Christopher Gardner (Royal Navy officer)
Sir Christopher Gardner | |
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.jpg) Rear Admiral Gardner in 2016 | |
| Born | 10 October 1962 Hong Kong[1] |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1984–present |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Battles / wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Vice Admiral Sir Christopher Reginald Summers Gardner, KBE (born 10 October 1962) is a senior Royal Navy officer. Since 2022, he has been CEO of the Submarine Delivery Agency.
Naval career
[edit]Gardner joined the Royal Navy as a logistics officer in 1984. He went on to serve on submarines and ships including HMS Tireless, HMS Sirius, and HMS Endurance.[2]
Gardner became Head of Capability Improvement at the Ministry of Defence in 2010, Assistant Chief of Staff (Ships) in 2014 and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Ships) in 2015.[3] He was promoted to the rank of vice admiral and become Chief of Materiel (Ships) at Defence Equipment and Support in April 2019.[4][5] Gardner's appointment has re-titled as 'Director General Ships'.[6] In September 2022, he was appointed CEO of the Submarine Delivery Agency.[7]
Having been appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours,[8] Gardner was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours.[9][10]
Family
[edit]In 1993, Gardner married Teresa Heather Edgecombe; they have one son and one daughter.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Vice Admiral Chris Gardner". DSEI. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Gardner, Rear Adm. Christopher Reginald Summers, (born 10 Oct. 1962), Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Ships) and Chief Naval Logistics Officer, since 2015". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U286710. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.
- ^ "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Royal Navy Appoints New Senior Officers". Forces Network. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "No. 62610". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 April 2019. p. 6430.
- ^ "DE&S Organisation Chart 2020" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. DE&S. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Vice Admiral Sir Chris Gardner KBE appointed as new SDA Chief Executive Officer". GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence and Submarine Delivery Agency. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N5.
- ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N5.
- ^ "The Military Division of the New Year Honours 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ Gardner, Christopher Reginald Summers. Who's Who 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U286710. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 18 February 2019.