2006
General Sir Mike Jackson appointed to senior advisory role at PA Consulting Group
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11 December 2006
Former Chief of the General Staff joins PA as Senior Advisor and Chair of PA’s Defence Advisory Board
PA is delighted to announce that General Sir Mike Jackson, former Chief of the General Staff, is joining PA Consulting Group as Senior Advisor and Chair of PA’s Defence Advisory Board.
General Sir Mike Jackson GCB CBE DSO will join PA in February 2007, after his recent retirement from the British Army. He has had an extraordinarily distinguished career, commanding on operations at every level, and developing a strong reputation for putting his soldiers first and concentrating on support to the front line forces. He has seen active service in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Macedonia and Kosovo, and has worked across the MOD in a number of high profile roles, as well as operating with the Armed Forces of many allied nations. (See notes for full biography.)
The appointment of General Sir Mike Jackson further strengthens PA’s position as one of the leading public sector consulting firms in the UK, and he will play a key role in guiding PA’s strategy in defence, as Chair of the Defence Advisory Board. General Sir Mike Jackson will also work with PA’s clients in an advisory capacity.
Nick Chaffey, Global Head of Defence Consulting at PA, said:
“I am delighted that General Sir Mike Jackson will be joining PA. His appointment further strengthens PA's world-class team in the government sector and particularly in defence. He brings a wealth of experience and insight which, together with PA’s existing expertise, will enable us to work on the complex problems facing defence, both in government and industry. We are very much looking forward to working with him.”
General Sir Mike Jackson added:
“Joining PA marks an exciting new phase in my career. It gives me an opportunity to continue contributing to UK and international defence affairs with an independent firm that is known for its excellence. I am looking forward to the challenge of this new environment, and working with a team that is clearly both an expert in its field, and highly dedicated to its clients.”
Andrew Hooke, COO and Head of Government Consulting at PA, said:
“There is tremendous excitement in the firm that General Sir Mike is joining PA. From a business perspective, his experience at the highest levels of government brings unique insight and judgment that will further enhance our capabilities. From a management and organisational perspective, we look forward to benefiting from his position as one of the most senior leaders in this country.”
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Notes to editors
For more about General Sir Mike Jackson GCB CBE DSO see biography below.
1. General Sir Mike Jackson GCB CBE DSO
General Sir Mike Jackson was born in 1944, and was educated at Stamford School, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Birmingham University. Commissioned from Sandhurst into the Intelligence Corps in December 1963, he studied for an in-service degree in Russian Studies from 1964 to 1967. After graduating, he spent two years on secondment to the Parachute Regiment and subsequently transferred from the Intelligence Corps in 1970. During the early 70s he served in Northern Ireland, and with the TA in Scotland.
He attended the Staff College in 1976, after which he spent two years as the Chief of Staff of the Berlin Infantry Brigade. He then commanded a parachute company for two years, once more in Northern Ireland.
After a six-month course at the National Defence College at Latimer in 1981, he joined the Directing Staff at the Staff College. His two-and-a-half-year tour at Camberley included a ten week attachment to the Ministry of Defence during the Falklands conflict.
He commanded 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment from March 1984 to September 1986. Throughout his period of command the Battalion was part of the NATO Allied Command Europe Mobile Force (Land), a role which included three winters spent in Norway on arctic training.
For just over two years, until the end of 1988, he was the Senior Directing Staff (Army) at the Joint Service Defence College, Greenwich. Following the Higher Command and Staff Course at Camberley in early 1989, he then spent six months on a Service Fellowship at Cambridge writing a paper on the future of the British Army.
He moved back to Northern Ireland in late 1989 to command 39 Infantry Brigade for two and a half years. 1992 and 1993 were spent in the Ministry of Defence as Director General Personnel Services (Army). He commanded the 3rd (United Kingdom) Division from March 1994 to July 1996. In August 1995 he was selected to assume command of UNPROFOR in Bosnia at the end of that year; in the event, however, after the success of the Dayton talks, he spent the first half of 1996 in Bosnia commanding IFOR's Multinational Division South West. He assumed the appointment of Commander ACE Rapid Reaction Corps in the rank of Lieutenant General in February 1997, following a brief assignment as Director General Development and Doctrine.
He deployed with ARRC HQ as Commander Kosovo Force to Macedonia in March 1999 and subsequently commanded Kosovo Force in Pristina from June to October 1999. He assumed the appointment of Commander in Chief Land Command on 1 March 2000. He assumed the appointment of Chief of the General Staff on 1 February, and left office on 29 August 2006.
General Sir Mike Jackson was awarded the MBE in 1979, the CBE in 1992, the CB in 1996, the KCB in 1998, the DSO in 1999 and the GCB in 2004. He is married to Sarah, and has two sons, a daughter and three grandchildren. His interests include music, reading, travel, skiing and tennis.
2. About PA Consulting Group
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