Peter Ruddock

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Peter Ruddock is a former high ranking officer of the British Royal Air Force and Ministry of Defence who is now chief executive of the global aerospace and defence company Lockheed Martin UK.

Military career

Ruddock was a senior member of the Royal Air Force, with notable roles including Officer Commanding RAF Coningsby, Air Commodore Defensive Operations, Director of Air Staff, Air Secretary, and Air Component Commander.

He was also Director General of Saudi Armed Forces Projects with the Ministry of Defence between Jun 2006 - March 2011.[1][2] [3]

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After retiring from the British air force in 2011 as an air marshal, the branch’s second-highest officer rank, Ruddock was appointed director of business development at Lockheed Martin in July 2011.[1]. He was appointed UK chief executive in January 2016.

Since working for Lockheed, Ruddock has had 11 meetings with the UK government, the most recent of these in November 2016. [3]

External resources

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Peter Ruddock Linkedin, accessed 10 December 2014
  2. Senior Royal Air Force appointments Gulabin, accessed 10 December 2014
  3. 3.0 3.1 *Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Sir Peter Ruddock Meetings with UK Government while working for industry