Tim Spicer

Career in brief

1974 Joined army, 21 SAS

1976 Sandhurst, Scots Guards

1982 Falklands. Becomes major in :1985

1986-87 Company commander in Northern Ireland

1990 Joint planning group Desert Storm

1991 Military assistant to Gen Peter de la Billière

1991-93 Special Forces

1994 MA for Gen Sir Michael Rose in Sarajevo

1996 Leaves army. Sets up Sandline

2002 Chief executive, Aegis

External Resources

• Stephen Armstrong, The enforcer, The Guardian, 20 May 2006.