Ewen McLay

Experience

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  British Army

  Sept 1996 - Sept 2000

  Direct support to UK's Chief of the General Staff.

  • UK Army Chief of the General Staff - Front Office

    Sept 1998 - Sept 2000

  • Instructor - The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

    Sept 1996 - Sept 1998
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  British Army

  Sept 2001 - Dec 2005

  Commanded UK military engineering support Battalion in Germany.

  • Commanding Officer

    Jan 2004 - Dec 2005

  • Deputy Chief of Staff, UK Brigade

    Sept 2001 - Dec 2003
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  UK Ministry of Defence

  Dec 2005 - Sept 2007

  Directorate of Operations - UK Overseas Operations
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  British Army

  Sept 2007 - Mar 2009

  Deputy Chief of Staff, UK Division

  In this role, also attended UK's Higher Command and Staff Course (HCSC).

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  ISAF

  Mar 2009 - Nov 2010

  Head - Strategic Advisory Team - "Prism Cell"
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  British Army

  Mar 2011 - Sept 2013

  British Army Brigade Commander

  Commanded a deployable British Army Support Brigade in Germany and Afghanistan.

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  International SOS

  Sept 2013 - Jul 2017

  General Manager, Africa and Middle East, Government Services
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  Iqarus

  Jul 2017 - now

  Director of Government Services

  Iqarus is a fully owned subsidiary of the International SOS Group of Companies but is managed and governed as an independent partner company to preserve our ability to respond quickly and flexibly to the specialized needs of our clients in the most challenging environments. Together with International SOS, we are the world’s leading medical and travel security services company. We care for clients across the globe and operate from over 1,000 locations in over 90 countries, employing over 11,500 multi-disciplinary staff which includes over 5,400 healthcare professionals. We have a unique global capability, including 27 globally linked 24/7 operations centers and an extensive network of medical clinics and facilities.Our natural operating environments are often affected by conflict or rapid onset disasters and are characterised by a lack of adequate local or national medical infrastructure. These include:• Underdeveloped or broken national health and medical infrastructure.• Security and operating risks.• Endemic health and medical risks.• Remote at the local level by restricted freedom of movement.• Remote from points of definite care internationally.• Complexity at the points of transition in the patient care pathway. • Long transit times between medical facilities.• A diverse, dispersed and changing Population at Risk.• Complex local licensing and import procedures.• Complex supply chain issues - to ensure internationally accepted standards are maintained.• A requirement to deliver international standards of care - consistently.We go where others cannot - Ukraine, Mali, N Nigeria, Somalia, DRC, Sudan, Libya and others. Show less