Stanley G. Hart is a leading global authority on brand protection and the strategies used to prevent the diversion and counterfeiting of intellectual property. He has developed strategic brand equity protection plans and implemented technological solutions to prevent diversion across a wide variety of industries, some of which include cosmetics, beauty, tobacco, healthcare, nutrition, personal care and electronic components. Stanley has been the featured author within numerous international publications and is a sought speaker on this subject. He has founded two companies within this area of expertise. Stanley is currently President and CEO of S.G. Hart & Associates, The Brand Equity Protection Company™. S. G. Hart & Associates is a leading global brand protection consulting company helping clients develop and implement strategies that protect supply chains from the disruptions caused by counterfeiting, product diversion, tampering & theft. S. G. Hart & Associates is the publisher of BrandEyeTM, a thought provoking bi-monthly publication devoted to brand protection issues and strategies. Prior to founding S. G. Hart & Associates, Stanley was President and CEO of Westvaco Brand Security, Inc. a technology and technology integration company that provided solutions to prevent diversion and counterfeiting. This operation was later merged into the operations of a Fortune 200 company.