Doug Lewis (Royal Navy officer)
Commodore Douglas Raymond Snell Lewis[1] CBE[1] (born October 1940[2]) is a former Royal Navy officer who later became a senior charity executive.
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Lewis joined the Royal Navy as a rating in 1958.[3] In 1969, he was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant in the Supply & Secretariat specialisation.[4] He was promoted to commander in 1980,[5] to captain in 1989,[6] and to commodore in 1992.[7]
He was the supply officer of HMS Jupiter in 1974−75,[8] first supply officer of HMS Ark Royal in 1985−86,[9] and commander of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1988−90.[10]
Lewis served five appointments in the Ministry of Defence, including time as Director of Personnel for the Royal Navy;[11] his final post was as Director Personnel Policy for the British Armed Forces[12] between 1995 and 1998. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1993 New Year Honours.[1]
He was president of the Royal Navy Rugby Union between 1997 and 1998.[13]
Charitable activities[edit]
Lewis was chairman of Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB; formerly known as ISS UK), the UK Branch of the global International Social Service (ISS) network, from 2004 to 2014.[14] He was president of ISS from May 2014 to May 2018,[15] having previously served as chair of its governing board between 2010 and 2014.[16] On completion of his period of office at ISS in 2018, he rejoined CFAB as its president and as a trustee.[16]
Lewis has been the chair of Compass School Trust since 2011.[17]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Supplement to The London Gazette". The London Gazette (53153). London, England. 30 December 1992. p. 5. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ↑ Companies House
- ↑ Compass School website
- ↑ "The Navy List 1970".
- ↑ "The London Gazette 1980 Supplement" (No 48263, p10712).
- ↑ "The London Gazette 1989 Supplement" (No 51805, p8084).
- ↑ "The Navy List 1993".
- ↑ "The Navy List 1975".
- ↑ "The Navy List 1986".
- ↑ "The Navy List 1989".
- ↑ "The Navy List 1993".
- ↑ "The Navy List 1996".
- ↑ "Presidents of the Royal Navy Rugby Union". Navy Rugby. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ "Governance and Legal Framework". International Social Service.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 CFAB website
- ↑ "Our Governors". Compass Trust School.
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