Mark ThorntonMark Thornton(M. Ed / BA (Hons) / Cert Ed / FCMI)Now retired from policing, Mark started his career in 1987, joining the special constabulary with Northumbria Police. He worked in the city centre of Newcastle Upon Tyne. He joined Cleveland Police in 989 and was posted to the South Bank Police Station, where M223 was his first footbeat.He went on to serve for 30 years, rising to the rank of superintendent, a senior leader in that force. He was both a strategic public order and a tactical firearms commander. His last day in uniform was spent in Buckingham Palace at one of the Queen's garden parties.Mark now runs his own leadership training and consultancy company with clients all over the world. A family man with two adult daughters, he enjoys the outdoors and travelling. Read More Read Less