James Macleod (Royal Navy officer)

Macleod also holds a Master of Science in Systems Engineering from Cranfield University and a Master of Arts in Defence Studies from King's College London.^[1]

Macleod joined the Royal Navy on 4 January 1989.^[2] He became Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, Integrated Change Programme in March 2014,^[3] and Head of Armed Forces Remuneration at the Ministry of Defence in September 2016.^[4] After attending the Royal College of Defence Studies,^[5] he was appointed Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel Capability) and Defence Services Secretary in March 2019,^[6][7] with promotion to rear-admiral from 27 March 2019.^[8] He retired from the navy on 14 September 2022.^[9]

Macleod was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2020 Birthday Honours,^[10] and a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in February 2022 on relinquishing his duties as Defence Services Secretary.^[11]