Melanie Robinson
Melanie Robinson | |
|---|---|
 Commodore Melanie Robinson in February 2020 | |
| Birth name | Melanie Suzanne Rees[1] |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1993–2023 |
| Rank | Commodore |
| Commands | Maritime Reserve HMS Express Wales University Royal Naval Unit |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| Alma mater | Cardiff University Open University |
| Spouse(s) | |
Commodore Melanie Suzanne "Mel" Robinson, CBE, ADC is a retired British senior Royal Naval Reserve officer. She was Commander of Maritime Reserves from February 2020 until retirement in July 2023.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Robinson has a degree from Cardiff University.[3] She also has a Master of Science (MSc) degree in human resource management from the Open University.[4]
Naval career
[edit]She was commissioned in Supplementary List of the Royal Navy as a sub-lieutenant on 6 January 1993.[5] She was appointed to the Trained Strength on 15 October 1994.[5] Her early career was as a warfare officer, serving in a number of frigates and minor war vessels.[3]
As commander of the Cardiff University Royal Naval Unit (now Wales URNU) and its training ship HMS Express, she was one of the first women to command a Royal Navy patrol vessel.[3][6][7] She transferred to the Royal Naval Reserve with the rank of commander in November 2015.[8] She was promoted to commodore on 4 February 2020, and was then one of four women to hold that rank.[6][9]
Robinson was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 Birthday Honours.[10]
Personal life
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In 1998, she married to Guy Robinson.[1][11] Vice Admiral Robinson is a fellow Royal Navy officer who has been serving with NATO as Chief of Staff to Supreme Allied Commander Transformation since 2021.[12] They have two children.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Robinson, Vice Adm. Guy Antony, (born 9 April 1967), Chief of Staff to Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, NATO, since 2021". Who's Who 2024. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Maritime Reserves welcome new leader". Royal Navy. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Commodore MS Robinson ADC MSc FCIPD Commander Maritime Reserves (COMMARRES)" (PDF). Royal Navy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Our student stories: Melanie Robinson". business-school.open.ac.uk. The Open University. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ a b "No. 53881". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 December 1994. pp. 17737–17738.
- ^ a b "New Commander of Maritime Reserves assumes command". Royal Navy. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Cotterill, Tom (10 February 2020). "New head of the Royal Navy reserve plans huge shake-up of Britain's part-time force". The Portsmouth News. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "No. 61444". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 December 2015. p. 25082.
- ^ "No. 62979". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 April 2020. p. 7762.
- ^ "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B6.
- ^ a b Skitt, Laura (8 October 2020). "Women At Sea: A Trailblazing Royal Navy Career". Forces Network. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Vice Admiral Guy Robinson OBE". Allied Command Transformation. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Retrieved 7 August 2021.