Simon Williams (Royal Navy officer)

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Simon Williams
Rear Admiral Simon Williams (cropped).jpg
Williams in 2018
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1978 –
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldNaval Secretary
HMS Cornwall
HMS Sheffield
HMS Brecon
Battles/warsGulf War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

Rear Admiral Simon Paul Williams, CB, CVO is a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Naval Secretary, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel) and Flag Officer (Maritime Reserves) from March 2015 to June 2018.

Early life and education[]

Williams was educated at Kingsbridge School,[1] the City University London and the Britannia Royal Naval College.[2]

Naval career[]

Williams joined the Royal Navy in 1978.[2] After taking charge of the minesweeper HMS Brecon, he became Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Sheffield in 2001 and of the frigate HMS Cornwall in 2005.[2]

He became Director of Naval Personnel Strategy at the Ministry of Defence in 2008,[1] Commodore of the Britannia Royal Naval College in March 2011[2] and then Defence Services Secretary as well as Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel and Training) in October 2012.[3] He went on to be Naval Secretary, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel) and Flag Officer (Maritime Reserves) in March 2015.[4][5]

Williams was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2017 Birthday Honours.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Meet Simon Williams Archived 2014-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c d Commodore takes charge of college This is Devon, 28 February 2011
  3. ^ Ministry of Defence & Tri-service senior appointments
  4. ^ "Simon Williams". Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Forward by Flag Officer Reserves" (PDF). The Maritime Reservist. Spring 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  6. ^ "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B2.
Military offices
Preceded by Defence Services Secretary
2012–2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Naval Secretary
2015–2018 		Succeeded by
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