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|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Wheeler_(British_Army_officer) | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Wheeler_(British_Army_officer) | ||
| + | |alma_mater=Melbourne Grammar School, Eton, Allhallows College,Hertford College (Oxford) | ||
|birth_date=1941-12-16 | |birth_date=1941-12-16 | ||
| − | |relatives=Air Chief Marshal | + | |relatives=Air Chief Marshal Sir Neil Wheeler |
| − | |employment= | + | |employment={{job |
| + | |title=UK/Army/Chief of the General Staff | ||
| + | |start=3 February 1997 | ||
| + | |end=17 April 2000 | ||
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| + | |title=UK/Army/Assistant Chief of the General Staff | ||
| + | |start=1990 | ||
| + | |end=1992 | ||
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| − | [[Roger Wheeler]] is a | + | }}[[Roger Wheeler]] is a senior UK soldier turned [[businessman]]. He was the [[UK/Army/Chief of the General Staff]] from 1997-2000. |
| + | ==Activities== | ||
According to his biography on the Aegis website: | According to his biography on the Aegis website: | ||
:Roger Wheeler had a long and distinguished military career. As [[Chief of the General Staff]], the professional head of the British Army, he brings to Aegis experience of the highest levels of political/military engagement both nationally and internationally. He is a member of the Advisory Board of [[Thales UK]] and the [[Serious Organised Crime Agency]]. He is Constable of HM Tower of London. He is a non–executive director having previously served on the Aegis Advisory Council.<ref>[http://www.aegisworld.com/management.html Management Information - AEGIS private security company], accessed 13 April 2008.</ref> | :Roger Wheeler had a long and distinguished military career. As [[Chief of the General Staff]], the professional head of the British Army, he brings to Aegis experience of the highest levels of political/military engagement both nationally and internationally. He is a member of the Advisory Board of [[Thales UK]] and the [[Serious Organised Crime Agency]]. He is Constable of HM Tower of London. He is a non–executive director having previously served on the Aegis Advisory Council.<ref>[http://www.aegisworld.com/management.html Management Information - AEGIS private security company], accessed 13 April 2008.</ref> | ||
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| + | Wheeler is a non-executive director of [[Aegis]],<ref>[http://www.aegisworld.com/index.php/about-us/mi Management information], Aegis website, accessed 18 October 2009</ref> a London based, privately owned, British security and risk management company with overseas offices in [[Afghanistan]], [[Bahrain]], [[Iraq]] and the [[USA]].<ref>[http://www.aegisworld.com/index.php/about-us About Us], Aegis website, accessed 18 October 2009</ref> | ||
Wheeler was named as the military advisor to the [[Iraq Inquiry]] chaired by Sir [[John Chilcot]] in October 2009.<ref>[http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/news/091013advisers_appointed.aspx Military and international law advisers appointed], Iraq Inquiry, 13 October 2009.</ref> His appointment was questioned because of his role as a director of Aegis, which had profited from the Iraq War.<ref>Kevin Blowe, [http://www.blowe.org.uk/2009/10/iraq-inquiry-appoints-director-of.html Iraq Inquiry Appoints Director of Private Defence Contractor As Advisor], Random Blowe, 15 October 2009.</ref> | Wheeler was named as the military advisor to the [[Iraq Inquiry]] chaired by Sir [[John Chilcot]] in October 2009.<ref>[http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/news/091013advisers_appointed.aspx Military and international law advisers appointed], Iraq Inquiry, 13 October 2009.</ref> His appointment was questioned because of his role as a director of Aegis, which had profited from the Iraq War.<ref>Kevin Blowe, [http://www.blowe.org.uk/2009/10/iraq-inquiry-appoints-director-of.html Iraq Inquiry Appoints Director of Private Defence Contractor As Advisor], Random Blowe, 15 October 2009.</ref> | ||
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| Born | 1941-12-16 | |||||||||
| Alma mater | Melbourne Grammar School, Eton, Allhallows College, Hertford College (Oxford) | |||||||||
| Relatives | Air Chief Marshal Sir Neil Wheeler | |||||||||
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Roger Wheeler is a senior UK soldier turned businessman. He was the UK/Army/Chief of the General Staff from 1997-2000.
Activities
According to his biography on the Aegis website:
- Roger Wheeler had a long and distinguished military career. As Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, he brings to Aegis experience of the highest levels of political/military engagement both nationally and internationally. He is a member of the Advisory Board of Thales UK and the Serious Organised Crime Agency. He is Constable of HM Tower of London. He is a non–executive director having previously served on the Aegis Advisory Council.[1]
Wheeler is a non-executive director of Aegis,[2] a London based, privately owned, British security and risk management company with overseas offices in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq and the USA.[3]
Wheeler was named as the military advisor to the Iraq Inquiry chaired by Sir John Chilcot in October 2009.[4] His appointment was questioned because of his role as a director of Aegis, which had profited from the Iraq War.[5]
Affiliations
- Thales UK
- Serious Organised Crime Agency
- Aegis Defence Services
- Iraq Inquiry - Military Advisor
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References
- ↑ Management Information - AEGIS private security company, accessed 13 April 2008.
- ↑ Management information, Aegis website, accessed 18 October 2009
- ↑ About Us, Aegis website, accessed 18 October 2009
- ↑ Military and international law advisers appointed, Iraq Inquiry, 13 October 2009.
- ↑ Kevin Blowe, Iraq Inquiry Appoints Director of Private Defence Contractor As Advisor, Random Blowe, 15 October 2009.
