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Meet The Team
John Piekos
Chief Executive Officer
John, through his own personal experiences believes with utter unfathomable conviction that we can make a difference and stop human trafficking for good.
John served 30 years in the police across a range of roles. He initially found fulfilment tackling volume crime and led successful divisional crime investigation departments. As a trained hostage and crisis negotiator, he was often responsible for critical communication with individuals in severe distress or existential crisis.
He later held senior positions in GMP’s major incident teams, serving as both Deputy and Senior Investigating Officer. Towards the end of his career, he worked with the Cold Case Review Unit and also as Deputy Force Review Officer, auditing the force’s investigative performance.
After retiring, John co-founded Safe & Free in 2012 with his son Andrew. Disturbed by the lack of support for victims of modern slavery, he used his experience to help facilitate a number of rescues of victims of sex slavery.
His personal encounters with systemic failure and his own often heart-breaking experiences, convinced him that the fight against slavery is one of this generation’s defining battles. John is all in.
Andrew Piekos
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew believes providing education and awareness throughout the country is one of the most important steps in combating Modern Slavery.
Andrew, a compassionate and charity driven individual, started Safe & Free with his father, John back in 2012. Andrew uses his experience in both his professional life and personal life to make a change in the industry.
As a Business graduate from Hull University, Andrew provides the links and knowledge to offer educational awareness to schools up and down the country at primary, secondary and undergraduate level. Everything he does, he does with passion and enthusiasm in ensuring that we are closer to ending human trafficking.
Chloe Cook
Chief Officer
Behind every successfully run company stands an exceptional Chief Officer.
Chloe started at Safe & Free back in 2018 as a budding Accounts Apprentice. She has been an integral part of the team since starting and has risen the ranks from apprentice to manager to chief officer in a short space of time.
Chloe is professional, enthusiastic and always going the extra mile, Chloe believes in Safe & Free’s ethos and is determined to make a positive impact.