Timothy Sulivan

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Timothy Sulivan
Born 1946
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Flag of the British Army.svg British Army
Years of service 1966-2001
Rank Major-General
Commands held 7th Armoured Brigade
4th Division
Battles/wars Gulf War
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Timothy John Sulivan CB CBE (born 1946) is a former British Army officer who commanded 4th Division.

Military career

Sulivan was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1966[1] and transferred into the Blues and Royals in 1980.[2] He served as the only non-US member of General Norman Schwarzkopf's strategic planning team during the Gulf War.[3] He was appointed Commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in 1991, Principal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Defence Staff in 1993[4] and Director-General for Doctrine and Development in 1994.[5] He went on to be Chief of Staff for the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in 1996 and General Officer Commanding 4th Division in 1998 before he retired in 2001.[5]

In retirement he has become Vice President for Customer Relations with General Dynamics (UK) Ltd.[3]

References

Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding the 4th Division
1998–2001
Succeeded by
John Holmes