Rear Admiral Tom Manson OBE BSc (Hons), MA, MBA, MIET CEng Royal Navy

Biography

Rear Admiral Tom Manson was Deputy Director General for the Defence Safety Authority from 4 October 2021 until December 2025.

His previous Ministry of Defence roles include:

  • Head of Flight Test and Lynx Maintenance Test Pilot
  • Air Engineering Officer on 848 Squadron
  • Capability Delivery Manager on the Chinook Mk 3 ‘Fix to Field’ Programme
  • ‘Streamlining’ Team to a revolutionary change programme on MOD Head Office
  • Type Airworthiness Authority for the Unmanned Air Systems Project Team
  • Commander (Air Engineering) at RNAS Yeovilton
  • Team Leader and Type Airworthiness Authority for both the Hawk TMk1 and TMk2
  • Head of UK Military Flying Training System Programme

Previous roles in government

  • Deputy Director General and Technical Director of the DSA