Admiral Sir Ian Andrew Forbes, KCB, CBE (born 24 October 1946) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic.
[1] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1994 for his work in the Ministry of Defence on the Bosnian War.
[2] During his time in HMS Invincible, he was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 1996 following the ship's contribution to NATO's Operation Deliberate Force, the bombing campaign against the Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
[9] In retirement, Forbes has become an advisor to Booz & Company, now Strategy&, the management consultancy arm of pwc.
He is also the President of the HMS Glamorgan Association, established following the ship's service in the Falklands War.