Speakers

Guy Benson is a retired Army Officer (Royal Signals). His military career spans 40 years, as both a soldier and as an officer. He has extensively travelled the world and spend almost a third of his careers on operations in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan. He ended his regular army career as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Ministry of Defence, London. He transitioned from the regular army in 2011 to a full time army reserve role and was employed as the Army Head of Engagement in the North East, London and finally the South West during the Novichok attack. In 2018 he left military service and was employed by Wiltshire Council as the Military Civil Integration Director working directly to the Leader and Chief Executive on all military related matters. Notably he assumed the role of Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces Day National Event in Salisbury. In 2020, Guy had the opportunity to join the NHS as the National Team Leader in the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance.