Julian’s background stems from serving 14 years in the British military. Since leaving the military, he has enjoyed a 20-year career in private sector security. Julian was recently promoted to Managing Director of G4S International Logistics global business.

G4Si offer an end-to-end, highly secure logistics service in over 130 countries. They transport high-value goods such as gold bullion, diamonds, fine art and bank notes. Julian refers to ‘responsible gold’ and ‘the unbroken chain of custody’ which ensures a guaranteed and accredited audit trail for their clients.

Julian discusses how over the past 10-20 years, the focus of international trade has increased partnerships with China, who is the largest producer and importer of gold exceeding India and western countries.

Julian believes physical precious metals underpin global investment trading a