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Moffat graduated in 1985 with a BA in Hispanic Studies from the [[University of Liverpool]],<ref name=linked>[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nickymoffatcbe|website web "Nicky Moffat", ''Linked In''</ref> though has said that she "almost got booted out" for neglecting her studies in favour of the Officers' Training Corps' activities.<ref name=hopkins /> In 1995 she gained an MA in Military Studies, Defence from [[Cranfield University]].<ref name=linked />
 
Moffat graduated in 1985 with a BA in Hispanic Studies from the [[University of Liverpool]],<ref name=linked>[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nickymoffatcbe|website web "Nicky Moffat", ''Linked In''</ref> though has said that she "almost got booted out" for neglecting her studies in favour of the Officers' Training Corps' activities.<ref name=hopkins /> In 1995 she gained an MA in Military Studies, Defence from [[Cranfield University]].<ref name=linked />
  
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She joined the then Women's Royal Army Corps after university, and stayed in the army 26 years, including a spell as military private secretary to Geoff Hoon while he was Minister of Defence.<ref name=hopkins />  Her final posting before resigning was as Armed Forces head of pay and strategic manning at the [[Ministry of Defence]].<ref name=rayment /> Her resignation caused some surprise, as six months earlier she had given an interview enthusing about the army as a career for women.<ref name=hopkins /> She has founded the What Good Leadership Looks Like consultancy,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jacobs|first1=Katie|title=Leadership lessons from the British Army|url=http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/article-details/leadership-lessons-from-the-british-army-1|website=HR|accessdate=1 December 2016|date=14 October 2015}}</ref> and appears as a speaker on awards panels.<ref name=eda /><ref>{{cite web|title=Nicky Moffat CBE|url=http://www.citywomenflaward.co.uk/judging-process/judging-panel/nicky-moffat-cbe/|website=Future Leaders Award: Main judging panel|publisher=Women in the City|accessdate=1 December 2016}}</ref>
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She joined the then Women's Royal Army Corps after university, and stayed in the army 26 years, including a spell as military private secretary to Geoff Hoon while he was Minister of Defence.<ref name=hopkins />  Her final posting before resigning was as Armed Forces head of pay and strategic manning at the [[Ministry of Defence]].<ref name=rayment /> Her resignation caused some surprise, as six months earlier she had given an interview enthusing about the army as a career for women.<ref name=hopkins /> She has founded the What Good Leadership Looks Like consultancy,<ref>Katie Jacobs, [http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/article-details/leadership-lessons-from-the-british-army-1 "Leadership lessons from the British Army"], ''HR'' 14 October 2015.</ref> and appears as a speaker on awards panels.<ref name=eda /><ref>{{cite web|title=Nicky Moffat CBE|url=http://www.citywomenflaward.co.uk/judging-process/judging-panel/nicky-moffat-cbe/|website=Future Leaders Award: Main judging panel|publisher=Women in the City|accessdate=1 December 2016}}</ref>
  
 
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Nicky Moffatt (Brigadier Nicola Patricia Moffat, CBE (born 1962)[1] known as Nicky Moffat, was the highest-ranking woman in the British Army from 2009 until her resignation in 2012.[2][3] She subsequently became a leadership consultant and speaker.[4] She was selected as one of the BBC's "100 Women" in 2014, cited as "Highest Ranked woman in British Armed Forces".[5] She was appointed CBE in the 2012 New Year Honours.

Moffat graduated in 1985 with a BA in Hispanic Studies from the University of Liverpool,[6] though has said that she "almost got booted out" for neglecting her studies in favour of the Officers' Training Corps' activities.[2] In 1995 she gained an MA in Military Studies, Defence from Cranfield University.[6]

She joined the then Women's Royal Army Corps after university, and stayed in the army 26 years, including a spell as military private secretary to Geoff Hoon while he was Minister of Defence.[2] Her final posting before resigning was as Armed Forces head of pay and strategic manning at the Ministry of Defence.[3] Her resignation caused some surprise, as six months earlier she had given an interview enthusing about the army as a career for women.[2] She has founded the What Good Leadership Looks Like consultancy,[7] and appears as a speaker on awards panels.[4][8]

References

  1. ↑ Aged 49 in Jan 2012 (Hopkins), aged 50 in June 2012 (Rayment), therefore born Jan-June 1962.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Nick Hopkins, "Meet Nicky Moffat, the highest ranked woman in the British army", The Guardian, 11 January 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sean Rayment, "Army’s most senior female officer quits amid cuts anger", The Telegraph, 30 June 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Nicky Moffat CBE, Leadership Consultant, Speaker & Coach", European Diversity Awards.
  5. ↑ "Who are the 100 Women 2014?" BBC News 26 October 2014
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 [https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nickymoffatcbe%7Cwebsite web "Nicky Moffat", Linked In
  7. ↑ Katie Jacobs, "Leadership lessons from the British Army", HR 14 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Template:Cite web
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