Английская Википедия:Ed Butler
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:For Шаблон:Infobox military person Brigadier Edward Adam Butler CBE, DSO (born 27 February 1962) is a former British Army officer who commanded Task Force Helmand.
Early life
Butler is the son of Sir Adam Butler MP and a grandson of the Conservative politician "Rab" Butler.[1]
He was educated at Eton College[1] and the University of Exeter.[2]
Military career
In August 1984, Butler was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets.[3] He was mentioned in dispatches while on active service in Northern Ireland in November 1991[4] and twice received the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service; first for his service in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia in the Autumn of 1997[5] and again for his service in Sierra Leone in summer 2000.[6]
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his actions in Afghanistan as the commanding officer of 22 Special Air Service during 2001 and 2002.[7][8] He became commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade in 2004, in which role he was deployed as commander of Task Force Helmand in April 2006.[9] He went on to be Chief, Joint Force Operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters in December 2006 before retiring in December 2008, citing family reasons.[10]
After leaving the British Army he became Chief Executive of Corporates for Crisis, a business providing advice for companies operating in difficult places,[11] and then chairman of and latterly adviser to S-RM, an intelligence and risk consulting business.[12] In July 2019 he was interviewed for a BBC Radio Four 'Analysis' programme; it stated he was Head of Risk Analysis (Chief Resilience Officer) at Pool Re.[13][14]
Personal life
Butler is married with two children.[15]
References
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