Lieutenant General SPM Nesmith, will give the next Mountbatten Lecture with a focus on:

The importance of the Officer Training Corps, and the opportunities the British Army provides.
Lessons learnt from Ukraine and a nod to the nation’s wider contribution to Ukraine’s efforts.
How the British Army is modernising to meet future threats.
Operation TEAMWORK in the round, and what the Army is doing to ensure it is a safe, secure and enjoyable organisation to work for.
UK prosperity, through the lens of the Land Industrial Strategy.

The lecture will be followed by a Q&A and reception.

About Lieutenant General SPM Nesmith

Raised in Northumberland, Lieutenant General Nesmith is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh (Biological Sciences). During her time at university she was awarded a cadetship and served with the City of Edinburgh Universities Officers’ Training Corps. She commissioned into the Royal Corps of Signals in 1992, spending the majority of her early years serving in Germany, the Balkans and Iraq. Whilst in command she has been responsible for providing information and communication services, command support and capability development, in support of formation headquarters up to and including the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps and the UK Joint Force Headquarters. Higher command appointments were the 1st (United Kingdom) Signal Brigade and General Officer Commander the Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command.

Staff appointments have been focussed on capability development, resource planning and personnel. She has completed the Higher Command and Staff Course and is a graduate of the Major Projects Leadership Academy. She has served as Colonel Capability Plans in the Army Headquarters, the Head of Manning as a Brigadier, and the Director of Personnel as a Major General. She has also been the Senior Responsible Officer for the Armed Forces Recruiting Programme. She became the Deputy Chief of the General Staff in August 2022.

General Nesmith is the Master of Signals, a Colonel Commandant for the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, and a Vice President for Army Football and Army Rugby. She is married to Walker, Mum to two teenage boys, and enjoys time in the Lake District, skiing for fun, learning tennis and running (slowly).

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