Vice Admiral Paul Martin Bennett, CB, OBE is a former senior Royal Navy officer.
Paul Bennett | |
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.jpg) Rear Admiral Bennett in 2017 | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1985–2022 |
| Rank | Vice admiral |
| Commands | Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces Commander Amphibious Task Group HMS Daring HMS Exeter HMS Atherstone HMS Biter |
| Battles / wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Naval career
editEducated 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 was made Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces in November 2017,[3] which was followed by appointment as Chief of Staff of NATO Allied Command Transformation in July 2018.[4] He was succeeded by Vice Admiral Guy Robinson in September 2021,[5] and subsequently retired in February 2022.[6]
Bennett was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2007 Birthday Honours,[7] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2016 Birthday Honours.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Senior Royal Navy Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Chief of Staff to Supreme Allied Commander Transformation". NATO ACT. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Admirals October 2021" (PDF). gulabin.com. GULABIN. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "No. 63634". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 March 2022. p. 4245.
- ^ "No. 58358". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2007. p. 4.
- ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B2.