Marc Overton | |
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 Overton in March 2021 | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1989–present |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Reserves and Cadets) |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Territorial Decoration Volunteer Reserves Service Medal |
Major General Marc Anthony John McHardy Overton, CB , TD , VR is a British information technology manager and senior Army Reserve officer.
Overton joined 35th (South Midlands) Signal Regiment is a private soldier in 1987 [1] and was commissioned into the London Regiment on 6 October 1989. [2] Following a tour as Head of Reserves Strategy in Army Headquarters, [3] he was appointed Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Reserves and Cadets) in June 2022. [4]
Overton was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2025 New Year Honours. [5]
After working in several roles at Cisco Jasper, Overton became Chief Solutions Officer and Senior Vice President for EMEA and APAC at Sierra Wireless in 2017, [6] managing director of BT Group's "Division X", part of its Enterprise business, in 2022, [7] and Euronorth managing director at Dassault Systèmes in 2023. [8] He also became a non-executive director for Defence Equipment and Support in April 2023. [1]