Lieutenant General Arundell David Leakey, CMG, CVO, CBE (born 18 May 1952)[3] is a former British Army officer.

[12] He served in the UK, Northern Ireland, Germany, Bosnia and in Canada in armoured vehicles and in tanks (Chieftain and Challenger).

In that role, he was responsible for Operational planning and policy affecting Eastern and Western Europe.

In late 1995, he was the UK's Military Representative at the peace negotiations to end the Bosnian War held in the United States.

The successful negotiations resulted in the signing of the Dayton Agreement and an end to the three-and-a-half-year-long war.

[21] Leakey was appointed as Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod in the House of Lords from February 2011[22] to December 2017.

[24] Since retiring as Black Rod, Leakey has undertaken public speaking engagements including media appearances on radio and TV.

He mentors senior executives and holds appointments in a number of business enterprises: Chief Strategy Officer of Scopeworker (a business management software service), Advisory Member of 2M Holdings Board (Chemicals and Gas Industry), a number of consultancy roles, and ambassador for the Hollie Gazzard Trust.

He enjoys classical music, playing squash, tennis, golf, most field sports, and chain sawing.