Mark Anderson (Royal Navy officer)

Mark Anderson
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1974 - 2011
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	HMS Talent 4th Frigate Squadron
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath

Rear Admiral Mark Anderson CB is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Commander Operations and Rear Admiral, Submarines.

Naval career

Educated at the University of Manchester, Anderson joined the Royal Navy in 1974 and was appointed commanding officer of the submarine HMS Talent in 1993.^[1] He became Military Assistant to the Chief of Defence Logistics in May 2000, Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Marlborough as well as Captain of the 4th Frigate Squadron in August 2002 and Director Equipment Capability (Underwater Effects) in March 2003 before moving on to become the Chief of the Defence Staff's Liaison Officer to the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in July 2007^[2] and Commander Operations and Rear Admiral, Submarines in January 2009.^[3] He retired from the Royal Navy in March 2011.^[1]

In retirement he became Strategy Director of Sonar & Undersea Systems and then Group Marketing Director at Ultra Electronics.^[1]

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