Jonathan Band
Admiral Sir Jonathan Band is a former professional head of the British Royal Navy.
He was the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from 2006 to 2009. As First Sea Lord he had command over all naval personnel and vessels, including nuclear-armed submarines. The role includes advising the British defence secretary on maritime strategy and policy.
Revolving door
Since retiring from public service Band has taken up several defence industry roles.
He acts as a defence adviser to Babcock and as a strategic adviser and non-executive board member of arms firm Lockheed Martin and Survitec, which makes marine safety and survival equipment.
In 2015 Band was one of a number of former senior military and government signatories to a lengthy open letter to the then prime minister David Cameron. regarding the Trident nuclear programme renewal. The group, which included ex-minister and Lockheed consultant Lord Hutton and former chief MOD scientific adviser Sir Brian O’Nions, argued it would be 'irresponsible folly to abandon Britain’s own independent deterrent'. [1]
External resources
- Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Jonathan Band, Meetings
Notes
- ↑ Defence of Britain: An open letter to the incoming Prime Minister 2015: Trident Submarine Renewal, The Times, April 29 2015, 1:01am, accessed 9 February 2018
