Patrons and governing body
About our Patron, Vice-Patrons, Founder, Vice-Presidents, President, Trustees and Directors
Her Majesty The Queen
The Late Sir Arthur Pearson, Bt, CBE
'I shall soon be blind but I will never be a blind man, I am going to be the blind man’.
View ProfileGeneral Sir Peter de la Billière KCB, KBE, DSO, MC, DL
Rear Admiral Sir Donald Gosling KCVO
Admiral Sir Jonathon Band GCB DL
General Sir David Richards GCB CBE DSO ADC Gen
Air Chief Marshal Sir Joe French KCB CBE
His Royal Highness Prince Pavlos of Greece
Raymond Hazan OBE
Raymond was totally blinded, lost his right hand and suffered severe hearing loss in an IRA parcel bomb explosion in 1973. He was on his second tour of duty with the Army inNorthern Ireland at the time. He has been helped by Blind Veterans UK ever since. Ray has been our President since October 2004.
View ProfileFrancois Edwards
Captain Michael Gordon Lennox OBE
Timothy Bacon
Tim has been a member of the Blind Veterans UK Council and the Finance & General Purposes Committee since 1998.
View ProfileColonel Mike Brooke OBE
Mike was appointed as a member of Council in 2011 and is delighted to be working once more with Major General Andrew Keeling, his former Royal Marine boss.
View ProfileRaymond Hazan OBE - Blind Veterans UK President & member
Raymond was totally blinded, lost his right hand and suffered severe hearing loss in an IRA parcel bomb explosion in 1973. He was on his second tour of duty with the Army inNorthern Irelandat the time. He has been helped by Blind Veterans UK ever since. Ray has been our President since October 2004.
View ProfileMajor General David Jolliffe, CB
David has been a Trustee of Blind Veterans UK since 2004, a role that he values and one that compliments most of his other honorary appointments in retirement.
View ProfileMajor General Andrew Keeling, CB, CBE - Chairman
He has been closely associated with Blind Veterans UK since 1995 as a Trustee including 4 years as Vice-Chairman, and he became Chairman in 2008. He is also President of the Special Boat Service Association.
View ProfileIain Lumsden
Iain Lumsden has been a member of the Council since 2007. He is also our Honorary treasurer, a member of the Finance and General Purposes Committee and a pension fund trustee.
View ProfileMajor General David Rutherford-Jones, CB
David joined the Council of Blind Veterans UK in 2011.
View ProfileRear Admiral Stephen Meyer
Stephen Meyer served in the Royal Navy for 34 years. He specialised as a navigator, serving in several ships in that role, including during the Falklands conflict in 1982. He commanded six warships, ranging from the Omani fast patrol boat SNV Al Mansur during the Dhofar campaign to the aircraft carrier HMS ILLUSTRIOUS.
Air Vice Marshal Paul Luker CB OBE AFC DL
Paul joined the RAF in 1968 aged 17, serving until 2006. He trained as a support helicopter pilot and subsequently his flying duties ranged across a wide number of RAF and Army helicopters.
The Lady Walker
Kerry Levins
Kerry Levins is a 41 year old Blind Former Army Officer and was appointed as a Trustee of Blind Veterans UK effective December 2012.
Paul Palmer
Paul Palmer is 60 years old and has been a member of Blind Veterans UK (formerly St Dunstan’s since 1915) for 2 years.
