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

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

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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