Brian Perowne

Rear Admiral (Benjamin) Brian Perowne CB (born 24 July 1947) is a former Royal Navy officer who ended his naval career as Chief of Fleet Support.

He served in HM Yacht Britannia from 1980–82 and commanded HMS Alacrity in 1982–1983, before an appointment to the British Naval Staff in Washington D. C., 1986–88.

His second command, in 1988–1989, was HMS Brazen, and after that he served as Assistant Director (Strategic Systems), then as Chief Naval Signals Officer at the Ministry of Defence.

[6] In October 2000 he was involved with the Navy's efforts to deal with oil that had been leaking for several years from HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow.

[9] In April 2013 he was appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.