Boston Globe features Global Rescue’s efforts in Haiti

From the Boston Globe on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, an article titled “In crises, private firms can be a safety net”: 

Another private security and rescue firm, Boston-based Global Rescue, is searching for hundreds of people in Haiti, some of whom work for corporations. Chief executive Daniel Richards said an insurance company asked it to find 200 people, but he declined to provide specifics.

The first Global Rescue team, led by a former Navy SEAL and a member of the US Army’s Special Forces, arrived in Haiti Thursday, Richards said, and the company expects to have 30 people on the ground by this morning. Richard said his clients include NASA, the State Department, the Chicago Tribune, and local companies Bain & Co. and EMC Corp.

EMC, whose 40,000 employees around the world are covered by Global Rescue when out of their country of origin, has been a client for two years. The Hopkinton data storage company has used Global Rescue’s services about 10 times for medical emergencies, including to assist an employee who had a cardiac condition, said spokesman Patrick Cooley.

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