Tim Lawrence
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Tim Lawrence was a high ranking officer with the Royal Navy and the Ministry of Defence.
He is currently a non-executive director of property and infrastructure business Capita Symonds and a senior advisor to PA Consulting Group.
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Career
Lawrence enrolled in the Royal Navy straight after finishing university and went on to have a 37 year career in the armed forces. Having joined as a midshipman, he quickly rose through the ranks to lieutenant commander, before being promoted to a member of the implementation team for the Strategic Defence Review with the Ministry of Defence. In 1986 he was appointed as equerry to Queen Elizabeth, a role usually filled by high ranking military officers who attend to her during public appearances and royal events.[1]
In his later career he worked as a strategist and resource planner at the Ministry of Defence and has been involved in all defence reforms since the 1990s. His final role at the MoD was chief executive of defence estates, where he was tasked with looking after the Department's land and buildings both in UK and overseas. [2]
He retired in from the armed forces in 2010 as a vice admiral.
- Non-executive director, Capita Symonds, March 2011. Approved by ACOBA "subject to a waiting period of 6 months from his last day of service and to the conditions that he should not draw on any privileged information available to him as Chief Executive of Defence Estates or, for 12 months from his last day of service, become personally involved in lobbying UK Government Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of his new employer".[3]
- Senior advisor, PA Consulting Group, March 2011.[2][4] The role was approved by ACOBA "subject to a waiting period of 6 months from his last day of service and to the conditions that he should not draw on any privileged information available to him as Chief Executive of Defence Estates or, for 12 months from his last day of service, become personally involved in lobbying UK Government Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of his new employer".[3]
- Advisor, First Great Western[2]
- Trustee, RNLI[2]
- English Heritage Commissioner[2]
- Director of new subsidiary of Keltbray Group, April 2011. Approved by ACOBA "subject to a waiting period of 6months from his last day of service and to the conditions that he should not draw on any privileged information available to him as Chief Executive of Defence Estates or, for 12 months from his last day of service, become personally involved in lobbying UK Government Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of his new employer".[3]
Personal life
- Lawrence is married to Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth's daughter
Notes
- ↑ Nikita Getting to know Timothy Laurence Royal Central,17 November 2013, accessed 9 December 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Biographies of members English Heritages, accessed 9 December 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Twelfth Report 2010-2011 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 9 December 2014
- ↑ Vice Admiral Tim Laurence appointed as Senior Advisor at PA Consulting Group PA Consulting, 21 March 2011, accessed 9 December 2014
