Paul Carroll (Royal Navy officer)

Rear Admiral Paul Christopher Carroll, OBE (born 1970), is a senior Royal Navy officer who currently serves as Director of Innovation and Future Capability at the UK Ministry of Defence.[1]

Paul Carroll
Born1970
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1991–present
RankRear Admiral
Awards OBE
OBE insignia

Naval career edit

After graduating from Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, Carroll was commissioned in the Royal Navy in 1991. Promoted to Captain on 6 October 2014,[2] then Commodore in 2018,[3] he became Rear Admiral on 2 August 2021, and Director of Innovation and Future Capability at MoD Defence Equipment and Support.[4]

Appointed OBE in the 2020 Birthday Honours,[5] Carroll is also a Liveryman of the Shipwrights' Company.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Defence Equipment and Support". GOV.UK. 17 May 2023.
  2. ^ "www.thegazette.co.uk" (PDF).
  3. ^ "www.royalnavy.mod.uk" (PDF).
  4. ^ "assets.publishing.service.gov.uk" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Paul CARROLL | Order of the British Empire | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk.
  6. ^ Shipwrights, The Worshipful Company of. "Worshipful Company of Shipwrights". The Worshipful Company of Shipwrights.