Simon Bollom

Air Marshal Sir Simon John Bollom, KBE, CB, FREng (born 1960) is a retired senior Royal Air Force (RAF) officer who is currently serving as chief executive officer of Defence Equipment and Support.

Educated at the University of Southampton, Bollom joined the RAF as an engineer in 1981.

[1] He became Director, Tactical Mobility at the Ministry of Defence in November 2000, Director Tornado Future Support at the Ministry of Defence in January 2003 and Tornado Integrated Project Team Leader in March 2005.

[6] He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours.

[7] In May 2017, he became the interim Chief of Materiel (Ships) at Defence Equipment and Support following the appointment of Vice Admiral Sir Simon Lister as acting CEO of the Submarine Delivery Agency.