Paul Bennett (Royal Navy officer)

Paul Bennett
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  Royal Navy
Years of service 1985–
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands held HMS Atherstone
HMS Exeter
HMS Daring
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Rear Admiral Paul Martin Bennett CB OBE is a senior Royal Navy officer serves as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Capability) and Controller of the Navy.

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 of the 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 was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2007 Birthday Honours[4] and Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2016 Birthday Honours.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Rear Admiral Paul Bennett OBE". Association of Retired Naval Officers. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Senior Tri-Service and Ministry of Defence Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Senior Royal Navy Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58358. p. 4. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61608. p. B2. 11 June 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by
James Morse		 Controller of the Navy
2016–Present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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