Nicky Moffat
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]
She was listed number 73 in the World Pride Power List 2014 and a "Workplace Hero" in the Pride Power List 2015.
References
- ↑ Aged 49 in Jan 2012 (Hopkins), aged 50 in June 2012 (Rayment), therefore born Jan-June 1962.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sean Rayment, "Army’s most senior female officer quits amid cuts anger", The Telegraph, 30 June 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Nicky Moffat CBE, Leadership Consultant, Speaker & Coach", European Diversity Awards.
- ↑ "Who are the 100 Women 2014?" BBC News 26 October 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Nicky Moffat", Linked In
- ↑ Katie Jacobs, "Leadership lessons from the British Army", HR 14 October 2015.
- ↑ Nicky Moffat CBE", Future Leaders Award: Main judging panel, Women in the City.
