Jonathan Sadleir

CEA is a world leading Australian firm specialising in the design, development and manufacture of advanced radar and communication technologies. His time in the ADF was punctuated by a number of operational and strategic appointments including Australian representative to the United States Central Command Forward Headquarters in the Middle East; The Deputy Director Global Military Commitments and Commanding Officer of HMAS PARRAMATTA. Additionally, he was the Director of Naval Continuous Improvement leading the RAN response to the Strategic Reform Program; the Commissioning Commanding Officer of HMAS CANBERRA (LHD 02); and the Australian representative at the Royal College of Defence Studies in the United Kingdom. His final posting was Chief of Staff Navy Strategic Command. He remains a Commodore in the RAN Reserves. On completion of his military career he took up a position as the Chief Operations Officer of a firm specialising in optimising manufacturing, mining, oil and gas process and planning. He is on the Board of directors for both the Banting Foundation in Canada, CEATI in the USA, the Australian Military Bank and is a member of the University of New South Wales Defence Research Institute Advisory Committee. Jonathan has a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters in Business Administration. He is a Graduate and lifelong Member of the Royal College of Defence Studies UK (Strategic Studies) and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is the recipient of a Maritime Commander Australia Commendation whilst Executive Officer of HMAS ADELAIDE, a Vice Chief of Defence Force Commendation whilst Deputy Director Global Military Commitments and a Commendation for Distinguished Service in warlike operations whilst in Command of Task Group 633.1 and PARRAMATTA in the Middle East. Under his Command, PARRAMATTA was awarded the Gloucester Cup by the Governor General as the premier Fleet Unit. Jonathan was admitted as a Member of the Order of Australia in 2012. https://dri.unsw.edu.au/jonathan-d-sadleir