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Alan Brayley DL- Military To Deputy LieutenantMD of AB Glass, Deputy Lord Lieutenant

Alan served 20-year service with the Territorial Army / Reserves with The Royal Regiment of Wales, and later The Royal Welsh retiring in 2003 at the rank of Warrant officer (Sergeant
Major, Infantry) To retire was a difficult decision to make but he felt that the business had to come first and that he had a good innings and his time was very well spent in the armed forces. He is now the MD of AB Glass.

Alan Brayley DL- Military To Deputy LieutenantMD of AB Glass, Deputy Lord Lieutenant

Alan served 20-year service with the Territorial Army / Reserves with The Royal Regiment of Wales, and later The Royal Welsh retiring in 2003 at the rank of Warrant officer (Sergeant
Major, Infantry) To retire was a difficult decision to make but he felt that the business had to come first and that he had a good innings and his time was very well spent in the armed forces. He is now the MD of AB Glass.

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Professor Martin Levermore MBE-Military To AcademiaChief Executive Officer, Visiting Professor in Health, Education and Life Sciences at Birmingham City University

Martin is a Visiting Professor for Health, Education and Life Sciences at
Birmingham City University and an Honorary Consultant for Health Innovations with the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. In addition to holding the position as
Chief Executive Officer for Medical Devices Technology International Ltd (MDTi), a company that specialises in the commercialization of NHS medical devices innovation.
Martin has spent over 18 years as a leading expert in the field of Medical
Innovation and Structural Healthcare.
Prof Levermore has been published widely in several academic and medical
journals; he holds a Senior Associateship with the Royal Society of Medicine.
Martin Chairs Medilink Midlands the regions’ largest industry body for MedTech companies, and he is an Executive Committee Member of Greater Birmingham Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce.
Prof Levermore is a Member of the British Empire (MBE) for Services to West
Midlands’ Businesses in 2013 and was commissioned as a Deputy Lieutenant
(DL) to Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands in 2018.

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Professor Martin Levermore MBE-Military To AcademiaChief Executive Officer, Visiting Professor in Health, Education and Life Sciences at Birmingham City University

Martin is a Visiting Professor for Health, Education and Life Sciences at
Birmingham City University and an Honorary Consultant for Health Innovations with the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. In addition to holding the position as
Chief Executive Officer for Medical Devices Technology International Ltd (MDTi), a company that specialises in the commercialization of NHS medical devices innovation.
Martin has spent over 18 years as a leading expert in the field of Medical
Innovation and Structural Healthcare.
Prof Levermore has been published widely in several academic and medical
journals; he holds a Senior Associateship with the Royal Society of Medicine.
Martin Chairs Medilink Midlands the regions’ largest industry body for MedTech companies, and he is an Executive Committee Member of Greater Birmingham Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce.
Prof Levermore is a Member of the British Empire (MBE) for Services to West
Midlands’ Businesses in 2013 and was commissioned as a Deputy Lieutenant
(DL) to Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands in 2018.

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Cara Cunniff- Military Spouse To CoachMD of Thrive Coaching

Cara a military spouse, former reservist army officer, endurance athlete and founder of Thrive Coaching.
Over the past 20 years I have lived a life of constant change. Life hasn’t always been easy... and as a
military spouse, living in 5 countries and 15 different houses - it hasn't always been predictable!

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Cara Cunniff- Military Spouse To CoachMD of Thrive Coaching

Cara a military spouse, former reservist army officer, endurance athlete and founder of Thrive Coaching.
Over the past 20 years I have lived a life of constant change. Life hasn’t always been easy... and as a
military spouse, living in 5 countries and 15 different houses - it hasn't always been predictable!

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Pete Davies- Military To Charity DirectorRegional Director Wales- ABF Soldiers Charity

After 30 years of logistics and planning with the British Army to the rank of warrant officer, Pete reinevent himself to become the regional director of one the oldest Military charity-ABF Soldiers Charity.

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Pete Davies- Military To Charity DirectorRegional Director Wales- ABF Soldiers Charity

After 30 years of logistics and planning with the British Army to the rank of warrant officer, Pete reinevent himself to become the regional director of one the oldest Military charity-ABF Soldiers Charity.

