Rear Admiral William Jonathan Warrender

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(born 28 November 1968) is a former

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officer who served as Flag Officer Sea Training.

Education

He was educated at the

Royal Naval Engineering College The Royal Naval Engineering College was a specialist establishment for the training of Royal Navy engineers. It was founded as Keyham College in 1880, new buildings were opened in Manadon, Devon in 1940 and the old college site at Keyham close ...

and completed an MA in Defence Studies from King's College London.

Naval career

Warrender joined the

in the late 1980s. He served as commanding officer of the

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HMS ''Chiddingfold'', the minesweeper HMS ''Cattistock'', the frigate HMS ''Argyll'' and the frigate HMS ''Montrose'' before taking command of the destroyer HMS ''Dauntless'' in April 2011. He went on to become Assistant Head of UK Military Operations at the Ministry of Defence in January 2013, Commander, United Kingdom Maritime Component,

Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The bod ...

in March 2015. He became Flag Officer Sea Training in June 2018. Warrender retired from the Royal Navy on 28 July 2020. On 11 May 2018, he was appointed

Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

(CBE) "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the field during the period 1 April 2017 to 30 September 2017".

Later life

On 19 February 2020 it was announced that he had been appointed CEO of South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust with effect from June 2020.

References

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