Brian Perowne

Brian Perowne
Born (1947-07-24) 24 July 1947
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Rank Rear Admiral
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath

Rear Admiral (Benjamin) Brian Perowne CB (born 24 July 1947) is a former Royal Navy officer who ended his naval career as Chief of Fleet Support.

Early life

The son of Rear-Admiral Benjamin Cubitt Perowne CB, by his marriage to Phyllis Marjorie Peel, Perowne was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, and at the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.[1]

Perowne joined the Royal Navy in 1965 and passed the RN Staff College in 1977. He served in HM Yacht Britannia from 1980–82 and commanded HMS Alacrity in 1982–1983, before an appointment to the British Naval Staff in Washington D. C., 1986–88. His second command, in 1988–1989, was HMS Brazen, and after that he served as Assistant Director (Strategic Systems), then as Chief Naval Signals Officer at the Ministry of Defence. He was Commodore to the Clyde and Naval Base Commander, 1994 to 1996,[1] Director General of Fleet Support (Ops and Plans) from 1996,[2] Chief Executive at the Naval Bases and Supply Agency in 1999[3] and Chief of Fleet Support in April 2000.[4] In October 2000 he was involved with the Navy's efforts to deal with oil that had been leaking for several years from HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow.[5] He retired in 2001.[6]

Life after the Navy

In retirement Perowne became Chief Executive of Hft (formerly The Home Farm Trust), a charity for people with learning disabilities,[6] and Treasurer of The Voluntary Organisation Disability Group.[7] In April 2013 he was appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.[8]

Family

He married Honora Rose Mary Wykes-Sneyd (known as Maggie), and they have two sons.[1][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 'Perowne, Rear-Adm. (Benjamin) Brian (born 24 July 1947)' in Who's Who 2011 (A. & C. Black, 2010)
  2. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1998
  3. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 2000
  4. ↑ Royal Navy Senior Appointments Archived March 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Leaking battleship to be drained BBC News, 13 October 2000
  6. 1 2 3 Brian Perowne - Chief Executive Archived August 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Hft
  7. ↑ Trustee Exchange 2011 Civil Society
  8. ↑ "Chairman welcomes new Non-executive Director". Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir John Dunt		 Chief of Fleet Support
April 2000-December 2000		 Succeeded by
Jonathon Reeve
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