Kevin Pearson
Regional Enforcement Manager, Midlands
Kevin Pearson is a retired West Midlands Police inspector whose passion for angling started as a youngster fishing the River Severn at Bridgnorth and the Black Country canals. Kevin retired from the force in 2009 having served for just over 31 years and during that time received numerous commendations including one for his work with police forces in Germany, France and Netherlands gathering evidence on human trafficking. He then coordinated a surveillance and arrest operation which resulted in lengthy prison sentences for the perpetrators.
Kevin’s interest in European languages led to him working with the French police and President Chirac over a number of days during a security operation for the G8 summit in the UK in 1998, and he has also worked closely with the Metropolitan Police on several diplomatic and security operations for heads of state and VIP visitors within the UK.
His passion for angling led to him becoming a member of the Birmingham Anglers’ Association and he is currently the Superintendent Bailiff. Kevin is also a keen fly angler, particularly boat fishing, and has twice represented England Police in recent years. Kevin was also an Angling Trust Key Volunteer before joining the Fisheries Enforcement Support Service, working on intelligence-gathering, delivering fisheries enforcement workshops and taking part in Operation Leviathan.
Kevin said: “My wide-ranging policing experience coupled with my post retirement work as a teacher in adult education have given me a solid foundation to take on this exciting and rewarding role as Regional Enforcement Manager for the Midlands region.”
Contact: kevin.pearson@anglingtrust.net