Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support

The Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support, formerly the Chief of Defence Materiel, is a senior post in the British armed forces 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.

The command may be held by a four-star officer, admiral, general, or air chief marshal appointed from the three services, and also by civilians.

Postholders
Chief of Defence Materiel
 * General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue 2 April 2007–December 2010
 * Bernard Gray from 4 January 2011–2015

Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support
 * Tony Douglas from September 2015