010. He holds an Advanced Diploma in Executive Leadership, having completed modules in the Smurfit Business School, UCD and the John F Kennedy School of Governance, Harvard, Cambridge, USA.

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