Speakers

Brigadier Andrew Griffiths commissioned into the AGC(SPS) in 1999 and undertook early Regimental Duty appointments with the Irish Guards and 3 PARA, at RMAS where he was a Platoon Commander, and he completed his sub-unit command in 16 Air Assault Brigade.  On the staff he has spent most of his career in operational, personnel, training and leadership development appointments, and has completed multiple operational deployments to Kosovo, Northern Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan and within the UK.

Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 2012, he attended the ACSC before deploying once again to Afghanistan as the SO1 Ops/Plans in Kabul for which he was appointed OBE.  Thereafter, he established and commanded Defence’s Personnel Administration Training Unit at Worthy Down.  Upon promotion to Colonel, he has completed short stints as DACOS Personnel Administration APSG and Assistant Head Professional Development Army HQ.  He also completed two assignments as a Chief of Staff – first within the Army Recruiting and Training Command (ARTIC), establishing the Command following the Army’s Training Governance review, and then within the MOD’s SPO, cohering Defence’s response to UK’s Exit from the EU, COVID-19 and wider UK operations at the height of Op RESCRIPT.  Promoted to Brigadier, he returned to ARITC for a two-year stint as Director Operations, before assuming his current appointment as Commander Armed Forces Recruiting in 2023.  

Brigadier Griffiths maintains a keen interest in wider Defence and Security affairs and has an MSc in International Security and an MA in Defence Studies.  He is also a keen sportsman having played representational-level rugby union and golf, he loves his ‘phys and is honoured and proud to be both the Head of Profession for the AGC(SPS) and the Regimental Colonel of the Gurkha SPS.