Kroll's Fraud Solutions team has been advancing the discovery and resolution of identity theft issues since 1999, and together with other Kroll divisions, offers its clients over 30 years of security and risk mitigation experience.
Our team of dedicated professionals is committed to helping organizations and people implement the best methods possible to protect sensitive private information, and to helping them fully recover from the breach of that information should it ever occur.
Phil McVey
President, Background Screening Division
As president of the Background Screening Division of Kroll, Phil McVey leads the company's global pre-employment screening, identity management, data breach/fraud solutions, and corporate integrity verification businesses. McVey joined Kroll in October 2009, and brings to the team his knowledge and executive experience in both domestic and international service industries.
Prior to joining Kroll, McVey was president of the Commercial Services Division of USIS, setting direction for and supporting the company's mergers and acquisitions activity. He was previously vice president of business operations for ADT Security Services, Inc. McVey has extensive experience in operations management, service delivery innovation and quality assurance. He has implemented several Six Sigma process improvement programs that substantially exceeded the gross savings targets. His positions in Latin America, Korea and the US have afforded him a unique perspective of complex, international economic and legal environments.
As an officer in the United States Army, McVey held a variety of staff, leadership and advisory assignments across the globe and specialized in military intelligence. McVey is fluent in English and Spanish.
Brian Lapidus
Chief Operating Officer, Fraud Solutions
Brian Lapidus has unique frontline experience helping a wide variety of corporations and organizations safeguard against and respond to data breaches. With an extensive background in organizational development, today he sets direction for the company's continued success in identity theft discovery, investigation and restoration. Lapidus is particularly knowledgeable about the many security gaps - physical, procedural and electronic - common to many U.S. companies and organizations, as well as the criminal landscape where stolen identities are bought, sold and used. He oversees a highly-skilled team that includes veteran licensed investigators who specialize in supporting breach victims and restoring individuals' identities to pre-theft status. He also is working with consumer organizations to help ensure responsible practices among businesses that provide identity theft-related services. Lapidus has a bachelor's degree from Washington University with concentration in psychology and business and an MBA from Vanderbilt with concentration in strategy and general management.
Shawn Melito
Director, Fraud Solutions – Canada
Shawn Melito came to Kroll in November 2007 with over 10 years of experience in project and sales management. Melito’s distinguished background demonstrates proficiency across a number of disciplines, including technical design, recruiting and training, marketing and advertising, and contract negotiation. In all previous roles, Shawn’s performance set new records of revenue generation and profitability. Today, his management strengths and broad business perspective underpin leadership of the Canadian Fraud Solutions practice. Melito’s Canadian team of bilingual fraud investigators mirrors the skills and dedication of the professionals who staff the US Investigation and Restoration Center. Melito holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business.
Karen Mennite
Director of Operations
Unsurpassed in her ability to create an environment that fosters employee empowerment, innovative solutions, and an excellent customer service experience, Karen Mennite possesses more than 25 years of experience in the highly-regulated fields of insurance and financial services. She guided the successful relocation of life operations for one of the nation's leading multi-line insurers, and later, at the largest independent long-term care insurance marketer in America, directed the delivery of services to more than 500 employees and 800,000+ policyholders. At Kroll's Fraud Solutions, Mennite oversees project implementation and client integration, and is responsible for Kroll's Investigation and Restoration Center – where a dedicated team of licensed investigators with thousands of hours of experience work on behalf of individual identity theft victims.
Jeremiah Miller
Director of Operations, Investigation and Restoration Center
Jeremiah Miller holds a Bachelor's degree and is certified by the state of Tennessee as a Licensed Investigator. Miller joined Kroll in 2002, and performed onsite and online court records searches as a member of Background Screening's Special Services Group before joining the Fraud Solutions team. Instrumental in the development of the fraud team's restoration methodology, he helped establish the policies and procedures still in place at the Investigation and Restoration Center. Miller guides the activity of Kroll's Licensed Investigators as they work on behalf of identity theft victims. Keen on continuing education and quality assurance metrics, Miller also serves as Human Resources and Training liaison between Fraud Solutions and Background Screening.
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