The Fight Against Fraud

Dave has a breadth of experience spanning over 15 years in loss prevention and more than 20 years with Best Buy Canada.  He has held field roles as a district loss prevention manager, then regional loss prevention manager, before moving to the company’s corporate headquarters as manager of inventory control, distribution service centre asset protection, and was recently leading the Profit Protection and Ecommerce Fraud Operations team and is now Director, Asset Protection.

Dave leads teams across the country under the loss prevention umbrella that is split into five verticals, each with a defined customer purpose, including operational inventory control, ecommerce fraud operations, web lost shipments fraud, web returns and defective returns fraud, and chargeback recovery. 

He is responsible for developing programs and processes for the detection and prevention of online fraud losses, as well as manages inventory control processes, audits, and systemic tools to reduce losses specific to Best Buy Canada.

Detective Constable John Armit, has been a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) for 22 years.  John has worked in general investigative duties, major crime, traffic services and as a Community Service & Media Officer.  In 2015, John began working in his current position with the OPP’s Anti-Rackets Branch (ARB), investigating economic crimes and political corruption.  In May 2021, John began an 18 month secondment with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) as a Detective Sergeant working as a law enforcement Liaison Officer nationally and internationally.

With over 30 years in the Loss Prevention and Health & Safety Industry, Paul Trickett has had the opportunity to work within various retail chains, such as Sears, Home Depot, Walmart, Target, TJX and currently Staples where he is the National Director of Asset Protection and health & Safety. Paul currently supports and co-chairs the RCC LP Advisory Committee, focussed on working together with his peers to support initiatives, advocate for change and improve how we protect our workforce and organizations.