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AWARD

Dear members,
Our annual conference in Kuala Lumpur was a resounding success! Investigator of the Year Award
The highlight of our gala event was undoubtedly the Awards Ceremony,
which recognized outstanding achievements within our membership. The Investigator
Please join me in extending heartfelt congratulations to the deserving of the Year Cup
recipients of our prestigious awards. was presented “In
Friendship” to WAD
I would also like to commend all the nominated individuals for their by Past President
exceptional contributions. A special thank you goes to my committee Zena Scott-Archer
members for their invaluable professionalism and support. on behalf of the
Association of
Mike LaCorte British Investigators.
2024 WAD Awards Chair
It is awarded to a
WAD member who
has demonstrated
The Norman J. Sloan Memorial Award outstanding professional service or achievement in the
calendar year, or who has carried out an outstanding
The Norman J. Sloan Memorial investigation in the best traditions of the profession.
Award, established in 1985, is The
World Association of Detectives’ The winner of our prestigious Investigator of the Year
highest honour. It is awarded to Award Vinay Kumar Chauhan is an investigator, with
a WAD member in recognition of 30 years of experience. He is a former Air Force veteran
their long and meritorious service, and specialises in criminal profiling and investigations.
above and beyond the ordinary
call of duty, for contributing to the The case being investigated was around the planned
betterment of the Investigative or murder commissioned by a newly married female
Security Professions. together with her accomplices against her husband.
A variety of skilled investigation methods were used
The 2024 Norman J Sloan Memorial Award was presented to Life Member, to gather evidence to prove the attempted murder
Keith Schafferius. A life member of WAD, Keith who has been a member of WAD campaign and bring forward a criminal case. This is
since 1972, was awarded the International Investigator of the Year in 2013. the first case ever where the evidence collected by a
private investigation agency helped the police register
He operated as a Private Investigator his entire working life and is a well-known a full proof case against all the accused. All of which
local identity who has been featured in countless media coverage over the resulted in 7-year prison sentences. Had it not been for
decades. He specialises in international investigations and has travelled the the skills and work undertaken by our W.A.D member,
world to work on cases and some of which partnered with other WAD members. the husband may well not be alive today.

The Vinson-Holmes Security Professional of the Year Award The Truth in Action Award
This award originated in 1995 when it was Every year WAD presents
introduced by the Officers & Board of WAD as the ‘Truth in Action’ award to
the Security Professional of the Year Award. It an individual for service to
honours individuals in the Security field who mankind by outstanding acts
have demonstrated excellence, leadership of compassion or heroism or
and business acumen in an entrepreneurial leadership or achievement and
endeavour. In 2003 the name of the award service outside of W.A.D. in the
was changed to the Neal Holmes Sr. Memorial fields of private investigation,
Security Professional of the Year Award in private security, criminal justice,
honour of Neal Holmes Sr. friend and Life jurisprudence, or technical and
Member of WAD. Then in 2015 the name was scientific expertise.
again changed to its present title to honour
Past President JD Vinson Jr. This prestigious global award was presented to
YDH IG Tan Sri Razarudin bin Husain, the Inspector
Ou recipient of the 2024 Vinson-Holmes Security Professional of the Year Award, General of Police of the Royal Malaysia Police.
Alexey Shcherbenev, has been a member of WAD since 2004 and throughout
these years he has shown devotion to the Association and to the Detective It is praiseworthy that he has been diligently working
community. to restore the police force’s honour, rebuild public trust
and strengthen the fundamental principles of integrity,
He demonstrates excellence and leadership with many accomplishments, governance, and professionalism. He has held various
that makes one of the best detectives in Russia and CIS. He always shows his positions in the Malaysian Police Force and was
willingness to extend WAD’s influence in Russia, for instance, many detectives appointed the Inspector General of Police of the Royal
from Russia became members of the WAD after seeing his achievements or after Malaysia Police in June 2023.
working with him as with the Head of the Association of Russian Detectives.
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