Les Owen enjoyed significant success in the private sector before joining the Metropolitan Police and quickly reaching the senior rank of Chief Superintendent. He has worked in major international business organisations managing a variety of projects over his time in the private and public sectors. He has had responsibility for managing operational policing activities and experience in leading major crime investigation as well as strategic roles in headquarters. This has given him a wide range of strengths in management, understanding the needs of customers, human resources and diplomacy at every level. This is heightened by the investigative ability to get to the bottom of problems, find solutions which staff will accept and give the organisation satisfaction.The last role he undertook was OCU commander Traffic and as head of traffic division he saw the need to change the way we all see using vehicles and travelling on then roads. 

With experience of managing road traffic situations and the unfortunate experience of winessing three fatal crashes Les will give you the understanding of what you can do to make the roads a safer place for us all.  With presentations to explain the impact of fatal crashes on a wide range of people you will see how we must do something. 

Les has presented to many groups about walking in Nepal and other mountain regions, trekking and fund raising.  With expeditions in the UK in the Lake District, Scotland and Wales - including the three peaks within 24 hours Les developed his taste for mountain walks.  This has been followed by treks in nepal, Peru, Africa and Europe.