Sir Ian Forbes
 

Sir Ian Forbes

Position: Associate Fellow

Admiral (Retd) Sir Ian Forbes retired from the Royal Navy in 2004 after 38 years of service.  He commanded at every level including the Carrier INVINCIBLE,  the UK Battlegroup, the Surface Flotilla, and the NATO Supreme Allied Command in Norfolk, Virginia.  In this last appointment, he was responsible for establishing the new Allied Command Transformation.  He was involved in conflict and crisis operations off Iceland, off the Falklands, off Kosovo and in the Gulf.

Sir Ian is a Commander of the British Empire (CBE)  and a Knight Commander of the Bath (KCB). He was also awarded the Queens Commendation for Valuable Service (QCVS) for operations off Bosnia in 1996.  A holder of the US Legion of Merit, he was the first recipient of the NATO Meritorious Service Medal for his work on NATO Transformation.  An Associate Fellow of RUSI,  he is an Alumnus of the Windsor Leadership Trust and the Chairman of the Naval Review. He works as a Consultant and Mentor.  He is a Senior Executive Adviser to the Global Consulting Firm, Booz and Company, and to the Nimrod Group.  He is also the Chairman of the Eastbourne College Charity, his old school, encompassing Eastbourne College and St Andrews Preparatory School.    

 

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