Anthony Rix

Summary

Rear Admiral Anthony John Rix CB (born 12 August 1956) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Sea Training.

Anthony Rix
Born12 August 1956
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1975–2009
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldHMS Glasgow
HMS Marlborough
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Naval career edit

Educated at Sherborne School and Britannia Royal Naval College, Rix joined the Royal Navy in 1975.[1] He became commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Glasgow in 1995, commanding officer of the frigate HMS Marlborough and commander of the 4th Frigate Squadron in June 1999 and Commodore, Devonport Flotilla in March 2002.[2] He went on to be Director of Corporate Communications for the Royal Navy in January 2003, Commander United Kingdom Task Group in November 2003 and Flag Officer Sea Training in June 2006,[2] with promotion to rear admiral on 4 July 2006.[3] After that he became Chief of Staff to the Commander of Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe in June 2007 before retiring in 2009.[1]

Rix was appointed a Companions of the Order of the Bath in the 2009 Birthday Honours.[4] In retirement he became Director of Maritime Security at Salamanca Risk Management and then Business Development and Board advisor at MAST, a maritime security business.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
  2. ^ a b Mackie, Colin. "Senior Royal Navy Appointments from 1865" (PDF). Gulabin. Colin Mackie. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. ^ "No. 58034". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 July 2006. p. 9059.
  4. ^ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2009. p. 2.
  5. ^ "MAST appoint Rear admiral Anthony Rix as Business Development and Board advisor". MAST. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
Military offices
Preceded by Flag Officer Sea Training
2006–2007
Succeeded by