James Macleod (Royal Navy officer)


James Norman Macleod is a senior Royal Navy officer.

Education

Macleod also holds an MSc in Systems Engineering from Cranfield University and an MA in Defence Studies from King's College London.

Naval career

Macleod joined the Royal Navy on 4 January 1989. He became Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, Integrated Change Programme in March 2014, and Head of Armed Forces Remuneration at the Ministry of Defence in September 2016. After attending the Royal College of Defence Studies, he was appointed Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff and Defence Services Secretary in March 2019.