New CWGC Vice Chairman appointed

Vice Admiral Peter Hudson CB CBE has been appointed the new Vice Chairman to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. He is taking over from Lt Gen Sir Bill Rollo KCB CBE who became Vice Chairman in July 2019.

Peter Hudson joined the Commission in July 2019. A former Vice Admiral in the Royal Navy; he held numerous commands during his 36 year career including three warships, the UK’s amphibious forces and multinational coalition operations in the Gulf. As a Flag Officer, his senior appointments included leading EU operations undertaking counter piracy operations off Somalia and serving as NATO’s senior maritime commander for alliance wide maritime operations during which he was also a member of the UK Navy Board. Currently he sits on the BAE Systems Maritime and Land Board where he is the company’s Naval Advisor. He is National President of the Combined Cadet Force and is a Trustee of the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth.

Peter said:
"It is a tremendous privilege to be appointed Vice Chair of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, a wonderful organisation still caring sensitively for the men and women who fell in service of the our Commonwealth nations in two World Wars. I look forward to supporting the Director General and her executive team evolve the Commission to adapt to the growing challenges of environmental sustainability, our aging infrastructure, and the ongoing work to recognise those who were not correctly commemorated in the past. The Commission’s responsibilities remain as valid today as when it was established in 1917 and it is a thrill to be able to help advance its work."

CWGC Director General, Claire Horton CBE, said:

“Staff across the world are delighted to be welcoming Peter as our new Vice Chairman. As an existing Commissioner he already knows us well and with his wealth of experience and knowledge, and serious commitment to our work, I am greatly looking forward to working with him, to deliver our ambitious strategy.”