About Us

Personal Verification Ltd was established in 2006.  Our sole focus is in supporting businesses and organisations to make informed decisions about who they employ.

Craig Gubbins, Principal

I was born in Wellington and graduated in 1979 from Victoria University of Wellington with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Education.  In 1980 I joined the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS) as an Intelligence Officer.  I remained employed by the SIS for 26 years before retiring in 2006.  During this period my career involved an especially wide range of intelligence work and I regularly represented and spoke on behalf of the New Zealand Government both at home and abroad.

In the mid 1990’s I was seconded to the New Zealand Immigration Service to establish an Intelligence Unit within that department.  Its task then,  as it is now,  is to monitor,  analyse,  report and advise on illegal immigration practices and abuses of New Zealand's immigration policies.

I later managed the New Zealand Government's Security Vetting programme, being responsible for the development of Government vetting policies and procedures.  My staff undertook more 5,000 security vettings annually and it was also my responsibility to determine and assess the trustworthiness and reliability of every CEO appointed by the Government to head its more than 60 departments and agencies.

I am the only certified practicing Scientific Content Analysis (SCAN) analyst in New Zealand,  having completed training in Canberra,  and advanced instruction at the Headquarters of the Laboratory for Scientific Interrogation,  in Phoenix,  Arizona.

In my view,  the New Zealand business community is in urgent need of a professional verification service.  I consider that the investigative and analytical skills acquired in my long career in intelligence and security coupled with my experience in managing the Government’s vetting programme qualifies me to offer New Zealand companies and organisations a specialised consultancy service that is in advance of any other currently available to the private sector.

 

Genevieve Wardrop, Principal

Genevieve and I became partners ten years ago after a fourteen year friendship. She was born in South Africa and as a young child,  emigrated to New Zealand with her parents.  She has a BA in History as well as a degree in Law from the University of Auckland.

Her working life has been spent in finance and administration.

She has a particular interest in Ethics and their professional application.