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[[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear Admiral]] '''William Jonathan Warrender''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (born 28 November 1968) was a [[Royal Navy]] officer who served as [[Flag Officer Sea Training]].
[[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear Admiral]] '''William Jonathan Warrender''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (born 28 November 1968) is a former [[Royal Navy]] officer who served as [[Flag Officer Sea Training (United Kingdom)|Flag Officer Sea Training]].


==Education==
==Education==
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==Naval career==
==Naval career==
Warrender joined the [[Royal Navy]] in the late 1980s.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://shipsmonthly.com/features/captain-will-warrender/|title=Captain Will Warrender|publisher=[[Ships Monthly]]|accessdate=26 November 2017}}</ref> He served as commanding officer of the [[minesweeper]] [[HMS Chiddingfold (M37)|HMS ''Chiddingfold'']], the minesweeper [[HMS Cattistock (M31)|HMS ''Cattistock'']], the frigate [[HMS Argyll (F231)|HMS ''Argyll'']] and the frigate [[HMS Montrose (F236)|HMS ''Montrose'']] before taking command of the [[destroyer]] [[HMS Dauntless (D33)|HMS ''Dauntless'']] in April 2011.<ref name=bio/> He went on to become Assistant Head of UK Military Operations at the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] in January 2013, Commander, [[UK Maritime Component Command|United Kingdom Maritime Component]], [[Persian Gulf]] in March 2015.<ref name=appoints>{{cite web|last1=Mackie|first1=Colin|title=Senior Royal Navy Appointments from 1865: Flag Officer, Sea Training|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201865-.pdf|website=Gulabin|publisher=Colin Mackie, p.245, January 2017|accessdate=18 March 2017}}</ref> He will become [[Flag Officer Sea Training]] in June 2018.<ref name=appoints/>
Warrender joined the [[Royal Navy]] in the late 1980s.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://shipsmonthly.com/features/captain-will-warrender/|title=Captain Will Warrender|date=25 November 2011 |publisher=[[Ships Monthly]]|accessdate=26 November 2017}}</ref> He served as commanding officer of the [[minesweeper]] [[HMS Chiddingfold (M37)|HMS ''Chiddingfold'']], the minesweeper [[HMS Cattistock (M31)|HMS ''Cattistock'']], the frigate [[HMS Argyll (F231)|HMS ''Argyll'']] and the frigate [[HMS Montrose (F236)|HMS ''Montrose'']] before taking command of the [[destroyer]] [[HMS Dauntless (D33)|HMS ''Dauntless'']] in April 2011.<ref name=bio/> He went on to become Assistant Head of UK Military Operations at the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] in January 2013, Commander, [[UK Maritime Component Command|United Kingdom Maritime Component]], [[Persian Gulf]] in March 2015.<ref name=appoints>{{cite web|last1=Mackie|first1=Colin|title=Senior Royal Navy Appointments from 1865: Flag Officer, Sea Training|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201865-.pdf|website=Gulabin|publisher=Colin Mackie, p.245, January 2017|accessdate=18 March 2017}}</ref> He became [[Flag Officer Sea Training (United Kingdom)|Flag Officer Sea Training]] in June 2018.<ref name=appoints/> Warrender retired from the Royal Navy on 28 July 2020.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=63103 |date=8 September 2020 |page=15102 |supp= y }}</ref>


On 11 May 2018, he was appointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the field during the period 1 April 2017 to 30 September 2017".<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=62283|supp=y|page=8432|date=11 May 2018}}</ref>
On 11 May 2018, he was appointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the field during the period 1 April 2017 to 30 September 2017".<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=62283|supp=y|page=8432|date=11 May 2018}}</ref>

During his career Warrender represented the Royal Navy Hockey Association as a player and as President of the Royal Navy Hockey Association.


==Later life==
==Later life==
On 19 February 2020 it was announced that he had been appointed CEO of South Western Ambulance Service Trust with effect from June 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/18246204.will-warrender-unveiled-new-ambulance-service-chief/|title=Will Warrender unveiled as new ambulance service chief|newspaper=Somerset County Gazette|date=19 February 2020|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref>
On 19 February 2020 it was announced that he had been appointed CEO of South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust with effect from June 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/18246204.will-warrender-unveiled-new-ambulance-service-chief/|title=Will Warrender unveiled as new ambulance service chief|newspaper=Somerset County Gazette|date=19 February 2020|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref> In September 2023 it was announced that he had resigned his position at South Western Ambulance Service.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hsjjobs.com/article/trust-chief-steps-down-after-extraordinary-journey- |title=Trust chief steps down after ‘extraordinary journey’
|date=27 September 2023|newspaper=Health Service Journal|access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 00:39, 13 April 2024

William Warrender
Commodore William Warrender in 2015
Born (1968-11-28) 28 November 1968 (age 55)
Firozpur, India
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1980s - 2020
RankRear Admiral
Commands held
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire

Rear Admiral William Jonathan Warrender CBE (born 28 November 1968) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Sea Training.

Education[edit]

He was educated at the Royal Naval Engineering College and completed an MA in Defence Studies from King's College London.[1]

Naval career[edit]

Warrender joined the Royal Navy in the late 1980s.[2] He served as commanding officer of the minesweeper HMS Chiddingfold, the minesweeper HMS Cattistock, the frigate HMS Argyll and the frigate HMS Montrose before taking command of the destroyer HMS Dauntless in April 2011.[2] He went on to become Assistant Head of UK Military Operations at the Ministry of Defence in January 2013, Commander, United Kingdom Maritime Component, Persian Gulf in March 2015.[3] He became Flag Officer Sea Training in June 2018.[3] Warrender retired from the Royal Navy on 28 July 2020.[4]

On 11 May 2018, he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the field during the period 1 April 2017 to 30 September 2017".[5]

Later life[edit]

On 19 February 2020 it was announced that he had been appointed CEO of South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust with effect from June 2020.[6] In September 2023 it was announced that he had resigned his position at South Western Ambulance Service.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2018 "Warrender, Rear Adm. William Jonathan, (born 28 Nov. 1968), Flag Officer Sea Training, since 2018." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 4 Dec. 2018
  2. ^ a b "Captain Will Warrender". Ships Monthly. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b Mackie, Colin. "Senior Royal Navy Appointments from 1865: Flag Officer, Sea Training" (PDF). Gulabin. Colin Mackie, p.245, January 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  4. ^ "No. 63103". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 September 2020. p. 15102.
  5. ^ "No. 62283". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 May 2018. p. 8432.
  6. ^ "Will Warrender unveiled as new ambulance service chief". Somerset County Gazette. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Trust chief steps down after 'extraordinary journey'". Health Service Journal. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
Military offices
Preceded by Flag Officer Sea Training
2018– 2020
Succeeded by
Philip Hally
As Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff
(People Transformation)