Chief of Defence Procurement
After retiring from the Navy, he held the position of Chief of Defence Procurement at the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) from 1996 until his retirement on 30 April 2003. He retired from the Her Majesty's Civil Service after serving longer in the Defence Procurement post than any of his predecessors. During Sir Robert's period in post he led the transformation of the procurement organisation into the Defence Procurement Agency (DPA, now Defence Equipment and Support) and made numerous appearances as a witness to Parliamentary Select Committees.
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