Raydon Gates

Raydon Gates
Raydon Gates
	Rear Admiral Raydon Gates (right) shaking hands with Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Canberra in 2008
Born	1 January 1952 (age 73); Perth, Western Australia
Allegiance	Australia
Branch	Royal Australian Navy
Years of service	1971–2008
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Maritime Commander Australia (2002–04); Australian Defence College (1999–02); HMAS Adelaide (1995–97); HMAS Canberra (1991–93)
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia; Conspicuous Service Medal; Ordre du Mérite Maritime (France); Legion of Merit (United States)
Other work	Chief executive of Lockheed Martin Australia & New Zealand (2010–16)
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Rear Admiral Raydon William Gates, AO, CSM (born 1 January 1952) is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy.^[1] He was later the chief executive of Lockheed Martin Australia & New Zealand from 2010 to 2016.^[2]

References

^ "Rear Admiral Raydon William Gates". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
^ "Chief Executive". Lockheed Martin Australia. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

Military offices
Preceded by Rear Admiral Geoffrey Smith	Maritime Commander Australia 2002–2004	Succeeded by Rear Admiral Rowan Moffitt
New title	Commander Australian Defence College 1999–2002	Succeeded by Major General Jim Molan

Raydon Gates
Rear Admiral Raydon Gates (right) shaking hands with Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Canberra in 2008
Born	(1952-01-01) 1 January 1952 (age 73) Perth, Western Australia
Allegiance	Australia
Branch	Royal Australian Navy
Years of service	1971–2008
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Maritime Commander Australia (2002–04) Australian Defence College (1999–02) HMAS Adelaide (1995–97) HMAS Canberra (1991–93)
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia Conspicuous Service Medal Ordre du Mérite Maritime (France) Legion of Merit (United States)
Other work	Chief executive of Lockheed Martin Australia & New Zealand (2010–16)