International SOS has hired former British Army lieutenant-general, Giles Hill, as chair of its International Security Advisory Board.
Hill has extensive UK MOD, cross-government, inter-agency and international/coalition experience. For three years as assistant chief of defence staff he led the UK MOD’s international policy and plans teams for the Middle East, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Asia-Pacific, South America, Latin America and the Caribbean. In this role he was responsible for developing the UK’s regional defence policies and the UK’s International Defence Engagement Strategy, launched in 2017.
Hill has held leadership positions up to three-star general level and served multiple operational tours, in Northern Ireland, the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan. He commanded the UK’s 16 Air Assault Brigade where he co-led the high readiness element of the UK-FR Combined Joint Expeditionary Force. As deputy commanding general of the US 82nd Airborne Division he led the work to improve US/NATO high-readiness force interoperability and he was general officer commanding of the 1st (United Kingdom) Division. His last command position was as deputy commander of the 40-nation NATO coalition in Afghanistan from 2019 to 2021.
Hill was awarded the CBE in 2014, the CB in 2020 and the US Legion of Merit in 2021 for leadership.
“International SOS is known for leading from the front when it comes to providing security and health care services for organisations. I am delighted to be joining the team and leading the International Security Advisory Board," Hill said. "The security talent at International SOS is exceptional and I look forward to working with the best in our industry.”
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