Major General Mark Pullan Appointed Director of Operations and Planning Division at NATO (nato.int)

• Major General Pullan commissioned into Royal Artillery in 1996, served in multiple conflict zones.
• He led the Deterrence and Defence Implementation Group at SHAPE.
• Appointed Director of Operations and Planning Division in December 2025.

"Major General Mark Pullan, a British Army officer with extensive operational experience in Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan, has been appointed Director of the Operations and Planning Division at NATO. His career includes command roles, development of deterrence strategies, and leadership of joint effects capability programs. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff Plans at Joint Force Command Brunssum."