Richard Leaman
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Rear Admiral Richard Leaman CB OBE |
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Leaman in 2003 during a briefing aboard USS Nimitz
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| Birth name | Richard Derek Leaman |
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27 July 1956 Lynton, Devon, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1976–2010 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Dumbarton Castle HMS Cardiff HMS Cumberland Commander UK Task Group (COMUKTG) Director of the Higher Command and Staff Course |
| Other work | Chief Executive Officer of The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (2010–present) |
Rear Admiral Richard Derek Leaman, CB, OBE (born 27 July 1956) is a British charity executive and former senior Royal Navy officer. Since 2010, he has been Chief Executive Officer of The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.
Leaman was born on 29 July 1956 in Lynton, Devon, England, to Derek Alan Leaman and Jean Rita Leaman. He was educated at Torquay Boys' Grammar School, an all-boys state grammar school in Torquay, Devon. Later in life, he studied at Manchester Business School and completed the Advanced Management Achievement Course in 2010.
In 1975, Leaman began one years training at the Britannia Royal Naval College. He was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1976. On 1 January 1980, he was promoted to lieutenant and granted seniority in that rank from 1 March 1979. In 1982, he attended the Principal Warfare Officer Course and won the Edgerton Gunnery Prize; he was the youngest ever PWO. He was promoted to lieutenant commander on 1 March 1987, to commander in 1991, and to captain in 1996. He commanded the offshore patrol vessel HMS Dumbarton Castle from 1991 to 1992, the Type 42 destroyer HMS Cardiff from 1993 to 1994, and Type 22 frigate HMS Cumberland from 1999 to 2000.
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