Lance Mans is a retired British Army Brigadier. He achieved a full military career that included significant periods of specialist employment. He has filled military appointments up to strategic level, with his final appointment in Afghanistan as senior commander of a 2000 strong combat force from 17 Alliance Nations. Prior to that he delivered strategic level major change programs for NATO through his key involvement in the initiation and direction of an evolved multi-national NATO headquarters.
He is CEO of Syrus Insight Ltd, a leadership and capability development company, with defence advisory competence in the Private and Public Sectors. He mentors in the NATO Special Operations School in Belgium, he is a senior lecturer at University of Liverpool, and he has lectured for the US Department of Defence Joint Special Operations University. He is also an executive member of his regimental charity which provides welfare support to military serving personnel and the veterans.