ˈæftɚ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt fɹʌm mˈɪlətˌɛɹi sˈɜːvɪs hiː wɛnt ˌɪntʊ pɹˈaɪvət bˈɪznəs ænd, ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, bɪkˌeɪm sˌiːˌiːˈoʊ ʌv hjˈuːlɪt pˈækɚdz dᵻfˈɛns ænd sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi bˈɪznəs ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp, ðə mˈɪdəl ˈiːst ænd ˈæfɹɪkə.
After retirement from military service he went into private business and, in 2007, became CEO of Hewlett Packard's defence and security business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.