Michael Bath

{{Short description|Naval Secretary of the Royal Navy}}

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Rear-Admiral Michael Anthony William Bath (born 1966) is a retired senior Royal Navy officer who served as Naval Secretary.

Education

He was educated at King Edward VI Five Ways School, the University of Leicester (BSc, 1987) and King's College London (MA Defence Studies).2018 "Bath, Rear Adm. Michael Anthony William, (born 1966), Naval Secretary, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel) and Flag Officer Reserves, since 2018." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 3 December 2018

Naval career

Bath became Assistant Chief of Staff at Permanent Joint Headquarters in October 2009, head of strategy and programmes for the new employment model in April 2012 and Director of Naval Personnel Strategy and Assistant Chief of Staff (People Capability) in January 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal-navy-responsive/documents/useful-resources/navy-list.pdf?la=en-gb|title=Navy List|publisher=Royal Navy|accessdate=23 June 2018}} He went on to be Naval Secretary, Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Personnel) and Flag Officer, Reserves in June 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201865-.pdf|title=Senior Royal Navy appointments|accessdate=23 June 2018}} Bath retired from the Royal Navy and is now Executive Director of People and Organisational Development at Marie Curie UK.{{cite web |url=http://www.mariecurie.org.uk/who/governance/executive-team |title=Our Executive Team|author= |date=6 April 2020 |website=mariecurie.org.uk |publisher=Marie Curie UK |access-date=6 April 2020 |quote=Mike Bath - Executive Director of People and Organisational Development}} Bath retired from the Royal Navy on 1 May 2020.{{London Gazette |issue=63039 |date=29 June 2020 |page=11075 |supp=y }}

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