Nigel Essenhigh
Military Person
1944 –
Who is Nigel Essenhigh?
Admiral Sir Nigel Richard Essenhigh GCB, DL is a former Royal Navy officer who served as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from 2001 to 2002. He served as a navigating officer before commanding the Type 42 destroyer HMS Nottingham and then the Type 42 destroyer HMS Exeter during the Gulf War. As First Sea Lord he entered into a contract to acquire up to 150 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft for the UK's two new aircraft carriers. In retirement he worked for Northrop Grumman and became a non-executive director of Babcock International. He remains a Deputy Lieutenant of Devon.
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- Born
- 1944
Newcastle upon Tyne - Also known as
- Sir Nigel Essenhigh
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Lived in
- Newcastle upon Tyne
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on July 23, 2013
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