Guy Robinson
Guy Robinson | |
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.jpg) Robinson in 2023 | |
| Born | 9 April 1967 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1986–present |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Daring HMS Edinburgh HMS Guernsey |
| Battles / wars | Iraq War Gulf War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches |
| Alma mater | King's College London (MA) |
| Spouse(s) | |
Vice Admiral Guy Antony Robinson, CB, OBE (born 9 April 1967)[1] is a senior Royal Navy officer. Since September 2021, he has served as Chief of Staff of NATO Allied Command Transformation.
Early life and education
[edit]Robinson was born on 9 April 1967 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.[2] He was educated a Bembridge School, an independent school on the Isle of Wight.[2]
Naval career
[edit]Robinson joined the Royal Navy in 1986. He has served as commanding officer of three different ships including the patrol vessel, HMS Guernsey, the destroyer, HMS Edinburgh, and the destroyer, HMS Daring. In 2008, he commanded Task Group 158.1 from the Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal and ran operations in the Persian Gulf.[3]
Positions held by Robinson include Flag Officer Sea Training staff, Commander Sea Training, and Assistant Chief of Staff (Warfare). In February 2015, he was appointed deputy commander of the United Kingdom Strike Force.[3] He served in that position until April 2021 when Rear Admiral James Morley took over the post.[4]
In July 2021, Robinson was appointed Chief of Staff to Supreme Allied Commander Transformation and was subsequently promoted to the rank of vice admiral.[5][6]
Honours and decorations
[edit]In 2003, Robinson was Mentioned in Despatches for his services while commanding HMS Edinburgh. In 2013, Robinson was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 Birthday Honours in recognition of his work when he took HMS Daring on the first operational deployment of a Type 45 destroyer to the Persian Gulf.[3]
Robinson was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2023 New Year Honours.[7]
Personal life
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Robinson lives in Hampshire with his wife, Commodore Melanie Robinson, and their two adult children, Max and Maisie.[4] He is a 2013 graduate of the Higher Command and Staff Course, a 2015 graduate of the US Coalition Force Maritime Component Commanders' Course, and a 2017 graduate of the Royal College of Defence Studies. Also, he is an alumnus of the Windsor Leadership Trust and holds a master's degree in Defence Studies from King's College London.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Who′s Who, 2022
- ^ a b "Robinson, Vice Adm. Guy Antony, (born 9 April 1967), Chief of Staff to Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, NATO, since 2021". Who's Who 2024. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Commodore Guy A Robinson OBE RN" (PDF). www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Royal Navy. 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Vice Admiral Guy Robinson OBE". sfn.nato.int. NATO. 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "No. 63426". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 July 2021. p. 13220.
- ^ "STRIKFORNATO Welcomes New Deputy Commander". act.nato.int. NATO. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "No. 63918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2022. p. N2.
- Living people
- Royal Navy vice admirals
- Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies
- Alumni of King's College London
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- 20th-century Royal Navy personnel
- 21st-century Royal Navy personnel
- Royal Navy personnel of the Gulf War
- Royal Navy personnel of the Iraq War
- 1967 births
- People from Dunfermline
- People educated at Bembridge School