Raydon Gates
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Born1 January 1952
Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
AllegianceAustralia
Service / branch Royal Australian Navy
Yearsof service1971–2008
Raydon Gates | |
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 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 Perth, Western Australia |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service | 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) |
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]