Several sources have told me that he was involved with the Civil Cooperation Bureau's Western European operation based in Knightsbridge, London. They suggest that because of this involvement he may have changed his name at some point in the past. Barlow himself describes Executive Outcomes as a 'military advisory company' offering its services to Governments with internal problems. Last Summer he told the press that he had resigned from Executive Outcomes. Aged 46 Computer Consultant.
Special forces background.
Mann probably helps co-ordinate the massive computing and communications resources needed by the organisation. Mann was a director of UK companies QDQ Systems Ltd and its holding company Meridian Technology Ltd until November 1986. These companies provided secure software to financial institutions. Highland Software Ltd. A Lloyds broker, Johnathan Hart, was also a director. Significantly, one address for the company was on the 2nd Floor of 22 South Audley Street, London.