Christopher Gardner (Royal Navy officer)

Vice Admiral Sir Christopher Reginald Summers Gardner, KBE (born 10 October 1962) is a senior Royal Navy officer.

Sir Christopher Gardner
Rear Admiral Gardner in 2016
Born (1962-10-10) 10 October 1962
Hong Kong[1]
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1984–present
RankVice Admiral
Battles/warsIraq War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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

In 1993, Gardner married Teresa Heather Edgecombe; they have one son and one daughter.[11]

References
  1. "Vice Admiral Chris Gardner". DSEI. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. "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.
  3. "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  4. "Royal Navy Appoints New Senior Officers". Forces Network. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  5. "No. 62610". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 April 2019. p. 6430.
  6. "DE&S Organisation Chart 2020" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. DE&S. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  7. "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.
  8. "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N5.
  9. "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N5.
  10. "The Military Division of the New Year Honours 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  11. 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.
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