Deputy Chairman of the Royal Navy Club.
Currently the NATO Maritime Commander. He commanded HMS Cottesmore early in his career and was selected for promotion to Commander in 2009 after which he joined HMS Cumberland as the Executive Officer and Second in Command. He assumed Command of the Royal Navy’s Fleet Flagship HMS Ocean in 2016. A high tempo operational period ensued with an Arabian Gulf deployment including CTF50 Flagship duties, followed by an Eastern Mediterranean deployment as the Flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group 2.
He completed the Higher Command and Staff Course before assuming Command of the UK’s amphibious forces as Commander Littoral Strike Group in May 2020, then in 2022, assumed duties as Deputy Commander UK Strike Force in 2022.