Tim Spicer

During his 20 year military career he saw active service in Northern Ireland, the Falklands campaign, the Gulf war and Bosnia, as well as serving in the Far East, Cyprus and Germany. Tim’s key appointments included Chief of Staff of an Armoured Brigade, Instructor at the Army Staff College, Staff Officer at the Directorate of Special Forces, Military Assistant to General Sir Peter de la Billiere, Military Assistant to General Sir Michael Rose in Bosnia and Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion Scots Guards. In 1992 Tim was awarded the OBE for operational service in Northern Ireland.

During his military career he developed extensive knowledge of intelligence, counter terrorism, protective security and media relations. Since 1996 he has been at the forefront of the development of the private security industry worldwide and has been a very significant contributor to the debate over the industry’s global contribution to government security initiatives.

Since the formation of Aegis in 2002, Tim has overseen the rapid growth of the company. In addition to leading Aegis’s growth, Tim spearheaded the company’s bid in 2004 for the $300M prime US Government tender to provide core reconstruction security support services in Iraq. This contract was the largest ever US Department of Defense contract awarded in this sector. He has also developed a number of innovative aspects of support which have been adopted by the Coalition.

Tim’s strengths in the conceptual development of operations and planning, and his deep insight into the needs of the sector’s client base, have helped deliver increasing market share, constant customer satisfaction and the growing enhancement of Aegis’s reputation.

He created the Aegis Charitable Foundation in 2004, a registered UK charity which provides direct assistance to communities through low cost, high impact civil affairs projects. Tim’s effort and support of this charity not only significantly helps communities in great need having suffered from conflict, but has also enhanced the ability of Reconstruction Operations in Iraq to actually implement their programmes successfully. Tim’s concept for the charity has been to carefully target projects that communities need and also want. The Foundation has therefore concentrated its efforts on building relationships with local tribal leaders and communities to provide clean water projects, inoculation programmes, school and health clinic equipment and smaller items such as toys, clothes and shoes. Tim has now expanded the Foundation’s arena to include Afghanistan.

Tim is also a published author – ‘An Unorthodox Soldier’ – and a regular commentator and speaker on security matters.