James Macleod (Royal Navy officer)

Rear Admiral James Norman Macleod, CB (born 17 March 1970) is a senior Royal Navy officer.

James Macleod
Born (1970-03-17) 17 March 1970
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1989–
RankRear Admiral
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Education

Macleod also holds a Master of Science in Systems Engineering from Cranfield University and a Master of Arts in Defence Studies from King's College London.[1]

Macleod joined the Royal Navy on 4 January 1989.[2] He became Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, Integrated Change Programme in March 2014,[3] and Head of Armed Forces Remuneration at the Ministry of Defence in September 2016.[4] After attending the Royal College of Defence Studies,[5] he was appointed Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel Capability) and Defence Services Secretary in March 2019.[6][7][8]

Macleod was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2020 Birthday Honours.[9]

References
  1. "Macleod, Rear Adm. James Norman, (born 17 March 1970), Defence Services Secretary, and Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel Capability), since 2019." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 Dec. 2019; Accessed 7 Dec. 2019.
  2. "No. 53537". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1992. p. 20679.
  3. "Service appointments: Royal Navy". The Times. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  4. "Guide to Expenses and Allowances for Service Personnel" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  5. "Freedom of Information Response" (PDF). Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  6. Royal Court Circular, 2019, Buckingham Palace, 27 March 2019
  7. "Current Admirals" (PDF). Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  8. "No. 62610". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 April 2019. p. 6430.
  9. "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B2.
Military offices
Preceded by
Garry Tunnicliffe		 Defence Services Secretary
2019–present		 Incumbent
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