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by the Serbians on the Kosovo Albanian population was grim work involving excavating mass graves and dealing with mass rape. Gulf II was obviously much more of a fighting tour which was somehow easier. My last tour was in the ‘Bandit Country’ of South Armagh in Northern Ireland.The peace process was on so it was more about basic policing and ensuring we were sensitive to the precarious situation. As to how my time at Teddies helped me through these exceptionally varied periods of my life it is hard to pin any single element down.The holistic nature of the education Teddies gave me was certainly core.

The Irish Guards Troop.

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The holistic nature of the education Teddies gave me was certainly core.

Irish Guards Mortor Platoon 2003 – Iraq.

Founding Northcott Global Solutions must have been a bold step.What inspired you to start the company, and how did your background in sport, school and military life give you the tools or confidence to do it? Founding a company requires a great deal of support (not least from my wife, Elles, children and my mother) and self-confidence, and Teddies certainly was responsible for giving me the latter. If one can go head-to- head with some of the monsters that appear on the rugby pitch, or sit on the start of a rowing World Championships and hear the names of all the competing nations being read out, it builds a certain

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amount of confidence. Sport and my wider Teddies experience led me directly to the Army. My experiences in the Army around kidnapping and CASEVAC (casualty evacuation) led me directly to founding an international emergency response company. 16 years later we look after some of the largest companies in the world across the tech, finance, extractive and other industries. This line of development is entirely clear to me and I’m grateful every day for it.

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