Sir Robert Fry | |
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![]() Lieutenant General Sir Robert Fry (self-portrait taken in Baghdad 2007) | |
Born | 6 April 1951 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Marines |
Years of service | 1973–2007 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade 45 Commando |
Battles/wars | Gulf War Kosovo War Iraq War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches Legion of Merit (United States) |
Lieutenant General Sir Robert Alan Fry, KCB, CBE (born 6 April 1951)[1] served as a Royal Marine for over 30 years and was involved in military operations in Northern Ireland, the Gulf, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan. After retirement from military service he went into private business and, in 2007, became CEO of Hewlett Packard's defence and security business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In 2010 he was appointed chairman of McKinney Rogers International and subsequently, in 2011, Albany Associates.