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Mal Robinson- Military To EditorEditor In Chief - Pathfinder International magazine

Mal Robinson is the current editor for Pathfinder International magazine - the leading UK military resettlement and community publication, which is distributed to over 25,000 people every month.

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Mal Robinson- Military To EditorEditor In Chief - Pathfinder International magazine

Mal Robinson is the current editor for Pathfinder International magazine - the leading UK military resettlement and community publication, which is distributed to over 25,000 people every month.

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Hima Boniface- Military To ScientistSenior Researcher efence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

After 12 years in both active and reserve force, Boni when to further his studies at Solent University and did his PhD at Southampton University to now being a senior researcher on focusing on underwater acoustics.

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Hima Boniface- Military To ScientistSenior Researcher efence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

After 12 years in both active and reserve force, Boni when to further his studies at Solent University and did his PhD at Southampton University to now being a senior researcher on focusing on underwater acoustics.

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Lynn Roddy- Military To CommunityFounder of Home Instead

As a Trustee and now Chair of Tavistock Dementia Alliance, I set about
fundraising for a Tovertafel or Magic Table, which is now installed in the library. As a Trustee of
Cycling Without Age West Devon and East Cornwall, we fundraised and bought a trishaw. We now offer free rides to those less mobile in our community. As a Trustee of Tavistock Community Sensory Garden, I help, with an amazing team, to manage the garden, a place of beauty for all. I have now
created 174 Dementia Friends as a Dementia Champion for the Alzheimer’s Society.

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Lynn Roddy- Military To CommunityFounder of Home Instead

As a Trustee and now Chair of Tavistock Dementia Alliance, I set about
fundraising for a Tovertafel or Magic Table, which is now installed in the library. As a Trustee of
Cycling Without Age West Devon and East Cornwall, we fundraised and bought a trishaw. We now offer free rides to those less mobile in our community. As a Trustee of Tavistock Community Sensory Garden, I help, with an amazing team, to manage the garden, a place of beauty for all. I have now
created 174 Dementia Friends as a Dementia Champion for the Alzheimer’s Society.

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Michael Lawrence (Lt Col Ret)- Military To DefenseBusiness Develement Executive

Michael served in the Royal Artillery for over 37 years, primarily in Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD). He served as a soldier for 23 years achieving the rank
of Warrant Officer Class One as the Regimental Sergeant Major of 106
th Regiment Royal Artillery. On
commissioning, Michael fulfilled a number of regimental duty and staff appointments including
Battery Commander in 12
th
Regiment Royal Artillery, SO2 GBAD in the Capability Directorate Army
HQ, SO1 Strategy and latterly SO1 Reserves Basing in Army HQ. Michael left the Army aged 55 in
2017 having served a full career as a soldier and officer rising from Gunner to Lieutenant Colonel.

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Michael Lawrence (Lt Col Ret)- Military To DefenseBusiness Develement Executive

Michael served in the Royal Artillery for over 37 years, primarily in Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD). He served as a soldier for 23 years achieving the rank
of Warrant Officer Class One as the Regimental Sergeant Major of 106
th Regiment Royal Artillery. On
commissioning, Michael fulfilled a number of regimental duty and staff appointments including
Battery Commander in 12
th
Regiment Royal Artillery, SO2 GBAD in the Capability Directorate Army
HQ, SO1 Strategy and latterly SO1 Reserves Basing in Army HQ. Michael left the Army aged 55 in
2017 having served a full career as a soldier and officer rising from Gunner to Lieutenant Colonel.

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Sean Molino BCA- Military To EnterpreneurCEO of Forces Fitness / Founder of Veterans Awards

After serving as a physical instructor, Sean now runs workshop in all schools & colleges across the south Wales. He uses his enterpreneurial skills to now also run awards for veterans across, England, Wales & Scotland.

Sean Molino BCA- Military To EnterpreneurCEO of Forces Fitness / Founder of Veterans Awards

After serving as a physical instructor, Sean now runs workshop in all schools & colleges across the south Wales. He uses his enterpreneurial skills to now also run awards for veterans across, England, Wales & Scotland.

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Paul Taylpr MBE- Military To HumanitarianManager RE:ACT
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Paul Taylpr MBE- Military To HumanitarianManager RE:ACT
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