Anthony Rix
{{Short description|Royal Navy Rear Admiral (born 1956)}}
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Rear Admiral Anthony John Rix CB (born 12 August 1956) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Sea Training.
Naval career
Educated at Sherborne School and Britannia Royal Naval College, Rix joined the Royal Navy in 1975.Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, {{ISBN|978-1-4081-1414-8}} He became commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Glasgow in 1995, commanding officer of the frigate HMS Marlborough and commander of the 4th Frigate Squadron in June 1999 and Commodore, Devonport Flotilla in March 2002.{{cite web|last1=Mackie|first1=Colin|title=Senior Royal Navy Appointments from 1865|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201865-.pdf|website=Gulabin|publisher=Colin Mackie|accessdate=18 March 2017}} He went on to be Director of Corporate Communications for the Royal Navy in January 2003, Commander United Kingdom Task Group in November 2003 and Flag Officer Sea Training in June 2006, with promotion to rear admiral on 4 July 2006.{{London Gazette|issue=58034|supp=y|page=9059| date=4 July 2006}} After that he became Chief of Staff to the Commander of Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe in June 2007 before retiring in 2009.
Rix was appointed a Companions of the Order of the Bath in the 2009 Birthday Honours.{{London Gazette|issue=59090|page=2|supp=y|date=13 June 2009}} In retirement he became Director of Maritime Security at Salamanca Risk Management and then Business Development and Board advisor at MAST, a maritime security business.{{cite web|url=http://www.mast-security.com/blog/press-room/mast-appoint-rear-admiral-anthony-rix-as-new-business-development-and-board-advisor/|title=MAST appoint Rear admiral Anthony Rix as Business Development and Board advisor|publisher=MAST|date=29 February 2016|accessdate=26 November 2017}}
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Category:Royal Navy rear admirals