Timothy Sulivan

Major-General Timothy John Sulivan CB CBE DL (born 1946) is a former British Army officer who commanded 4th Division.

Timothy Sulivan
Born	1946
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Years of service	1966–2001
Rank	Major-General
Commands	The Blues and Royals 7th Armoured Brigade 4th Division
Battles / wars	Operation Banner Bosnian War Gulf War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Bronze Star Medal (US)[1]

Military career

Sulivan was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1966^[2] and transferred into the Blues and Royals in 1980.^[3] He became commanding officer of the Blues and Royals in the late 1980s.^[4]

He served as the only non-US member of General Norman Schwarzkopf's strategic planning team during the Gulf War^[5] for which he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[6] and awarded the Bronze Star Medal (US) in March 1991.^[1]

He went on to become Commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in 1991, Principal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Defence Staff in 1993^[7] and Director-General for Doctrine and Development in 1994.^[8] After that he became Chief of Staff for the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in Bosnia in 1996 and General Officer Commanding 4th Division in 1998 before he retired in 2001.^[8]

In retirement he has become vice president for customer relations with General Dynamics (UK) Ltd.^[5]