Years of service 1966-2001 Allegiance United Kingdom | Name Timothy Sulivan Rank Major general | |
Commands held 7th Armoured Brigade4th Division Awards Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire | ||
Major-General Timothy John Sulivan CB CBE (born 1946) is a former British Army officer who commanded 4th Division.
Military career
Sulivan was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1966 and transferred into the Blues and Royals in 1980. He served as the only non-US member of General Norman Schwarzkopf's strategic planning team during the Gulf War. He was appointed Commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in 1991, Principal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Defence Staff in 1993 and Director-General for Doctrine and Development in 1994. He went on to be Chief of Staff for the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in 1996 and General Officer Commanding 4th Division in 1998 before he retired in 2001.
In retirement he has become Vice President for Customer Relations with General Dynamics (UK) Ltd.