Mark Mans
Sir Mark Francis Noel Mans, is a senior British Army officer, who served as Adjutant-General to the Forces of the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2012.Military career
Educated at Berkhamsted School, Mans was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1974. During the Gulf War he was Officer Commanding 37 Field Support Squadron. He was later deployed in Bosnia. In February 2005 he became Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Force – Iraq.
Mans served as Deputy Adjutant General, taking up that appointment in 2006, before becoming Military Secretary in March 2008. In September 2009 he was appointed Commander Regional Forces at Land Command. Then in December 2009 he was made Adjutant-General to the Forces with responsibility for both personnel and support.
Mans was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 1996, appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2005 Birthday Honours, and awarded the American Legion of Merit in December 2006. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 2012 New Year Honours.
Mans was appointed the Chief Royal Engineer on 14 September 2013.
