Major General Binns was educated at Hymers College, and was commissioned into Yorkshire’s infantry in 1977,  serving for 35 years, and led 7th Armoured Brigade (The Desert Rats) during the Iraq invasion in 2003.

On retiring, he was appointed Chief Executive of one of the world’s largest private security companies providing support to government, international organisations and commercial companies in complex and high risk environments. During this talk, he discusses both the Art and Business of War, in and out of uniform.