| Richard Cheadle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held | HM Naval Base Devonport |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Rear Admiral Richard Frank Cheadle CB (born 1950) is a former Royal Navy officer who went on to be Controller of the Navy.
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Cheadle served as Director of Nuclear Propulsion at the Ministry of Defence and then as Commander of HM Naval Base Devonport.[1] Promoted to Rear Admiral, he was appointed Chief of Staff to the Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command in 2003.[2] He was appointed Controller of the Navy as well as an Executive Director of the Defence Procurement Agency in December 2003.[3] By the following year he was still Controller of the Navy but also Director, Land & Maritime.[4] He retired from the Navy in 2006 and became a Director at WS Atkins.[5]
References[]
- ↑ Naval Strategic Plan 2006, p. 26 Ministry of Defence
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 2004
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 2005
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 2006
- ↑ Formal Minutes Defence Committee, Session 2008–09
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