Clive Bairsto

{{Short description|British RAF officer}}

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Air Vice Marshal Clive Arthur Bairsto {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|CBE}} 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,{{cite web|url=http://www.rafakrotiri.co.uk/museum.html|title=RAF Akrotiri Station Museum|accessdate=29 December 2018}} AOC No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar in 2006{{cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Royal%20Air%20Force%20Senior%20Appointments.pdf|title=Senior RAF appointments|accessdate=29 December 2018}} and Officer Commanding No 125 Expeditionary Air Wing as well as Air Officer Scotland and Station Commander, RAF Leuchars in 2007.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifedirect.org.uk/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.display&objectid=BA4C9287-F743-E631-4A64E6B3F4072BC7|title=RAF Leuchars celebrates 40 years of Freedom of St Andrews|publisher=Fife Direct|accessdate=29 December 2018}} He went on to be Head of International Policy and Planning (Military) at the Ministry of Defence in 2009 before retiring in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Ministry%20of%20Defence%20Senior%20Posts.pdf|title=Ministry of Defence and Tri-Service Appointments|accessdate=29 December 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/4EFACB45_1143_EC82_2ECB7D6CB7A4A842.doc |publisher=Royal Air Force |title=Air Rank Appointments List |date=1 September 2008 |accessdate=19 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418001551/http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/4EFACB45_1143_EC82_2ECB7D6CB7A4A842.doc |archive-date=18 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}

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.{{cite web|url=http://streetworks.org.uk/street-works-uk-appoints-clive-bairsto-new-chief-executive/|title=Street Works UK appoints Clive Bairsto as new Chief Executive|publisher=Street Works|accessdate=29 December 2018}}

Bairsto was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.{{London Gazette |issue=59282 |date=31 December 2009 |page=5 |supp=y }}

References

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{{s-ttl|title=Station Commander RAF Leuchars|years=2007 – 2009 }}

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{{s-ttl|title=Officer Commanding No. 125 Expeditionary Air Wing|years=2007 – 2009 }}

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{{s-ttl|title=Air Officer Scotland|years=2007 – 2009 }}

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Category:Royal Air Force air marshals

Category:Living people

Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)