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David Cranston (British Army officer)

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David Alan Cranston
CBE
Born 20 October 1945(1945-10-20) (age 80)
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
Years of service 1966–1995
Rank Brigadier
Unit Royal Artillery
Army Air Corps
Commands held Commander, 4 Regiment, Army Air Corps (1986-1988)
Chief of Staff, 2nd Infantry Division(1988-1990)
Commander, British Army Aviation, Germany (1990-1992)
Deputy, Head of Mission, European Union Monitoring Mission to the former Yugoslavia (1992)
Deputy Commander, Multinational Airmobile Division, Germany (1994-1995)
Battles/wars Yugoslav Wars
Awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Other work Director General, National Association of Pension Funds

Brigadier David Alan Cranston, CBE (born 20 October 1945) is a retired senior British Army officer.[1] He was Director General of the National Association of Pension Funds from 2000 to 2001.[2]

Education[]

David Cranston was educated at Strathallan School in Perthshire and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.[1]

Army[]

Following graduation Cranston was promoted from officer cadet to 2nd lieutenant with The Royal Artillery on 29 July 1966.[3] He was promoted to lieutenant on 29 January 1968,[4] captain on 29 July 1972,[5] and major on 31 December 1977.[6] Cranston transferred from the Royal Artillery to the Army Air Corps on 1 January 1979.[7]

In 1983 Cranston served as Chief of Staff at the headquarters of British Forces in Belize.[1] On 30 June 1984 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel.[8] From 1984 to 1986 he was based at Royal Military College of Science at Shrivenham.[1] In 1986 he was appointed Commander of 4 Regiment, Air Army Corps and in 1988 Chief of Staff of the 2nd Infantry Division.[1] On 31 December 1990 he was promoted to brigadier.[9] From 1990 to 1992 he was Commander of British Army Aviation in Germany.[1]

In 1992 he was appointed Deputy, Head of Mission of the European Union Monitoring Mission to the former Yugoslavia.[1] On 12 June 1993 he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[10] From 1994 to 1995 Cranston was Deputy Commander of the Multinational Airmobile Division based in Germany.[1] He retired from the Army on 14 May 1995.[11]

Executive appointments[]

  • Head of Member Relations, Personal Investment Authority, 1995–1997.[12]
  • Head of Group Compliance, The Royal Bank of Scotland, 1997–2000.[12]
  • Director General of the National Association of Pension Funds, 2000–2001.[13]
  • Non-Executive Director, Voller Energy Group Plc, 2005–2009.[1]
  • Non-Executive Director, Skandia UK, 2002–2008.[1]
  • Non-Executive Director, National Olympic Committee, 2001–2010.[14]
  • Member of the Executive Board, British Olympic Association, 2007–2010.[1]
  • Chairman, British Biathlon Union, 1996–2011.[15]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Cranston, David Alan. Who's Who. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U12246.  Closed access
  2. ↑ "Cranston to depart as NAPF director-general". 14 December 2001. p. 24. ProQuest 249291398. "The National Association of Pension Funds surprised the City yesterday with the announcement of the departure of David Cranston, its director-general, after just 18 months in the job. Mr Cranston said he wanted a change after a "intense and successful" period for both the NAPF and the pensions industry." 
  3. ↑ "No. 44126". 29 September 1966. pp. 10604–10605. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44126/supplement/10604 
  4. ↑ "No. 44513". 26 January 1968. p. 1181. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44513/supplement/1181 
  5. ↑ "No. 45738". 31 July 1972. pp. 9155–9156. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45738/supplement/9155 
  6. ↑ "No. 47432". 10 January 1978. p. 310. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47432/supplement/310 
  7. ↑ "No. 47745". 15 January 1979. p. 656. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47745/supplement/656 
  8. ↑ "No. 49807". 17 July 1984. p. 656. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49807/supplement/656 
  9. ↑ "No. 52427". 21 January 1991. p. 1043. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52427/supplement/1043 
  10. ↑ "No. 53333". 11 June 1993. p. 34. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/53333/supplement/34 
  11. ↑ "No. 54035". 15 May 1995. p. 6941. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54035/supplement/6941 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "People & Business". 4 December 1997. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/people--business-1286777.html. Retrieved 18 November 2012. 
  13. ↑ "Ex-pilot lands in combat zone: Interview: David Cranston, director general, National Association of Pension Funds". 29 July 2000. p. 24. ProQuest 245525897. "Cranston's shoes were barely under the director general's desk this month at the National Association of Pension Funds when the organisation - which represents fund managers in charge of pounds 450bn - issued its first warnings about the bonuses being handed out to Britain's corporate bosses." 
  14. ↑ "National Olympic Committee". Docstoc. 2012. http://www.docstoc.com/docs/70091780/National-Olympic-Committe-Patron-HM-The-Queen-President-and-IOC-. Retrieved 18 November 2012. 
  15. ↑ "News-Great Britain". International Biathlon Union. 2011. http://www.biathlonworld.com/de/letter/letterrender/index/code/ba0234a8fcb949741d79125f106a685a.html. Retrieved 18 November 2012. 
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