Peter Hudson (Royal Navy officer)

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Peter Hudson
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

CBE (born 25 June 1961) is a retired Royal Navy officer who served as Commander Allied Maritime Command
until October 2015.

Early life and education

Hudson was born on 25 June 1961 in Manchester, England. He was educated at Netherthorpe Grammar School in Derbyshire. He underwent officer training at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, and later undertook studies in maths and economics with the Open University (BSc).[1]

Naval career

Hudson joined the

Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces in 2009 (deployed as commander of EU maritime operations off Somalia),[3] and Chief of Staff (Capability) for the Fleet in 2011.[4]

Hudson was Commander

Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2015 New Year Honours.[7][8] He was placed on the retired list in January 2016.[9]

Later life

Having retired from the navy, he worked as director of international maritime programs for L3 Technologies from 2016 to 2018. He has been senior naval advisor to BAE Systems since 2018.[1]

References

  1. ^ .
  2. ^ a b c NATO Parliamentary Assembly
  3. ^ Seek our protection from pirates, urges force commander Port Strategy, 19 February 2010
  4. ^ Royal Navy Senior Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Ups and outs : October 2012 Defence Viewpoints
  6. ^ "NATO Allied Maritime Command changes Commanders". www.mc.nato.int. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. ^ "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N2.
  8. ^ "New Year Honours for service personnel and defence civilians 2015". Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  9. ^ "No. 61525". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 March 2016. p. 5670.
Military offices
Preceded by
Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces

2009–2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander Allied Maritime Command
2013–2015
Succeeded by