Nigel Reginald Pullman JP (born 1947) is a former British Army officer and newspaper executive. In 2012–13, he was one of the two

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Biography

Pullman was educated at

Sherborne School Sherborne School is a full-boarding school for boys aged 13 to 18 located beside Sherborne Abbey in the Dorset town of Sherborne. The school has been in continuous operation on the same site for over 1,300 years. It was founded in 705 AD by Ald ...

before going to the

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS or RMA Sandhurst), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academy, military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial Commissioned officer, officer train ...

. He was commissioned into the

Royal Corps of Signals The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals – abbreviated to R SIGNALS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. Signals units are among the first into action, providing the battlefield communications an ...

in 1968, serving with the

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and the

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(1974–75). He was promoted to the rank of

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before leaving regular military service. He then joined the Inns of Court & City Yeomanry ( Territorial Army), retiring in 1988. In 2016, he was appointed Honorary Colonel of 68 (Inns of Court & City Yeomanry) Signal Squadron and of the Band of The Royal Yeomanry (Inns of Court and City Yeomanry). He was appointed to Her Majesty's Commission of Lieutenancy for the City of London in 2014. After the army, Pullman worked for the ''

Financial Times The ''Financial Times'' (''FT'') is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and also published digitally that focuses on business and economic Current affairs (news format), current affairs. Based in London, the paper is owned by a Jap ...

'' (1979–96) before becoming

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to the

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(1997–2008). He was

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of the Leathersellers' Company for 2010–11 and

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of the

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in 2012–13. In retirement, he was chairman of the City of London Livery Committee (2013–16), a governor of Colfe's School in Lewisham (2002–16), and is clerk of the City & Metropolitan Welfare Charities, as well as a number of other voluntary roles in the charity and livery world.

Honours and decorations

UN Cyprus Medal

Arms

References

External links

Pullman's personal website

Leathersellers' Company website

World Traders' Company website

Press release on the City of London website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pullman, Nigel 1947 births Living people People educated at Sherborne School Royal Corps of Signals officers Sheriffs of the City of London 20th-century British Army personnel