Ian Forbes

Admiral Sir Ian Andrew Forbes KCB CBE (born 24 October 1946) is a former Royal Navy officer who became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic.

Naval career
Educated at Eastbourne College, Forbes joined the Royal Navy in 1965. He was given command of the patrol boat HMS Kingfisher, the frigate HMS Diomede, the frigate HMS Chatham and then the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible. He was appointed Military Advisor to Carl Bildt at the Office of the High Representative in Sarajevo during the Bosnian War in 1996 and Commander, United Kingdom Task Group in 1997.

He went on to be Commander, Surface Flotilla in 2000, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in January 2002 and Acting Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in October 2002. Finally he was made Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation in June 2003 before retiring in July 2004. He was awarded the Legion of Merit by the US Government in 2004.

In retirement he has become an advisor to Booz & Company. He is also Chairman of the Governors of Eastbourne College.