Andrew Hiles, FBCI, EIoSCM, is known internationally as a business continuity (BC) practitioner, trainer, author, and consultant to corporations and governments. As a trainer of new generations of BC leaders, he was among the first to provide truly international training in enterprise risk management, BC, and IT availability management in some 60 countries, as well as successfully pioneer BC training in Africa, the Middle East, China, Pakistan, and India. Hiles has authored, edited, or contributed to 15 books and has written over 250 published articles on BC topics for leading international magazines. He is founding director, first fellow, and Honorary Fellow of the Business Continuity Institute (BCI). In 2004, he was inducted into the Business Continuity Hall of Fame by CPM Magazine.