David Cranston

Brigadier David Alan Cranston, CBE (born 20 October 1945) is a retired senior British Army officer. He was Director General of the National Association of Pension Funds from 2000 to 2001.

Education David Cranston was educated at Strathallan School in Perthshire and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He was promoted to lieutenant on 29 January 1968, captain on 29 July 1972, and major on 31 December 1977. Cranston transferred from the Royal Artillery to the Army Air Corps on 1 January 1979.

In 1983 Cranston served as Chief of Staff at the headquarters of British Forces in Belize. From 1984 to 1986 he was based at Royal Military College of Science at Shrivenham. From 1990 to 1992 he was Commander of British Army Aviation in Germany. From 1994 to 1995 Cranston was Deputy Commander of the Multinational Airmobile Division based in Germany.

Executive appointments Head of Member Relations, Personal Investment Authority, 1995–1997. Head of Group Compliance, The Royal Bank of Scotland, 1997–2000. Non-Executive Director, Voller Energy Group Plc, 2005–2009. Member of the executive board, British Olympic Association, 2007–2010.