Paul Bennett (Royal Navy officer)
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Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Years of service | 1985– |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands held |
Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces HMS Atherstone HMS Exeter HMS Daring |
Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Vice Admiral Paul Martin Bennett CB OBE is a senior Royal Navy officer and currently serves as Chief of Staff of NATO Allied Command Transformation.
Naval career
Educated at Newcastle University, Bennett joined the Royal Navy in 1985.[1] He trained as a navigator before being given command the minehunter HMS Atherstone in 1998, the destroyer HMS Exeter in 1999 and the destroyer HMS Daring in 2008.[1] He became Commander, Amphibious Task Group in May 2009, Commodore Naval Personnel Strategy in January 2011 and Director of the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre in February 2013.[2] After that he became Chief of Staff at Joint Forces Command in September 2013 and Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Capability) and Controller of the Navy in May 2016.[3] He became Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces in November 2017.[3] He became Chief of Staff of NATO Allied Command Transformation in July 2018.[4]
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2007 Birthday Honours[5] and Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2016 Birthday Honours.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Rear Admiral Paul Bennett OBE". Association of Retired Naval Officers. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Senior Tri-Service and Ministry of Defence Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Senior Royal Navy Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Chief of Staff to Supreme Allied Commander Transformation". NATO ACT. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ "No. 58358". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2007. p. 4.
- ↑ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B2.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by James Morse |
Controller of the Navy 2016–2017 |
Succeeded by Robert Magowan |
Preceded by Alex Burton |
Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces 2017–2018 |
Succeeded by Jeremy Kyd |