Help for Heroes Trustees

General Sir Richard Dannatt KCB CBE MC ADC Gen - Chief of the General Staff
General Sir Richard Dannatt was commissioned into The Green Howards in 1971.  He has served with the 1st Battalion in Northern Ireland, Cyprus and Germany and commanded the Battalion in the Airmobile role from 1989 to 1991.  From 1994 to1996 he commanded 4th Armoured Brigade in Germany and Bosnia.  He took command of 3rd (United Kingdom) Division in January 1999, and also served in Kosovo that year as Commander British Forces.  In 2000 he returned to Bosnia as the Deputy Commander Operations of the Stabilisation Force (SFOR). From 2001 to 2002 he was the Assistant Chief of the General Staff in the Ministry of Defence before taking command of NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC).  In March 2005 he took over as Commander-in-Chief Land Command, and assumed the appointment of Chief of the General Staff in August 2006.

Alex Scott-Barrett qualified as a chartered accountant after leaving university and then worked for over 20 years at Cazenove , the City investment bank.  He is currently a non-executive director of a range of companies , both quoted and private, and a trustee of a number of charities in London and East Anglia

Hadyn Parry is an entrepreneur in the life science sector. He was General Manager of Zeneca Plant Science and more recently CEO of MNLpharma, an early stage biotechnology company developing a novel cancer therapy. Over the last 15 years Hadyn has been the Chief Executive of a number of businesses in the UK and overseas.

Air Vice-Marshal John Ponsonby OBE FRAeS
John Ponsonby spent 9 years in the British Army, before transferring to the Royal Air Force to pursue his love of flying.  He spent most of his time flying support helicopters in UK (including Northern Ireland), Germany, Hong Kong, the Falkland Islands and the Former Republic of Yugoslavia.  His time behind a desk was spent in the Ministry of Defence and Command HQs working at all levels from being a PSO in CDS' office in General Guthrie's time, to commanding 22 Group RAF as an Air Vice-Marshal. He recently joined Augusta Westland, a helicopter company, as Senior Vice-President Training.  

Richard Benyon MP is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Newbury.  He was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets in 1981 and served in Northern Ireland and the Far East.  On leaving the Army he qualified as a Chartered Surveyor. As well as being a farmer he ran a property business.
In Parliament he is an Opposition Whip and has taken a great interest in Defence and Security issues. He is married to Zoe and has five sons.

Richard Constant MBE was an officer in the Royal Green Jackets for 13 years. He is now the CEO of Gavin Anderson, a Global Communications Consulting Firm advising companies around the world on their communications issues. Both his brother and his son have served in the army.

Stephen Oxley is the Senior Partner of Wilsons solicitors LLP and the head of its employment department. He qualified as a solicitor at Withers in London. He joined Wilsons in 1985 and was the Managing Partner for 7 years. He specialises in advising schools, charities and businesses on all aspects of employment regulation. He is a trustee of a number charities and the Chairman of Odstock Private Care Limited.