, 2014. Lepppard began his police in 1984 when he joined
Surrey Police as a
constable. He served as a traffic officer in the early years of his career. In 1989, he was promoted to
sergeant and trained as a detective. In 2005, he transferred to
Kent Police as an
assistant chief constable with responsibly for specialist operations. In September 2005, he became assistant chief constable with responsibly for area operations. In January 2011, he left Kent Police to join the
City of London Police as
commissioner. In the 2012
New Year Honours, he was awarded the
Queen's Police Medal. He retired on 31 December 2015 and was succeeded by the force's Assistant Commissioner,
Ian Dyson, QPM. Leppard is a member of the international advisory board of
Black Cube, a private intelligence agency with offices in Tel Aviv, London and Madrid. Leppard was appointed
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to policing and the prevention of economic crime. ==Personal life==