Executive staff
The executive staff operates from the Society's offices at Vauxhall in London.
General Secretary:
John Moore-Bick CBE DL
Major General - late Royal Engineers
Former GOC UK Support Command (Germany)
Former special defence advisor to Serbia & Montenegro
Colonel Commandant Royal Engineers
Chairman Royal Engineers Association
Master of the Skinners’ Company2008/9
Chairman of Governors of the Skinners’ School
Deputy Lieutenant of East Sussex
Honorary Colonel Sussex Army Cadet Force
Chairman of the Blythe Sappers 2010
A director of the FPS Investment Company
Company Secretary of the FPS
Editor of Pennant magazine
Contact via Beverley McBean
Telephone: 020 7582 0469
E-mail: beverleym@forpen.co.uk
Assistant General Secretary:
Malcolm Farrow OBE FCMI
Captain Royal Navy
Former tri-Service Director Defence 2001 and Director
International Festival of the Sea 2001 and 2005
Former Chief Executive Security Facilities Executive (Senior Civil Service)
President of the Flag Institute
Campaigning and lobbying
Commercial activities
Editor of the website and e-newsletter
Secretary to the Council
Contact via Joanne Fitton-Bates
Telephone: 020 7820 8225
E-mail: joannefb@forpen.co.uk
Pensions Secretary:
David Marsh
Lieutenant Commander RN
Our expert on the Armed Forces Pension Schemes
Principal respondent to pension enquiries from members
Telephone: 020 7820 9988
E-mail: davidm@forpen.co.uk
Membership Secretary:
Andrew Scott
Wing Commander RAF
Our point of contact for all membership issues
Maintaining the membership database.
Telephone: 020 7820 9988
E-mail: andrews@forpen.co.uk or memsec@forpen.co.uk
Marketing Manager
Donald Kirkpatrick
26 years in the Army plus marketing communications appointments with Charles Kendal Associates, Moving Technologies Ltd., Royal Mail Group and JDi Advertising Ltd.
Our point of contact for marketing issues and speaking engagements
Telephone: 020 7582 1070
E-mail: donaldk@forpen.co.uk
Support Manager
Stuart Hermelin
Company Secretary FPS Investment Company and FPSCF; finance, personnel, logistics, office contracts and real estate; Pennant setting and repro; administrating the FPS Group Health Scheme
Telephone: 020 7582 1070
E-mail: stuarth@forpen.co.uk
PA to the General Secretary:
Beverley McBean
Assistant Editor of Pennant
Area meeting coordination
Telephone: 020 7582 0469
E-mail: beverleym@forpen.co.uk
Administrator & Pennant Advertising Manager:
Joanne Fitton-Bates
Pennant magazine advertising
Retail items
Website management
Book reviews
Telephone: 020 7820 8225
E-mail: joannefb@forpen.co.uk
Assistant Membership Secretary:
Harsha Vadgama
Membership database
Membership applications
E-mail: memsec2@forpen.co.uk
