Clive Bairsto Explained

Air Vice Marshal Clive Arthur Bairsto is a former Royal Air Force officer and former Air Officer Scotland.

RAF career

Bairsto became Station Commander RAF Akrotiri and Commander of the Western Sovereign Base Area, Cyprus in 2005,^[1] AOC No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar in 2006^[2] and Officer Commanding No 125 Expeditionary Air Wing as well as Air Officer Scotland and Station Commander, RAF Leuchars in 2007.^[3] He went on to be Head of International Policy and Planning (Military) at the Ministry of Defence in 2009 before retiring in 2013.^{[4] [5]}

After retiring from the RAF, became Global Head of Business, Resilience at National Grid plc and then Chief Executive of Street Works UK, a cross-sector trade association.^[6]

Bairsto was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: RAF Akrotiri Station Museum. 29 December 2018.
2. Web site: Senior RAF appointments. 29 December 2018.
3. Web site: RAF Leuchars celebrates 40 years of Freedom of St Andrews. Fife Direct. 29 December 2018.
4. Web site: Ministry of Defence and Tri-Service Appointments. 29 December 2018.
5. Web site: Air Rank Appointments List . Royal Air Force . 1 September 2008 . 19 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090418001551/http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/4EFACB45_1143_EC82_2ECB7D6CB7A4A842.doc . 18 April 2009 . dead .
6. Web site: Street Works UK appoints Clive Bairsto as new Chief Executive. Street Works. 29 December 2018.