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Winchester College.
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James Fanshawe
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Fanshawe has been Chairman of numerous organisations since his retirement in 2005. Fanshawe joined the Royal Navy in 1970 and rose to the rank of Commodore, notably commanding HMS Hurworth, HMS Cleopatra, HMS Fearless, United Kingdom Task Group and the Devonport Flotilla. He was Commander of the Coalition Maritime Component in the Middle East and Director of Plans at Permanent Joint Headquarters.
He notably planned evacuation and stabilisation operations in Sierra Leone in 2000 which were central to Operation Palliser.
He also took control of several response operations immediately following the September 11 attacks in 2001. Fanshawe received Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2004 but retired one year later, after 35 years of service.
Since retiring from the Royal Navy in 2005, Fanshawe has been the defence advisor to Allocate Software PLC, Chairman of the London Alumni branch of Manchester Business School, Executive Chairman of Marine One Stop Technologies Limited and of the Portuguese of Shoreham Trustee Company.
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