Chairperson & Head of Customer Relations, TKMS ATLAS UK
Chairperson & Head of Customer Relations, TKMS ATLAS UK
Chairperson at TKMS ATLAS UK, defence underwater specialist company, and military advisor to James Fisher Defence since leaving the Royal Navy in 2020 as Rear Admiral Submarines and Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland, home has been in Cornwall since late 1980s.
A career submariner, which included an exchange post to the US, Command of HMS Trafalgar hunter killer submarine, much of his early career was spent on operations which included Southern Iraq, before embarking on a second stage career in capability management. John Completed appointments in both the Ministry of Defence, London and Abbeywood. He was promoted to Commodore and appointed DFOST in 2013. In 2015 he was promoted to Rear Admiral and appointed Head of Submarine Service and Flag Officer Scotland for a period of almost 5 years, before retiring from the Royal Navy in 2020.
John was awarded Companion of the Bath and Order of British Empire, continuous personal development included a Cranfield Uni MBA and completion of the Oxford Uni Major Projects Leadership Academy.
John enjoys life by the sea and is President of UK Defence Deer Management.