GardaWorld

GardaWorld Corporation
Company typePrivate
IndustrySecurity & Protection Services and Cash Management Services
GenreSecurity services
FounderStephan Crétier
Headquarters2300, rue Émile-Bélanger
Montreal, Quebec
H4R 3J4
Key people
CEO: Stephan Crétier
CFO: Patrick Prince
President, GWFS: Pete Dordal
ServicesSecurity and Cash Services Solutions
Revenue$5.300 billion CAD (2023)[1]
Number of employees
122,000 (January 2020)
Websitewww.garda.com Edit this at Wikidata

GardaWorld Corporation is a Canadian private security firm, headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, with 120,000 employees as of January 2022. Its U.S. business name is United American Security LLC, dba GardaWorld.

GardaWorld International Protective Services,[2] the international division of the company, began operations in 1984. GardaWorld Security Corporation was established as Trans-Québec Security Inc. by Stephan Crétier in 1995, who invested initially $25,000.[3] The company runs physical security guard services and armoured car services globally.[4]

  1. ^ "GardaWorld 2023 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT" (PDF). Garda World Inc. 28 Dec 2023.
  2. ^ "GardaWorld | Security Services | Cash Services". www.garda.comwww.garda.com.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Sean Silcoff (7 September 2012). "Garda World Security founder leads company buyout". The Globe and Mail.
  4. ^ GardaWorld fast facts