Simon Bollom

Sir Simon Bollom
Born 1960
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Air Force
Years of service 1981–2016
Rank Air Marshal
Commands held Air Member for Materiel (2012–16)
Battles/wars The Troubles
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath

Air Marshal Sir Simon John Bollom, KBE, CB, FREng[1] (born 1960) is a retired Royal Air Force (RAF) officer who serves as interim Chief of Materiel (Ships).

RAF career

Educated at the University of Southampton, Bollom joined the RAF as an engineer in 1981.[2] He became Director, Tactical Mobility at the Ministry of Defence in November 2000, Director Tornado Future Support at the Ministry of Defence in January 2003 and Tornado Integrated Project Team Leader in March 2005.[3] He went on to be Director of Combat Air at Defence Equipment and Support in January 2008[2] and then Chief of Materiel – Air at Defence Equipment and Support in October 2012.[4] In May 2017 he became the interim Chief of Materiel (Ships) following the appointment of Vice Admiral Simon Lister as acting CEO of the Submarine Development Agency.[5]

He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2011 Birthday Honours[6] and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours.[7] He left the service in April 2016.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Royal Academy of Engineering New Fellows 2013".
  2. 1 2 Professional high flyers: RAF joins forces with the Institution Institute of Mechanical Engineers
  3. ↑ Air Support BAe Systems
  4. ↑ Ups and outs ; Promotions, retirements in HM Forces June 2012 Defence News
  5. ↑ "New Submarine Agency in place" (PDF). Desider. 31 May 2017. p. 11. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  6. ↑ The Queen's Birthday Honours The Guardian, 11 June 2011
  7. ↑ "No. 61450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2015. p. N7.
  8. ↑ "Air Rank and Command Appointments List 2.16". RAF. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Kevin Leeson		 Chief of Materiel – Air, Defence Equipment and Support
and Air Member for Materiel
2012–2016 		Succeeded by
Julian Young
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