In this series of interviews, we talk to those who understand the challenges facing Defence in 2022 and beyond. We discuss those challenges and explore the changes that Defence needs to make, in order to overcome them.
Jonathan (Jon) Cole is the BT Director for Defence, operating as a part of BT Enterprise.
Prior to joining BT he completed a 35 year career in the British Army, culminating at Major General as the Army’s Director for Information, which included being Chief Information Officer at Board level.
Rear Admiral Jim Higham is Director Ships Support, responsible for the through-life, worldwide support of the Surface Fleet and Chief Naval Engineering Officer.
At DE&S he has led the Warship Support team and been involved in a variety of challenging acquisition programmes. He has also held a number of Defence Management and leadership roles, including leading the ship support transformation programme in Navy Command Head Quarters.
Chris retired from the Royal Air Force in 2021 and is now OneWeb’s Vice President for International Government & Trade Engagement and Chief Information Security Officer.
He served in the British Military for over 30 years and had the privilege of commanding military forces at every rank. He is also a true multi-domain leader. Throughout his career, he was involved with a diverse set of operations across the Air, Land, Maritime, Space and Cyber domains
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