David Shaw (British Army officer)

Major-General David Anthony Hirst Shaw CBE is a former British Army officer who commanded 2nd Division.

Career
Brought up in Sri Lanka, Shaw was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1976 and went on to take part in operations in Cyprus, Bosnia and Northern Ireland. He was appointed Brigadier, Northern England in 2002, Assistant Chief of Staff, Communications in 2004 and Director of Media and Communication at HQ Land Forces in 2007. He took up the post of General Officer Commanding 2nd Division and Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 2009.

Shaw was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours. He retired from the Army in 2012 and has developed interests that include directorships at Red Lion Foods and Unicorn ARC and the launch of The Armed Forces & Veterans, a charity supporting ex-forces personnel. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.