British Forces Foundation Overview
The Founder
Jim Davidson OBE is the Founder and a Trustee of The
British Forces Foundation.
The Board of Trustees
The charity has been personally endorsed by the Chief
of the Defence Staff and ministers and attracts a prestigious line-up of Trustees:
- Laurie Mansfield (Chairman)
- Air Vice Marshal David Crwys-Williams CB
- Jim Davidson OBE
- Katherine Jenkins
- Admiral Sir James Perowne KBE
- Major General Andrew Ritchie CBE
- The Rt Hon Lord Robertson of Port Ellen KT
- Major General Rutherford-Jones
- Lieutenant General Peter Pearson CBE
- Gerald Howarth
The Director
The Director of the British Forces Foundation is Mark Cann who served for 12 years in the Army as a Queen’s Royal Lancer retiring as a Major aged 32. He served in Bosnia, Cyprus, Mozambique, Belize, Germany, India, UK and Canada. He became Director of the BFF in June 2000.
Vice-Presidents - The Vice-Presidents of the BFF are Sir Rex Hunt CMG, Major General Arthur Denaro CBE, Admiral Sir Jock Slater GCB LVO DL, General The Lord Guthrie GCB LVO OBE and Mr Mike Osman Esq.
BFF Ambassadors - The British Forces Foundation is proud to have the support of the following Ambassadors - Anna Blundell-Williams, Derek Cole, Tony Chaperlin, Paul Hayes, Linda Heath, Steve Norris, Sheri Roane and Richard Stone.
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