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Bob Stewart DSO

Bob Stewart DSO

European Business Speaker of the Year 2008

Profile

Bob Stewart was the first British United Nations Commander in Bosnia and has completed considerable service in Northern Ireland. He has also experienced policy making at the highest military levels during three years as Military Assistant to NATO’s Senior Military Officer in Brussels and a further two years as Chief of Policy at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe. On return from Bosnia Bob was awarded the DSO for “cool courage and inspirational leadership”.

Bob left the British Army in September 1995 to become Senior Consultant in the Public Affairs and Corporate Policy Division of Hill & Knowlton (UK) Ltd. In May 1998 he was appointed Managing Director of WorldSpace UK Ltd, a digital radio satellite broadcasting company that operates in the Developing World.

In October 2001 Bob Stewart was a founding partner of The Leadership Backbone, a consultancy which specialises in business leadership, security, crisis management, motivation, and negotiation.

Bob's own experiences and skills help companies and individuals develop their decision-making skills and own leadership style, and to learn military techniques that can be applied in today's challenging corporate environment.