David Russell | |
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| Born | Leeds |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1972 |
| Rank | Commodore |
| Commands held | HMS Vanguard |
| Other work | Chief executive of The Harpur Trust |
Commodore David John Russell is a former Royal Navy officer.
Russell attended Leeds Central High School [1] and joined the Royal Navy on 1 September 1972. [2] He was the first commanding officer of the United Kingdom's first Trident missile submarine, HMS Vanguard, after it was launched in 1992. [3] He attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1995 and undertook the Higher Command and Staff Course in 1998. [1]
He led the UK effort to rescue survivors from the sunken Russian submarine Kursk in the Barents Sea in 2000. [4] After completing the Financial Seminar for Senior Managers at London Business School in May 2002, he joined the Harpur Trust as Chief Executive in 2002. He gained a first class honours degree in law with the Open University in 2003. [1]
He lives with his wife, Kathy. [1]
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