Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support explained

The Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support, formerly the Chief of Defence Materiel, is a senior post in the UK Ministry of Defence created in April 2007. It merges the roles of Chief of Defence Procurement and Chief of Defence Logistics into a single post responsible for leading Defence Equipment and Support.

Postholders

Chief of Defence Materiel

• General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue 2 April 2007–December 2010^[1]
• Sir Bernard Gray from 4 January 2011 – 2015^[2]

Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support

• Tony Douglas September 2015–January 2018^[3]
• Michael Bradley January 2018–May 2018^[4]
• Sir Simon Bollom May 2018–September 2022^[5]
• Andy Start September 2022 – Present^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue will be first "Chief of Defence Materiel". MOD. 2009-06-20.
2. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/DefencePolicyAndBusiness/BernardGrayAppointedChiefOfDefenceMateriel.htm Bernard Gray Appointed Chief of Defence Materiel
3. Web site: MOD announces appointment of the Chief Executive for Defence Equipment and Support. gov.uk. 9 August 2015.
4. Web site: Michael Bradley. Ministry of Defence. 3 April 2018.
5. Web site: Sir Simon Bollom appointed Chief Executive of Defence Equipment and Support. Ministry of Defence. 27 April 2018. 27 April 2018.
6. News: Boris Johnson appoints new chief executive of MoD procurement arm DE&S. Business Live. 22 April 2022. 4 October 2022.