Andrew Mathews


Sir Andrew David Hugh Mathews KCB FREng is a senior Royal Navy officer who was Chief of Materiél, Royal Navy.

Naval career

Mathews served as commander of HM Naval Base Devonport. Promoted to rear admiral, Mathews was appointed Director-General Nuclear and Controller of the Navy in 2006. He went on to be Director-General Submarines in 2007 and then, following promotion to vice admiral, Mathews was appointed Chief of Materiel and Chief of Fleet Support in 2009, a post he stood down from in December 2013.
Already a Companion of the Order of the Bath, Mathews was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 2013 New Year Honours.