Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support
The Chief of Defence Materiel is a senior post in the British armed forces created in April 2007. It merges the roles of Chief of Defence Procurement and Chief of Defence Logistics into a single post responsible for leading Defence Equipment and Support.
The command may be held by a four-star officer, admiral, general, or air chief marshal appointed from the three services, and also by civilians.
Postholders
- General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue 2 April 2007–December 2010Cite error: The
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- Tony Douglas from September 2015[2]
References
- ^ Bernard Gray Appointed Chief of Defence Materiel Ministry of Defence, 16 December 2010
- ^ "MOD announces appointment of the Chief Executive for Defence Equipment and Support". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2015.