Andrew Mathews (Royal Navy officer)
Sir Andrew Mathews | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 June 1958 Stanford le Hope, Essex |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | HM Naval Base Devonport |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Vice Admiral Sir Andrew David Hugh Mathews KCB FREng[1] (born 27 June 1958) is a senior Royal Navy officer who was Chief of Materiél (Fleet), Royal Navy.
Naval career
[edit]Mathews served as commander of HM Naval Base Devonport.[2] Promoted to rear admiral, Mathews was appointed Director-General Nuclear and Controller of the Navy in 2006.[3] He went on to be Director-General Submarines in 2007[4] and then, following promotion to vice admiral, Mathews was appointed Chief of Materiel (Fleet) and Chief of Fleet Support in 2009,[5] a post he stood down from in December 2013.[6]
Having been appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2008 New Year Honours,[7] Mathews was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2013 New Year Honours.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Fellows". Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Berthing of HMS Vengeance". Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Whitaker's Almanack 2007
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 2008
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 2010
- ^ Service Appointments: Royal Navy and British Army – The Times; Court and Social
- ^ "No. 58557". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2007. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 2.