Robert Walmsley (Royal Navy officer)

[1][2] He joined the Royal Navy as a Dartmouth Cadet in 1958,[3] and went on to read Mechanical Sciences at Queens' College, Cambridge,[4] before taking up a range of seagoing appointments, mainly in submarines, developing an expertise in nuclear propulsion.

For three years, he was the Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff for Communications, Command, Control and Information Systems.

He retired from Her Majesty's Civil Service after serving longer in the Defence Procurement post than any of his predecessors.

Daughter, Emma Walmsley, is currently chief executive of the global pharmaceutical company Glaxo Smithkline.

[13][14] On 4 August 2022, at the age of 81, Walmsley died suddenly following an accidental fall down a staircase at a house in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, while vacationing.