Lieutenant General Sir Mark Mans was commissioned into the Corps of Royal Engineers and in a long and varied military career saw regimental and operational service worldwide.  He rose to high rank and held a number of senior appointments including Adjutant General to the Forces and Chief Royal Engineer.

Sir Mark is now pursuing a portfolio career as a mentor and advisor and devotes much of his time to charities that support military personnel, veterans and young people.  In addition to being a Champion for the Defence Medical Welfare Service, he is a Hampshire Deputy Lieutenant, County Patron of the Royal British Legion, the Patron of the Veterans in Action charity, a Vice Patron of The Ulysses Trust, and is a member of the Scientific Exploration Society.