Nicky Moffat

Brigadier Nicola Patricia Moffat,[1] CBE (born 1962)[2], known as Nicky Moffat, was the highest-ranking woman in the British Army from 2009 until her resignation in 2012.[3][4][5] She is now a leadership consultant and speaker.[6] She was selected as one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2014, cited as "Highest Ranked woman in British Armed Forces".[7] She was appointed CBE in the 2012 New Year Honours, described as "Brig Nicola Patricia Moffat, Late Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)".[8]

Moffat graduated in 1985 with a B.A. in Hispanic Studies from the University of Liverpool,[9] though has said that she "almost got booted out" for neglecting her studies in favour of the Officers' Training Corps' activities.[3] In 1995 she gained an MA in Military Studies, Defence from Cranfield University.[9]

She joined the then Women's Royal Army Corps after university, and stayed in the army 26 years, including a spell as military private secretary to Geoff Hoon while he was Minister of Defence.[3] Her final posting before resigning was as Armed Forces head of pay and strategic manning at the Ministry of Defence.[4] Her resignation caused some surprise, as six months earlier she had given an interview enthusing about the army as a career for women.[5][3] She has founded the What Good Leadership Looks Like consultancy,[1][10] and appears as a speaker on awards panels.[6][11]

References

  1. 1 2 "What Good Leadership Looks Like: People". Companies House. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Aged 49 in Jan 2012 (Hopkins), aged 50 in June 2012 (Rayment), therefore born Jan-June 1962.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Hopkins, Nick (11 January 2012). "Meet Nicky Moffat, the highest ranked woman in the British army". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. 1 2 Rayment, Sean (30 June 2012). "Army's most senior female officer quits amid cuts anger". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. 1 2 Bennhold, Katrin (3 July 2012). "Why Did Britain's Highest-Ranking Female Soldier Resign?". New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Nicky Moffat CBE, Leadership Consultant, Speaker & Coach". European Diversity Awards. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Who are the 100 Women 2014?". BBC News. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "New Year honours list: military". The Guardian. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Nicky Moffat". Linked In. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  10. ↑ Jacobs, Katie (14 October 2015). "Leadership lessons from the British Army". HR. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "Nicky Moffat CBE". Future Leaders Award: Main judging panel. Women in the City. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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