Air Marshal

Air Marshal

Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...

 Kevin James Leeson CBE

Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...

 (born 11 June 1956) is a senior Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

 officer.

RAF career

Educated at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Leeson joined the Royal Air Force in 1977. He was appointed Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff at Headquarters RAF Strike Command

RAF Strike Command

The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007: it was merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command. It latterly consisted of two formations - No. 1...

 in 1996, Director of Air Resources and Plans at the Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....

 in 2000 and Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Logistic Operations) in 2004. He went on to be Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Resources and Plans) in 2007 and Chief of Materiel (Air)

Air Member for Supply and Organisation

The Air Member for Supply and Organisation was the senior Royal Air Force officer responsible for procurement matters: he was a member of the Air Force Board...

 at Defence Equipment & Support in 2009.