Paul Boissier (Royal Navy officer)

Paul Boissier
Paul Boissier
Born	14 October 1953 (age 71)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1974–2009
Rank	Vice Admiral
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath

Vice Admiral Robin Paul Boissier, CB (born 14 October 1953) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Chief of Fleet Support from 2004 to 2006.

Personal life

Boissier is the only son of Peter Clement Boissier, formerly of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, and his wife Joan Rosemary (née Yeomans),^[1]^[2]

Boissier is married to Susie.^[3]

Boissier joined the Royal Navy in 1974.^[4] He was appointed Deputy Commander, Strike Force South in 2003,^[5] Director-General Logistics (Fleet) and Chief of Fleet Support in 2004,^[6] and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet and Chief Naval Warfare Officer in 2006.^[7] He retired in 2009.^[8]

In retirement Boissier became Chief Executive of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.^[4] Vice Admiral Boissier retired from the RNLI in May 2019 and was succeeded by Mark Dowie.^[9]

^ Burke's Landed Gentry 1965, p. 73, Boissier pedigree
^ Obituary: Peter Boissier Daily Telegraph, 22 January 2005
^ Thousands line the Clyde to see HMS Dragon roar for first time Glasgow Herald, 17 November 2008
^ ^a ^b Paul Boissier Civil Society
^ Whitaker's Almanack 2004
^ Royal Navy appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ Whitaker's Almanack 2008
^ Whitaker's Almanack 2010
^ Mark Dowie Archived 29 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine RNLI, May 2019

Military offices
Preceded by Jonathon Reeve	Chief of Fleet Support 2004–2006	Succeeded by Amjad Hussain
Preceded by Sir Timothy McClement	Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet 2006–2009	Succeeded by Sir Richard Ibbotson