Field Marshal

Field Marshal the Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank has been a Manager of Colt since December 2004. In addition to serving on our Governing Board, he also serves as a nonexecutive Director of N.M. Rothschild & Sons, a merchant bank, and Favermead, Ltd., a property management company, both headquartered in London, England. He is currently Colonel of the Life Guards, Gold Stick to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Colonel Commandant of the Special Air Service, or SAS. He served the Welsh Guard and the SAS throughout Europe, Malaysia and East Africa for over 40 years. Apart from holding several senior staff appointments and commanderships, he was Chief of the Defense Staff, Chief of the General Staff and the Principal Military Advisor to two U.K. prime ministers and three U.K. Secretaries of State for Defense. He retired from the British Army in 2001. Lord Guthrie is qualified to serve as a Manager and member of our Governing Board due to his extensive experience with the British Armed Services.