Raydon Gates

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{{Infobox military person

|name= Raydon Gates

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|caption= Rear Admiral Raydon Gates (right) shaking hands with Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Canberra in 2008

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|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1952|01|01|df=yes}}

|birth_place= Perth, Western Australia

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|allegiance= Australia

|branch= Royal Australian Navy

|serviceyears= 1971–2008

|rank= Rear Admiral

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|commands= Maritime Commander Australia (2002–04)
Australian Defence College (1999–02)
{{HMAS|Adelaide|FFG 01|6}} (1995–97)
{{HMAS|Canberra|FFG 02|6}} (1991–93)

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|awards= Officer of the Order of Australia
Conspicuous Service Medal
Ordre du Mérite Maritime (France)
Legion of Merit (United States)

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|laterwork= Chief executive of Lockheed Martin Australia & New Zealand (2010–16)

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Rear Admiral Raydon William Gates, {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|sep=,|AO|CSM}} (born 1 January 1952) is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy.{{cite web|title=Rear Admiral Raydon William Gates|url=http://www.navy.gov.au/biography/rear-admiral-raydon-william-gates|publisher=Royal Australian Navy|accessdate=4 December 2015}} He was later the chief executive of Lockheed Martin Australia & New Zealand from 2010 to 2016.{{cite web|title=Chief Executive|url=http://www.lockheedmartin.com.au/au/who-we-are/leadership/chief-executive.html|publisher=Lockheed Martin Australia|accessdate=4 December 2015}}